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Haute Route — Verbier start

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Old Mule Routes
Runs this trip
7 Days · 6 Nights
Fully planned multi-day journey
Accommodation
Argentiere Camp
Fully guided
A guide travels with the group for the whole trip.
Ski touring
Seven days of glacier touring, ending under the Matterhorn
High Intensity
Travelers can expect 6-8 hours of challenging high-altitude trekking
Group size on request
1 guide per 15 ratio
Ages 18+ Welcome
The operator's minimum age for this trip is 18
3,790 m at the highest point

Where this operator goes

7 days · 13 stops

Itinerary

7 days, planned by Old Mule Routes

Pickup point

Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026

Meet atGenevaGeneva Airport (GVA)
Reporting time00:00 - 23:59
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What the price covers

Included in the price

You arrange yourself

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.

Argentiere Camp

Hostel, homestay or tent, shared

Night 1

Trient Camp

Hostel, homestay or tent, shared

Night 2

Verbier Camp

Hostel, homestay or tent, shared

Night 3

Cabane des Dix Camp

Hostel, homestay or tent, shared

Night 4

Arolla Camp

Hostel, homestay or tent, shared

Night 5

Zermatt Camp

Hostel, homestay or tent, shared

Night 6

What you'll eat

6 breakfasts and 6 dinners across 7 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 7.

  • DinnerServed on days 1–6
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–7

12 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

One other operator runs this tourThe same tour, at their own price, group size and refund window.Cypress & Stone₹3,85,999See all 2
BEFORE YOU GO · CAUTIONARY DETAILS
Wear the helmet
It is the difference between a bad day and a serious one, and every rental has them. Most skiing injuries happen at low speed to beginners on easy ground.
Take the lesson before the slope
An hour of instruction is what turns a first day from falling over into skiing. Learning to stop and to fall safely, in that order, is the whole of it.
Stay inside the markers
Marked pistes are patrolled, checked and avalanche-controlled. The snow on the other side of the rope is none of those things, whatever it looks like.
The sun is stronger than it feels
Snow reflects most of the UV back at you and cold air hides the burn. Sunglasses or goggles rated for UV, and sunscreen on the underside of your chin as well as the top of your face.
Know when the last lift goes down
Being on the wrong side of a mountain at dusk in winter is a genuine emergency, not an inconvenience. Ask at the top station, not at the bottom.

Who runs this trip

Operated by
Old Mule RoutesVerified

“Self-guided European walking with route notes and luggage transfer”

Based in Porto Running treks since 2016
Rating
4.4(19 reviews)
Response time
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About Old Mule Routes

Route notes, GPX and a van that moves your bag. No leader on the hill, which suits some people and not others.

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Cancellation policy: Full refund up to 14 days before departure

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.4/5
Based on 19 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.2/5
Guide
4.3/5
Itinerary
4.5/5
Transport
4.1/5
Accommodation
4.3/5
Tour operator
4.2/5
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Marc Dubois – Dublin2026-07-10 · Verified booking

Snow was good and the group was kept to a sensible size. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it.

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James Whelan – Singapore2026-07-10 · Verified booking

Conditions were marginal and I'd have preferred them to say so before we set out. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing.

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Sneha Kulkarni – Bengaluru2026-07-10 · Verified booking

Instruction was solid and the days were well judged for conditions. Tents were warmer than expected and the camp was set up before we arrived. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it.

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Marc Dubois – Lisbon2026-07-10 · Verified booking

Snow was good and the group was kept to a sensible size. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones.

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Laura Whitfield – Singapore2025-12-20 · Verified booking

Instruction was solid and the days were well judged for conditions. The cooking was a genuine surprise — better than most places we'd have picked ourselves. Would book with them again.

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Ishita Ghosh – Indore2025-12-20 · Verified booking

Instruction was solid and the days were well judged for conditions. Worth every rupee.

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James Whelan – Dublin2025-12-20 · Verified booking

Snow was good and the group was kept to a sensible size. Sleeping under canvas at that height is cold work and the kit was up to it. Food was plentiful and hot, which counts for a lot at altitude.

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Owen Clarke – London2025-12-20 · Verified booking

Instruction was solid and the days were well judged for conditions. Would send friends their way.

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Questions people ask

Confident off-piste on any slope up to about forty degrees, in variable snow, with a heavy pack, for six hours. It is not about steepness — it is about skiing breakable crust at the end of a long day without falling. Operators ask what you have skied and turn people down.

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