Tour du Mont Blanc — Stage 2: Rifugio Giorgio Bertone → Rifugio Walter Bonatti

From Rifugio Bertone the trail runs high along the Mont de la Saxe flank, with the Planpincieux glacier and the Grandes Jorasses in sight the whole way to Rifugio Bonatti (2,025 m). One of the most scenic half-stages of the entire TMB.

This is the postcard stage of the Italian TMB: the path runs almost level across the hillside, among juniper and alpenrose, while across Val Ferret the Dent du Géant, the Grandes Jorasses and the hanging Planpincieux glacier file past one by one. The ups and downs are gentle and water points rare: the first real stop is the Bonatti itself, whose terrace ranks among the finest in the Alps. Just before the hut, don’t miss the Malatrà valley opening to the north — the Alta Via 1’s route towards Col Sapin.