Trip Itinerary
Day 1: Rendezvous at the group's hotel in Les Houches in the Chamonix Valley. KE group packages services begin with dinner in a local restaurant and overnight at the hotel.
Day 2: Transfer through the Mont Blanc Tunnel to Italy's Aosta Valley and Valgrisenche. We then trek to the head of the valley and the excellent Refugio Bezzi.
Day 3: Cross the Col Bassac Dere and ascend the Becca della Traversiere (3334m / 10,938ft). Then, descend via a glacier to the Refugio Benevolo.
Day 4: Today, our route takes us across the Col Nivolettaz, from where we ascend our second summit Punta Basei (3338m / 10,951ft). Overnight at the Refugio Chivasso.
Day 5: A beautiful descent to the Albergo Paradiso where we pick up our technical equipment for Gran Paradiso. Afternoon walk to the Refugio Vittorio Emanuele (2732m / 8973ft).
Day 6: An early start for the classic easy snow climb and rocky scramble to the summit of the Gran Paradiso (4061m / 13,323ft). Descend to the Rifugio Federico Chabod, below the north face.
Day 7: We walk out via the Traverse de Gran Neyron and the Val del Leviona to Valsavarenche. Return transfer to Les Houches, Chamonix.
Day 8: KE group packages services end with breakfast at the hotel.
