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Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Refuge du Col de Balme – View of Refuge Albert Premier loop from Les Grandes Otanes

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Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Refuge du Col de Balme – View of Refuge Albert Premier loop from Les Grandes Otanes

Hard

5.0

(2)

31

hikers

Refuge du Col de Balme – View of Refuge Albert Premier loop from Les Grandes Otanes

04:13

8.85km

580m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that is highly dangerous

A part of this route comprises highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 4.34 km for 182 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

1

2.02 km

Refuge du Col de Balme

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The mountain hut is on the Swiss side

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2

2.02 km

Glacier du Tour

Highlight • Viewpoint

Glacier above the village of le Tour

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3

2.21 km

Bec du Picheu

Highlight • Summit

4

3.66 km

View of Refuge Albert Premier

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Refuge Albert 1er is an alpine refuge in the Chamonix-Mont-Blanc section of the Club Alpin Français. It consists of a wooden hut from 1930, which is now used as …

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5

3.84 km

Refuge Albert I and the Glacier du Tour

Highlight • Restaurant

This mountaineers' refuge at 2,700 meters has recently been renovated. It is also accessible to hikers without mountain equipment, but only in summer.

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6

4.37 km

Magnificent Ridge

Highlight • Climb

7

4.97 km

Refuge Albert Premier

Highlight • Mountain Hut

8

5.52 km

Ascent of the Moraine to the Albert 1er hut

Highlight • Climb

B

8.85 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.70 km

142 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.65 km

1.19 km

< 100 m

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