MCC

MCC

From 506 metres in the Rhône valley the course climbed to the Col de la Forclaz (1,532 m) at 8 km, then to the Col de Balme (2,202 m) at 17 km, the highest point of the race and the crossing back into France. The descent ran through Le Tour, Argentière at 28 km and La Joux to the Chamonix finish. The organiser gave 2,350 metres of climb and a maximum time of 10 hours, so the race was run entirely in daylight.

The MCC is entered differently from the rest of the week. The organiser reserves 58 per cent of bibs for local residents of the Mont-Blanc communities, the Savoie and Haute-Savoie departments, the Valais and the Aosta Valley, 30 per cent for event volunteers, 10 per cent for partners and 2 per cent for journalists, and no Running Stones or UTMB Index are needed to pre-register. It lets volunteers race and still staff the rest of the week.

This page belongs to the 2026 MCC. Because many of its runners are volunteers and locals, the people following them are often working elsewhere on the same event. On Livebib the runner’s own link shows family, friends and colleagues the position on the course line, the distance covered and an updating finish estimate, in a browser with no account or app; if the signal drops on the way to the Col de Balme, the position is carried forward and marked as estimated.