Responsible practices
Rules & responsible practices 🌿
The Lac Blanc Refuge sits high above the Chamonix valley. At 2,350 meters, it is perfectly positioned to admire one of the world’s most stunning mountain ranges.
In the heart of the Aiguilles Rouges Nature Reserve, the Lac Blanc Refuge is an unmissable stop on the Tour du Mont Blanc.
To preserve this exceptional mountain haven, with its remarkable biodiversity and breathtaking landscapes, the refuge team strives to keep its impact to a minimum so that these priceless wonders endure for generations to come:
- Our energy is generated from lake water and solar panels, so electricity is limited.
- We draw our water from the lake, and it is not drinkable.
Let’s be contemplative, curious, and full of wonder, but let’s not forget that its preservation depends on each of us.
Aiguilles Rouges Reserve Rules
The following are prohibited:
- Camping
- Fires
- Picking flowers and plants
- Collecting fossils
- Motor vehicle traffic
- Dogs
- Paragliding and hang-gliding
- Drones
Rules in the lake area
Following a decision by the SCI Les Chéserys, and in agreement with local partners, a protected zone has been established around Lac Blanc to strengthen conservation efforts. In this area, in addition to the Nature Reserve’s regulations:
- Camping is prohibited
- Bivouacking is prohibited, even without a tent
- Dogs are prohibited
- Swimming is prohibited
- The water is not drinkable
- Dogs
- Paragliding and hang-gliding
- Drones
Our environmental actions
Following a decision by the SCI Les Chéserys, and in agreement with local partners, a protected zone has been established around Lac Blanc to strengthen conservation efforts. In this area, in addition to the Nature Reserve’s regulations:
- Electricity is produced by a hydroelectric generator.
- Our sheets are cleaned by Sequoya Passy, an eco-friendly dry cleaner.
- Waste is sorted, carried down, and then handled by Chamonix Propreté.
- Organic waste is composted.
- Cleaning products are eco-friendly.
- The oil boiler was removed, and solar panels have been installed since 2022.
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