TDG 65

Ski mountaineering race

At the foot of the Aiguille Verte and the Drus, come challenge yourself up the 2040m to the summit of the Aiguille des Grands Montets.

An action packed circuit offering all facets of mountain skiing and ski mountaineering (for the more athletic), starting on a closed piste which takes you into the Argentière basin at the Point de Vue. Admire the glacier’s serac waterfall before tackling the wilder, more alpine part of the route to reach the Rachasses ridge.

Skis on your back, you traverse the ridge separating the Chamonix Mont-Blanc valley from its high mountain world, for an intensely immersive experience…

A quick transition and skis back on to the final, steeper and more technical part of the route, at the summit of the Aiguille des Grands Montets.

An intense, varied and breathtaking route designed by the TDG team, with the reward of an epic descent straight down the North Face of Grands Montets to the Lognan plateau.

ROUTE INFORMATION

Ascent : 2040m positive gain
Born : before 2003
Start : 08h30

Location : Plan Joran departure station / Grands Montets parking lot
Time barrier : 13 h au Col des Rachasses
Aids stations : Point de vue (Alt 2160m) / Col des Grands-Montets (Alt 3230m)

RACE INFORMATION

Podium prizes :
1st: €500 – 2nd: €250 – 3rd: €100

Podium prizes
Prize draw
Runner’s day package included
Complimentary post-race meal

Early opening of lifts for public access

registration

Why "65" ?

The number 65 is a reference to the waste of the skis used in ski mountaineering competitions, but many come to enjoy the course with ski widths of 85, 90 or 95.

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