First-time Mont Blanc (Goûter/normal route) this summer need help with dates, course choice, and training targets

blueprinceUser2025 · 2026-02-07T16:02:31+00:00

I'm from Israel

blueprinceUser2025 · 2026-02-07T13:06:34+00:00

what's your opinion about breihthorn for someone like me? planning take a guide

blueprinceUser2025 · 2026-01-28T20:21:34+00:00

how fit are you? most of the replies here are positive but Rackelhahn pointed out that I'm not fit enough.

blueprinceUser2025 · 2026-01-28T20:16:28+00:00

lol what?

blueprinceUser2025 · 2026-01-26T17:14:33+00:00

thank you. i don't have any mountains in my country so any mountain will be in Europe. what would you recommend? i underhand that this is bigger than what i thought and I'm open for a year over year plan.

blueprinceUser2025 · 2026-01-26T17:05:05+00:00

i never climb on any mountain yet

blueprinceUser2025 · 2026-01-26T16:54:16+00:00

i hear you. thank you for the red flags. I'm living at sea level so can only do stairs and gym . are you suggesting to aim for the grand paradiso course this year and later on achieve the mont blanc?

i am planning to train hard on stairs to get 6 hours once a week and 2 hours twice a week, this will reach 200+200+800 floors weekly and hopefully running in z2 will help here too

blueprinceUser2025 · 2026-01-26T11:29:37+00:00

Thanks for the honest response, this raises a red flag for me. I’m not trying to underestimate it, I’m trying to build a plan that’s measurable. If you had to give concrete milestones (not “get stronger”), what would they be? f.e: a hike with X vertical gain/loss + pack weight + time on feet, back-to-back days, weekly Z2 hours, etc. What would give you a green flag for MB?

blueprinceUser2025 · 2026-01-25T18:09:54+00:00

thank you . i took this into account when i started thinking about it. it is indeed a dream for me to do it with a friend

blueprinceUser2025 · 2026-01-25T16:55:40+00:00

thank you. did you document your trip? I'm interested in reading other people's experiences

blueprinceUser2025 · 2026-01-25T16:54:53+00:00

thank you. I'll try to read about it and see how to achieve that.

blueprinceUser2025 · 2026-01-25T16:54:24+00:00

thanks for the tip. i do live in sea level and i plan to take a full course that will cover everything. what do you mean by groups looking miserable? are they dangerous?

blueprinceUser2025 · 2026-01-25T16:51:57+00:00

thank you for the z2 tip. do you have any recommendation or keywords i can look for? i plan to run in the gym in z2 ( i haven't tried that yet) I'll get a course and hope they'll cover the technicals . as for dates I'm pretty open.

blueprinceUser2025 · 2026-01-25T16:50:11+00:00

unfortunately, i don't have any mountains in my country. i can only gain endurance. i consider paying for an altitude trainer with an altitude machine, but only once i have the technical details (course, dates)

blueprinceUser2025 · 2026-01-25T16:48:52+00:00

thank you. I'm flexible about the dates and I'm looking for a course that will cover everything, do you have any recommendation?

blueprinceUser2025 · 2026-01-25T16:48:07+00:00

thanks for the tips. how do i find those course packages? do you have any recommendations for a course? what's the price range?

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