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2 Runners run downhill with mountains in the background
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3 runners sat around table in mountain hut
Photo – Sam Hill
Tete Rousse mountain hut with Mont Blanc in the background
Photo – Sam Hill
3 runners on snowfield
Photo – Sam Hill
Runner climbs ladder on technical trail
Photo – Sam Hill
2 runners run up the trail with mountains in background
Photo – Sam Hill
2 runners run up the trail with mountains in background
Photo – Sam Hill
1 runner run up the trail with mountains in background. Morning light
Photo – Sam Hill
2 Runners run downhill with mountains in the background
Photo – Sam Hill
3 runners sat around table in mountain hut
Photo – Sam Hill
Tete Rousse mountain hut with Mont Blanc in the background
Photo – Sam Hill
3 runners on snowfield
Photo – Sam Hill
Runner climbs ladder on technical trail
Photo – Sam Hill
2 runners run up the trail with mountains in background
Photo – Sam Hill
2 runners run up the trail with mountains in background
Photo – Sam Hill
1 runner run up the trail with mountains in background. Morning light
Photo – Sam Hill
2 Runners run downhill with mountains in the background
Photo – Sam Hill
3 runners sat around table in mountain hut
Photo – Sam Hill
Tete Rousse mountain hut with Mont Blanc in the background
Photo – Sam Hill
3 runners on snowfield
Photo – Sam Hill
Runner climbs ladder on technical trail
Photo – Sam Hill
2 runners run up the trail with mountains in background
Photo – Sam Hill
2 runners run up the trail with mountains in background
Photo – Sam Hill
1 runner run up the trail with mountains in background. Morning light

Tête Rousse

Region: Lower Chamonix

DIFFICULTY
3/3
TECHNICALITY
3/3
POPULARITY
2/3

This high-elevation alpine route features the high point of this guidebook. Not only is it a varied, fun, and technical run, because the regular route up Mont Blanc begins at the Nid d’Aigle and passes the Tête Rousse Hut, but it also provides a glimpse into the world of mountaineering. On this rocky, lunar, high-elevation terrain, you’ll likely come across some of the many ibex that live up in these parts, away from the bustle of the lower elevations.

Bonus KMs and Bailouts

The bonus kilometers offer big rewards, so try to include them if you have time!
Note that not every run has a bailout. But if a run does, we’ve included the download below.

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