Hike to Aiguillette d'Argentière, Lacs des Chéserys, Lac Blanc & Lac de la Persévérance
At the end of the summer of 2021, I went on a hike in Chamonix: I walked by Aiguillette d’Argentière on the way to Lac Blanc and Lac de la Persévérance. I had already been to Lac Blanc many years ago, but I hadn’t known about Lac de la Persévérance then: It is a bit higher and less crowded.
Here is a map of the path I walked:
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- More photos on Flickr
- Day of the hike: September 8th, 2021
In the morning, I took the train to Saint-Gervais-les-Bains then switched to a replacement bus to Chamonix. I then boarded a local bus in order to reach Montroc further in the valley. I started walking from there to Tré-le-Champ and the start of the trail to Aiguillette d’Argentière. At the Aiguillette, there was a hard part with ladders and steps. After a while, I reached the Lacs des Chésérys then kept walking up to Lac Blanc. There was a lot of people there. I kept walking up in order to reach Lac de la Persévérance below the Aiguilles Rouges. I was the only one there. On the way down, I walked a little bit near Lac Blanc then headed to the upper station of Télécabine de la Flégère. Once I got back to the valley, I walked along the Arve river to the center of Chamonix and the train station.
▲ In Montroc.
▲ Mont Blanc.
▲ Tré-le-Champ. That road goes to Switzerland.
▲ On the trail.
▲ Tête de Balme. The Arve river starts there.
▲ Aiguillette d’Argentière. There were a few people preparing to climb.
▲ First ladders.
▲ Aiguillette d’Argentière from above.
▲ Aiguille Verte.
▲ Aiguille de Chardonnet.
▲ Handrail.
▲ Glacier d’Argentière.
▲ Tête de Balme and Col de Balme. Beyond is Switzerland.
▲ Mont Blanc.
▲ Out of the hard part.
▲ Upper station of Télécabine de la Flégère.
▲ Le Brévent.
▲ Heather.
▲ Mer de Glace.
▲ Aiguille du Tour and Glacier du Tour.
▲ One of the Lacs des Chéserys.
▲ The main Lac des Chéserys (Lac supérieur).
▲ Aiguille Verte reflection.
▲ Refuge du Lac Blanc above.
▲ Glacier de Lognan and Glacier de la Pendant below Aiguille Verte.
▲ Mer de Glace.
▲ Mont Blanc.
▲ One last ladder.
▲ The upper Lac des Chéserys seen from above.
▲ Lac Blanc and Refuge du Lac Blanc.
▲ Aiguille du Belvédère.
▲ The main part of Lac Blanc.
▲ On the way to Lac de la Persévérance.
▲ There are some yellow paint marks to show the way.
▲ Some snow left in September.
▲ Aiguilles Rouges.
▲ Dry lower Lac de la Persévérance.
▲ Grandes Jorasses.
▲ Lac de la Persévérance is in a bowl past those rocks.
▲ Lac de la Persévérance.
▲ Painted rock.
▲ Dent du Géant on the way back.
▲ Hikers.
▲ Mont Blanc.
▲ Mer de Glace.
▲ A tip of Lac Blanc.
▲ Glacier d’Argentière.
▲ Glacier du Tour.
▲ Moraine of Glacier du Tour.
▲ Col du Belvédère.
▲ Refuge du Lac Blanc.
▲ Little bird.
▲ On the way down to Télécabine de la Flégère.
▲ Mer de Glace.
▲ Aiguille Verte.
▲ Dry lake.
▲ La Flégère in view.
▲ Lac de la Flégère.
▲ Lake for artificial snow.
▲Aiguilles Rouges.
▲ Upper station of Télécabine de la Flégère.
▲ Lower station in the valley.
▲Aiguille Verte and Grande Dru.
▲ Aiguille du Midi.
▲ Path along the Arve.
▲ Ahead is the confluence of the Arve and Arveyron rivers.
▲ Limestone quarry.
▲ Arve towards Chamonix.
▲ Mont Blanc.
▲ Glacier des Bossons.
▲ Place du Mont Blanc.
▲ SNCF train station in Chamonix.
▲ On the Mont Blanc Express train to Saint-Gervais-les-Bains.