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Ice Climbing Courses + Private Guiding - 2010 Prices
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Prices - for La Grave Ice and Couloir Climbing weeks are quoted for the course fee per person - ie you may book single places on any of these courses. For private guiding - see further notes below.

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Other Costs - allow ~£350 for food, accommodation and uplift costs during a week long course:

  • accommodation - 1/2 board at our recommended hotel starts at £45-£55pn

If you are on a budget, then staying at a Gite (which is a French style hostel) would cost £15-20pn.

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SPECIALS - prices for Chamonix-Cogne, Canada and the Lofoten Islands include all guiding fees and expenses up to a maximum of 2 climbers per guide. Your own personal travel and accommodation costs must be met seperately - the total cost of any car hire to be shared between clients. See individual trip itineraries for details.
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Course
Level
Duration
Ratio
Price
Dates
La Grave Ice Weeks
intro - adv
5 days
2:1

£850

Dec 09  
07-11 Dec
14-18 Dec
Jan/Feb 10  
04-08 Jan
11-15 Jan
18-22 Jan
25-29 Jan
01-05 Feb 08-12 Feb
Couloir Climbing
advanced
5 days
1:1
£1695
29Ma-2Apr
05-09 Apr
12-16 Apr
19-23 Apr
26-30 Apr  
Chamonix-Cogne - SPECIAL
intro - adv
5 days
2:1 max
£1695
by arrangement from Jan - Mar
Canadian Ice - SPECIAL
inter - adv
14 days
2:1 max
£3295
by arrangement from Dec - Mar
Lofoten Islands - SPECIAL
advanced
16 days
2:1 max
£3295
by arrangement - in late Feb
Private Guiding - 1 Person
all levels
2 days +
1:1
£300/day*
by arrangement from Dec - Feb
Private Guiding - 2 People
all levels
2 days +
2:1
£320/day*
by arrangement from Dec - Feb
Private Guiding - 3 People
introductory
2 days +
3:1
£340/day*
by arrangement from Dec - Feb
Private Guiding - 4 People
introductory
2 days +
4:1
£360/day*
by arrangement from Dec - Feb
           
   
Included
Excluded
  • guiding fees and expenses
  • communal climbing equipment
  • food and accommodation
  • equipment hire

*Ice Private Guiding

Tailor made courses are available for all the itineraries above, as well as private guiding as usual throughout the winter.

Standard Guiding Rates - these apply for all valley icefall climbing. For alpine routes and winter couloirs, standard rates apply for most routes up to grade D (see notes below) and include guiding fees and use of the guides car (unless negotiated otherwise). Please note that we organise private guiding on a 'guiding fee plus expenses' basis - so when visiting areas away from the guides home, you must also cover guides' travel and accommodation expenses.

Premium Guiding Rates For longer, more involved mountain ice routes routes at grade D or above, premium guiding rates may apply and are paid as a supplement on a per route basis. As a guideline, routes that involve one of the following will generally fall into this category:

  • more than a 10-12hr day
  • a bivouac
  • over 500m of pitched climbing
  • grade TD or above

If you have a particular objective in mind, then please contact us for a quote so we can discuss the route and conditions with you in more detail.

Guides Expenses - you are responsible for meeting the guides travel and uplift costs and hut fees:

  • Based Near Guides Home - allow £10-15/day on average.
  • Based Elsewhere - allow ~£60/day (to cover cost of any valley accomodation).

 

 
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