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| DATE | ROUTE | REFUGE |
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| TUE, JUNE 28 | Zmutt, Stockji and Tsa de Tsan glaciers before crossing our first col down to the top of the Arolla Glacier | Refuge des Bouquetins |
| WED, JUNE 29 | Ascend to the Col de l'Eveque, traverse around Mont Collon and descend the Otemma Glacier | Cabane de Chanrion |
| THUR, JUNE 30 | Cross La Barme, ascend the Durand Glacier and cross the Col du Sonadon to reach the Plateau du Couloir | Bivacco Musso |
| FRI, JULY 1 | Traverse to the Col du Meitin, cross the Glacier de Corbassiere before descending to Bourg-St-Pierre via the Col des Maisons Blanches | La Fouly |
| SAT, JULY 2 | Rest and Tartiflette! | La Fouly |
| SUN, JULY 3 | Walk up to the A Neuve hut | Cabane de l'A Neuve |
| MON, JULY 4 | Cross over to the Saleinaz glacier via the three cols | Cabane de Saleinaz |
| TUE, JULY 5 | Cross the Saleinaz Glacier and walk up the southern flank of the Aiguilles Dorees before crossing the Col des Plines to reach the Plateau du Trient | Cabane du Trient |
| WED, JULY 6 | Traverse to the Glacier d'Argentiere via the Fenetre de Saleinaz and the Col du Chardonnet | Refuge d'Argentiere |
| THUR, JULY 7 | Cross the ridge of Les Courtes to reach the Talefre Glacier via the Col des Cristaux | Refuge du Couvercle |
| FRI, JULY 8 | Short traverse to overlook the Leschaux Glacier and Les Grandes Jorasses | Refuge de Leschaux |
| SAT, JULY 9 | Walk down the Leschaux Glacier to the top of the Mer de Glace then ascend the Vallee Blanche and the Glacier du Geant | Rifugio Torino |
| SUN, JULY 10 | Helbronner traverse to the Aiguille du Midi | CHAMONIX! |
Insofar as is possible, we have tried to stick to the spirit of what our victorian predecessors were trying to achieve - a 'high level aesthetically pleasing route' away from tourists and as direct as possible. Where we have deviated significantly from the 1862 route this is for one of three reasons:-