
Schedule
We have planned an adventure for each day. Each one consists of hiking up a mountain, eating lots of good food at a mountain hut, and hiking back down. You can join us for as much or as little of each adventure as you like. There are many ways to get up and down from each hut (hiking, running, gondola, paragliding, etc) and we encourage you all to do whatever makes you happy. We have included a GPX file for each of the routes, but we invite you to amend each route as you wish. We have also included a list of other fun stuff at the bottom of this page if you ever want a break from going uphill and downhill.
We will start every morning with a group breakfast where we will go over the plan for the day, and we will end every evening with a group dinner to relax, chat, and fuel up for the next adventure.
The plan for the wedding day is in principle the same, but instead of enjoying some amazing Pommes Frites at a mountain hut you have to listen to Raena and I give a cheesy speech about how much we love each other. We will also get all dressed up for dinner that night and throw a ragger in the Chalet basement after dinner.
Sunday - Arrival
Arrive at Les Rives d’Argentiere anytime after 5:30pm
5:30pm - Check In starts at the Chalet
7pm - Dinner at the Chalet
Monday - Pointe de Lapaz
Arrive at Les Rives d’Argentiere anytime
9am - Casual breakfast with pastries from our favorite bakery in town
10am - Depart Chalet
Daily Adventure - Pointe de Lapaz
~5pm - Chill at Chalet (spritzes, noms, pool, reading, etc)
7pm - Dinner at the Chalet
Tuesday - Le Tour
9am - Casual breakfast with pastries from our favorite bakery in town
10am - Depart Chalet
Daily Adventure - Le Tour
~5pm - Chill at Chalet (spritzes, noms, pool, reading, etc)
7pm - Dinner at the Chalet
Wednesday - Tête sur les Lacs
9am - Casual breakfast with pastries from our favorite bakery in town
10am - Depart Chalet
Daily Adventure - Tête sur les Lacs
~5pm - Chill at Chalet (spritzes, noms, pool, reading, etc)
7pm - Dinner at the Chalet
Thursday - L’Index (Wedding Day)
8am - Casual breakfast with pastries from our favorite bakery in town
9am - Depart the Chalet
1pm - L’Index (Wedding Day) (Attire - Hiking Clothes)
5:30pm - Drinks and canapés at the Chalet (Attire - Cocktail)
7pm - Dinner at the Chalet
8:30pm- Drinks and dessert on the Chalet pool deck
9pm - Dance party in the Chalet basement disco room
Friday - Refuge du Plan de l'Aiguille
9am - Casual breakfast with pastries from our favorite bakery in town
10am - Depart Chalet
Daily Adventure - Refuge du Plan de l'Aiguille
~5pm - Drinks and canapés at Le Shack
7pm - Dinner at the Chalet
Saturday - Departure
9am - Casual breakfast with pastries from our favorite bakery in town
10am - Clear bedrooms
11am - Check out of the Chalet (We have an Airbnb where you can leave your luggage if you do not plan to leave Argentiere until later in the day)
Other Fun Things to Do
EAT & DRINK
Coffee & Pastry:
Lunch & Dinner:
ELA (Mediterranean)
The Dainty Pizza (Great Pizza Spot)
La Guinguette des Chavants (French spot on a lake in Les Houches)
Arctic Juice & Café (Chic bowls & sandwiches)
Organic Epicerie (Good vegetarian spot)
Annapurna II (Indian)
Cool Cats (Meat and vegetarian hot dogs)
Drinks & Appetizers:
EXPLORE
Hike up to Chalet de La Floria, where you can enjoy a coffee & pastry
Hike up to Refuge de Plan de L’Aiguille (aka Pie Hut) Alternatively, you can take the gondola (Aiguille du Midi) and hike down half a mile to the Refuge. You must try their pie. From the Refuge, you can hike across the Grand Balcon Nord to Montenvers Mer de Glace where you can take the tram (or walk) back down to Chamonix.
Hike up to Lac Blanc from there you can continue over to La Flegere.
Hike up to Brevent for views of the Mont Blanc Massif.
RELAX
Hang out at the Chalet - there is an outdoor pool, 4 jacuzzis, a sauna, and terraces with beautiful mountain views.