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Mer de Glace glacier trek

Full day glacier trek suitable for people with a reasonable fitness level

featured in Guides & Tours

Strap on your crampons for a scenic stomp across the frosty wasteland known as the Mer de Glace.

Enjoy a day on France’s largest glacier, before attempting to climb a wall of ice! Wearing crampons and roped up for glacier travel, you will trek through one of the most breathtaking glaciers in Europe.

This is a fantastic way to experience the glacier. You will be given full training in the use of crampons and ice axes at the start of the course.

What to bring

Altitude kit: 
high-mountain boots, ice axe and crampons (these can be rented if you don't own your own).

Location

Map of the surrounding area