Access Mont Blanc
Access Mont Blanc
Access Mont Blanc is a non-profit association based in Les Houches in the Chamonix Valley. We are a relatively new association, created in 2021. We have big dreams for the future of adapted sports in the Mont Blanc region and would like to make the mountains more accessible to people with disabilities.
Wearing a charity bib in support of Access Mont Blanc will support the purchase of all-terrain mobility equipment for the five municipalities of the Chamonix Valley. This equipment can be used by visitors to the valley and by local residents who, due to their disabilities, can no longer explore the mountains independently. As mountain trail runners, you will understand that running freely in the mountains is an incredible way to heal the mind and soul. By supporting Access Mont Blanc, you will be directly contributing to the physical and mental well-being of people who can no longer run but still dream of adventure and exploration in the mountains.
At Access Mont Blanc we are all volunteers sharing the belief that handicap should not be a barrier to adventure.
We have organised route finding expeditions exploring the local trails and the trails around Mont Blanc testing them for accessibility. Those that are suitable are incorporated into our free guidebook, thus allowing groups of friends or familes to take our wheelchairs into the mountains as safely as possible, in autonomy. We also participate in local events with our mobility equipment.
Limitless is our annual adapted mountain sports weekend, during which anyone with a disability, whether physical or mental, can try a mountain sport for free. Physical activity helps stimulate the mind, body, and spirit, and Limitless helps people to discover a new sport as well as to benefit from a sense of accomplishment and well-being. One of our new activities at Limitless is a glacier mobility and safety workshop. Participants can take part in a guided excursion on the Helbronner Glacier, by sit-ski or on foot, depending on their disability. The long-term goal of this workshop is to gradually teach rope and rescue techniques so that high mountaineering becomes a reality and not a distant dream for wheelchair users.
Please support our Association and make the mountains accessible to everyone.
- Contact: accessmontblanc@gmail.com
- Website: www.accessmontblanc.com
- Instagram: @accessmontblanc
- Facebook: accessmontblanc
