Alpinism
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The perfect alpine mountaineering course for UK hill goers seeking bigger challenges. This full 5 day program has been carefully designed to teach you all the skills needed to climb safely in glaciated terrain. Throughout the week the emphasis is on equipping you with the skills to go alpine climbing and alpine mountaineering independently in the future, or tackle bigger objectives on one our more technical courses. We specifically base this course in Chamonix in order to make use of the excellent uplift facilities there - so you get to spend more time actually climbing and less time doing approach walks than at other venues. Where appropriate, we encourage those who want to take the lead on the rope or climb independantly alongside the guide for sections of the day, in order to help you develop sound judgement and decision making skills in real alpine terrain. (see: intro alpine mountaineering course photos). Course Feedback " A quick mail to say thanks for a superb week. The three us on the Alpine Intro course last week had a great time. Learnt a great deal from Matt, couldn't have had a more expert guide or nicer bloke " CA - Alpine Intro '05 " Thanks again for a brilliant trip, I really enjoyed it and learnt loads. Stuart and I went to Swanage at the weekend and he was doing some leading for the first time, so it’s definitely boosted his confidence. " GW - Alpine Intro '06 " Al hi, I did your Intro to Alpine Climbing last August, and this is just to let you know that I spent 16 days in La Grave with Ray who was also on the course last year and we had an absolutely fantastic time putting into use what you taught us - many thanks indeed " AQ - Alpine Intro '05 See Reports - Alpine Training... Sample Itinerary Subject to weather and conditions we follow the general format below: Day 0 Sun Day 1 Mon Day 2 Tue Days 3-5 Wed - Fri Further Climbing Days. Ascents of classic climbs in the French or Swiss Alps with 2 nights spent in alpine huts. During this time we teach all the skills needed to make successful ascents on snow and ice, rock, ridge climbs etc. in addition to covering crevasse rescue techniques, route choice and planning for alpine routes. Mont Blanc? - if you are interested in doing a full alpine training week followed by an ascent of Mont Blanc, then check out our Mont Blanc Extra Course. Food and Accommodation We run all of our courses on a guiding & instruction only basis to allow you maximum flexibility with accommodation options. Our recommended hotel in Chamonix is the Hotel Les Lanchers ** (see photos) in Chamonix Les Praz, run but friendly ex-pat Jon Rodgers - who we will happily put you in touch with if you'd like to reserve a room. You are however free to make whatever accommodation arrangements you like. A number of nights are also spent in Alpine huts to maximise climbing time during the week. Your guide will book these as necessary & you simply pay for hut fees direct as you go along (the guides car fuel, hut and uplift expenses are all covered within the course budget). Travel Full travel details are provided with your joining instructions. Chamonix is easily reached by flights to Geneva and an airport transfer, both of which are bookable online. Fitness Alpine mountaineering requires good levels of fitness & stamina (see fitness level 2) so we advise you to prepare well in advance with days out in the UK hills, or other regular exercise. Pre acclimatisation for this course is non essential. Experience You need good general fitness and experience in UK mountains (summer or winter). Some scrambling or rock climbing experience is also desirable if you want to progress onto more technical terrain. Equipment All communal safety equipment (ropes etc) is provided by us. You are expected to come equiped with personal clothing and climbing equipment. Local equipment hire (including boots) is also available. |
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