"Beth"

Beth, Harriet and Charlie at Adventure Base created a custom Tour du Mont Blanc for my group of 8 senior friends. They provided the logistics to work around the UTMB and the end of the season (August 29-September 12). Our trip and daily hikes were fantastic! They arranged rest days for us to occur every 2 to 3 days where we could enjoy the culture of France, Italy, and Switzerland in turn as we hiked around the massif. I highly recommend this very skilled company, especially if you want some customization in a Mont Blanc trek.

"Exceeded Expectations "

Charlie, Olly, and Beth….thank you for arranging an incredible journey through the Alps. We trekked every step of the 121 mile trail through sun, rain, sleet (not really), and snow (really) and loved every minute of it. The arrangements were great or at least comfortable, the refuge staffs were friendly, and the soup was hot. Our fellow hikers were great and we made some friends on the trail. Adventure Base was great, we made a lot of last minute changes which you happily accommodated, you checked in on us during the trip. We really felt like you cared. This was a once in a lifetime experience. I am glad we chose Adventure Base!

"Had a great experience with Adventure…"

Had a great experience with Adventure Base
The guides Jon, Nacho and Farran were outstanding and very professional.
Thank you to the on-ground team of Beth, Olly, Lucy and Calvin for making my Chamonix stay run so smoothly

Highly recommend Adventure Base for any future mountain challenges

"Living life in the French Alps "

From our guides to our catering staff everything was spot on. The chalet is in a great location directly in the centre of chamonix not to far from the pedestrianised street. A warm welcome and great communication was presented by each member of the adventure base team. I even managed to meet Beth from the office as I was coming off Arête des Cosmiques. If you're up for a challenge and you want to try something you've never done before I would definitely recommend it but I must warn you, you may go home wanting more . Thank you for everything it's been a blast

"Adventure Base TMB MAGIC! …"

Adventure Base made our adventure not only possible but flawless! Our TMB itinerary was on target with nightly reservations and luggage drop offs daily on time. Beth was so personable and made her accessible to any questions we had. Don’t hesitate to plan your tour de Mont Blanc with AB! We highly recommend the process from start to the finish line!!

"On mountain experience 10/10, base camp logistics could be improved"

I recently went on an Adventure Base Gran Paradiso & Mont Blanc trip. Our Guide, Miha, was absolutely amazing and gave us an incredible week in the mountains even if we weren’t able to summit MB. His experience, expertise, warm nature, and genuine care to support us was incredible and I’d love to climb with him again in the future. We managed to summit Gran Paradsio but due to poor weather and rockfall conditions in the colouir, we didn’t attempt a summit of MB. Instead we spent the rest of the week doing a technical ridge one day, Allalinhorn in Switzerland another, and indoor climbing the last morning as the rain was really coming down. Given the situation, Miha did his very best to accommodate an alternative itinerary and we all really appreciate the efforts he put in.

The Base Camp experience was a little bizarre with 1 dinner and two breakfasts provided. The fridge was kept completely full for these few meals and so it was difficult to source and keep our own goods for our own meals during the week, we were also forbidden from using the stock! This necessitated the need to eat out for every evening meal which made the trip a little more expensive than I was initially hoping. Further, because we didn’t attempt Mont Blanc we spent a lot more time in the apartment than we expected and this compounded this issue further - it was generally impossible to do anything ourselves in the apartment apart from simple breakfasts - toast and cereal etc.

It was only during the trip that it became apparent that summiting MB during July and August is becoming increasingly unlikely due to the changing climate in Chamonix and how unstable the colouir is during these months. It would have been nice if Adventure Base made this more clear during the booking process and gave stats on summit success rates during each month. If you are going to book, as far as I understand, the best chance of summiting is in early June, or September.

In summary, the on mountain experience was amazing but I felt that we payed quite a high premium for access to the base camp apartment but didn’t get much value out of it.

"Great guided experience on the Tour de Mont Blanc"

I participated in Adventure Base's 11-day, guided version of the Tour de Mont Blanc. Overall, the experience was extremely memorable thanks to the good weather and our fantastic guide, Sole. She did a wonderful job of encouraging everyone through the trek and adapting the pace of each day to fit the group's mood. She also shared many interesting stories and facts about the area, including the best places to find yummy food! With respect to the tour itself, I appreciated the diversity of the routes and the different types of accommodations we stayed in as these two things made each day fresh and exciting. The only negative aspects were (a) I wasn't made aware of some additional costs beforehand (e.g., lunch and transport fees); and (b) it didn't seem like Adventure Base thoroughly screened group members with respect to their fitness for the trek (though I understand that is a difficult thing to do on paper). The latter point put a bit of damper on the trip when some people had to drop out. For this reason, I rated my experience with Adventure Base a 4 out of 5.

"Superlatives not enough"

There aren’t really enough superlatives for this trip. The scenery is gorgeous, the climbing is tough and exhilarating, choice of refugi and hotels/hostels spot on. Fellow hikers were a great bunch and the star was really Marta, our smart, kind and fun guide. 6/5 from me and I’m coming back for more!

"Gran Paradiso and Mont Blanc"

Great hosts (Calvin & Lucy) and centralised accommodation in Chamonix.
Very experienced and knowledgeable guides (Fabio and Tom) who made me feel safe at all times.
My only complaint is the established deviations from the itinerary which led to unexpected events and misunderstandings; this could be avoided by providing an up-to-date itinerary.

"Mont Blanc Adventure Base"

What an amazing experience with Adventure Base. We were welcomed at the base camp apartment by Calvin and Lucy who looked after us while in Chamonix. The food was amazing and they were so helpful!

We climbed Gran Paradiso in the first part of the week with our excellent guide Lars. He had a wealth of knowledge and helped us reach the summit with some amazing weather! After a days rest, we then started the ascent of Mont Blanc. We were then joined by a second guide Mikel who again was very experienced and aided us in reaching the summit. He had our safety as paramount at all times and was always on hand to answer our questions. The summit experience is something that I will never forget and our guides Lars and Mikel did everything they could to get us there so thank you!

After speaking to others in the mountain huts, it’s clear to see that Adventure base has thought a lot about the trip itinerary and has fine tuned it to give you the best chance of summit success on Mont Blanc.

I will never forget the experience and I am really happy that I booked with adventure base, thank you!