I'm thinking of doing the Haute route (high level) at the beginning of July next year (planning early. Has anyone done it and have any views on the (many) possible variations?
At the beginning would like to go;
Grand Montets --> Argentiere hut --> Col du Chardonnet --> Trient hut.
I'm concerned having read about the col du Chardonnet and whether it's too difficult, with an alternative being col du passon. An alternative plan entirely being the Albert premier hut --> Trient hut.
I Would then like to to the Plateau du Couloir but am concerned about rock fall at that time of year? Has anyone done this section?
Would then either do;
Verbier --> Rosablanche --> Prafleuri Hut --> Cab des Dix --> Pigne d'Arolla --> Vignette hut
or
Chanrion hut --> col du Mont Rouge --> Cab des Dix --> Pigne d'Arolla --> Vignette hut
or
Chanrion hut --> Otemma glacier --> Pigne d'Arolla --> Vignette hut
Anyone have any idea which would be the best of these three section?
From the Vignette hut would then finish off --> col de L'Eveque --> Bertol hut --> Tete Blanche --> Schonbiel hut --> Zermatt
Any help anyone can give that can help my selection would be greatly appreciated!
Also, how much experience did you have before attempting the route. I've done a short winter climbing course in Scotland and have completed one alpine peak graded at PD-. Would this be sufficient would you think? I'm not so concerned about my climbing ability, more about whether picking a line through the crevasses is especially difficult on any of the sections??
Sorry for the long post, any help is very much appreciated!!
Post edited at 20:32