The second stage of the historic Haute Route leads from the Refuge d’Argentière (2771 m) over the Col du Chardonnet (3323 m) to the Cabane de Saleinaz (2691 m), crossing the border between France and Switzerland. The route links the vast glaciers of the French Mont Blanc massif with the remote Saleinaz glacier basin on the Swiss side.
Unlike the classic Verbier variant, which continues from the Col du Chardonnet over the Fenêtre de Saleina to the Cabane du Trient, the historic route stays on the Glacier de Saleinaz and follows it down to the hut of the same name.