Tour of the Vanoise - Fitness Preparation

So you have signed up for a summer adventure trekking the Tour of the Vanoise. Now is the time you make sure you are fit and ready in order to get maximum enjoyment out of your trek. The Tour of the Vanoise is a great challenge and preparation is the key to achieving your goal.

The Tour of the Vanoise is for sure a stunningly beautiful trek but it isn’t easy and each day you will experience some challenging terrain. The Tour du Mont Blanc is physically demanding, you will be travelling over rugged and mountainous terrain with a sustained amount of ascent and descent on a daily basis. Make sure you are aware of the daily distances travelled and the height gain and descent so you know what to expect.

TREK GRADING
We grade our treks from 1 to 4 (1 being relatively easy & 4 being toughest), each trek receives a grade depending on the difficulty of terrain and numbers of days of sustained trekking.

THE TOUR OF THE VANOISE IS A GRADE 3 TREK: DIFFICULT
Tour of the Vanoise is described as difficult, a very good level of fitness is needed for mountain walking, with a substantial daily height gain and descent and sustained trekking of over 8 to 10 days without a break.