Mountaineering Intro

Chamonix, Switzerland, Italy

Get a Mountaineering Intro to the high mountains; traverse glaciers, crampon on snow slopes and climb rocky ridges. Learn all of this progressively, with instruction adapted to you. We show you great routes for learning alpine mountaineering and teach you all of the essential skills. Discover high Alps with us!

The greatest alpine region

Swiss Mountaineering Intro

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Switzerland with its vast mountainous areas offers almost unlimited alpine mountaineering objectives for a beginner or developing alpinist. The programs usually involve multiple hut nights mixed with a few nights down in the valleys.

We emphasise learning the skills to gain confidence and keep you safe in alpine climbing. This sets you up with a good base for future mountaineering ambitions.

The valley nights can be spent in Champex, Arolla, Zermatt, Grindelwald, Saas-Grund or many other areas.

Intro to Swiss Mountaineering route examples:

Aiguille d’Arpette
Aiguille du Tour
Pigne d’Arolla
Mont Blanc de Cheillon
Pigne de la Lé
Pointe de Mourti
Zermatt Breithorn
Pollux
Vincent Pyramid
Alphubel
Weismies
Jegihorn
Wiwannihorn

When
June – October
How many people per group
Guide : Guest ratio: 1:2 to 1:3 depending on itinerary
Fitness and climbing level
Fitness level: F1 to F4
Climbing level C1 to C3
Included
Communication, advice on preparation
Guiding
Technical equipment for group where needed (rope, rock gear etc)
Guides lift pass
Not Included
Personal equipment: clothing, crampons, axe, helmet etc.
Lift pass / Taxi / Transportation
Accommodation
Price
625 CHF per day
for up to 3 people

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The home of alpinism

Chamonix Mountaineering Intro

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Chamonix is the birth-place of alpinism and modern day mountaineering. Chamonix has the most challenging routes in the Alps, but also great classics for the beginner or less experienced mountaineer. The big draw-card in the Mont-Blanc range is the access to the mountains. One can take the cable cars up to the high alpine peaks and get straight into the alpine climbing. Brevent, Flegere, Grands Montets, Aiguille du Midi or the Skyway on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc tunnel give direct access to real alpine mountaineering.

We emphasise learning the skills to gain confidence and keep you safe in alpine climbing. This sets you up with a good base for future mountaineering ambitions.

Chamonix alpinism can be valley based, with daily trips to different venues by cable car. A hut night or two can quite easily be built into programs.

Some examples of routes we may do during intro level trips:

Petit Aiguille Verte
Aiguille du Tour
Arete des Cosmiques
Arete de Laurence
Aiguille de Merbrees traverse
Vallée Blanche traverse
Mer de Glace ice climbing
L’Index
Crochues traverse
Gran Paradiso
Les Cheserys multi-pitching

When
June – October
How many people per group
Guide : Guest ratio: 1:2 maximum
Fitness and climbing level
Fitness level: F1 to F4
Climbing level C1 to C3
Included
Communication, advice on preparation
Guiding
Technical equipment for group where needed (rope, rock gear etc)
Guides lift pass
Not Included
Personal equipment: clothing, crampons, axe, helmet etc.
Lift pass / Taxi / Transportation
Accommodation
Price
€ 500 per day
for up to 3 people