Mountaineering in Verbier
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Whether you would like to day trips or really get up in the mountains, mountaineering (also known as alpinism) in the Verbier region is an unforgettable experience.
Click on the following to see full page descriptions.Popular major ascents in the Verbier region
- Grand Combin (4314m)
- Petit Combin (3,677m)
- Mont Vélan (3727m)Other Climbs in the Verbier Valley des Bagnes
In the Valley des Bagnes
- Bec Epicoune (3529m) via Chanrion Hut
- La Singla (3714m) via Bivouac de l'Aiguillette à la Singla
- Mont Gelé (3518m) via Chanrion Hut
- Parrain (3259m)
- Pointe d'Otemma (3403m) via Chanrion
- Mont Rogneux (3083) (Cabane Brunet or Mille)
- Rosablanche (3336m) via Mont Fort or the Louvie)
- La Ruinette (3875m) via Chanrion
- Tournelon Blanc (3702m) via Panossiere
- Mont Pleurer (3704m)
- Combin de Corbassiere (3716m)
- Aouille Tseuque(3554m) via Chanrion or Bivouac de l'Aiguillette à la Singla
- Bec de la Sasse (3496m) via Bivouac de l'Aiguillette à la SinglaOther Climbs in nearby Mountain Ranges
With Chamonix's Mont Blanc less than an hors drive away and Zermatt less than a 3 hour drive in the other direction, Verbier is smack in the middle of some beautiful mountain range, and is a great staging point for climbs in the Val Ferret which is the Swiss side of the Mont Blanc mountain range. Besides many 4000m peaks, the following legendary summits are not far from Verbier:
- Mont Blanc
- Matterhorn
- Monta Rosa
- EigerGlacier Trekking through the Mountains
- The Haute Route
- The Tour des Combins (also known as the Tour du Saint Bernard?)
- Tour du Mont Blanc de Cheilon (with Pigne d'Arolla Summit)
- Bernese Oberland Trek
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