Mont-Blanc Course in Chamonix
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course is designed to give participants a hands-on
introduction to mountaineering and try to clim the
famous Mont-Blanc |
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Dates 2008 : |
Monday to Saturday starting
every week from from mid June to mid September |
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Group size : |
maximum of 2, With your safety in mind
and to ensure you get the most enjoyment from
your course, we restrict the munber of persons
per guide to two in all instance.
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Training : |
- Develop your skills on snow and ice .
- Acclimatize yourself for the Mont-Blanc ascent
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Course Price : |
For 2 people sharing : 990 €/person.
- for 3 people sharing : 900 €/person
-for 4 people sharing : 750 €/person
The price of the course includes :
The price does not include half board accomodation
in a gite. You should estimate between 300 and
350 euros for you and your Guide.
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Insurance : |
Before you arrive please ensure that your
travel summer sports insurance covers you
for moutaineering activities.
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Clients who are not
resident in the USA or in Canada have the
possibility to become members of the French
Alpine Club, and therefore benefit from
their insurance. Please contact them for
further details. CAF
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If you are English,
please contact the British Mountaineering
Council for insurance coverage: www.thebmc.co.uk
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Mont Blanc Course Structure
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Monday : |
Equipment
check followed by glacier travel and
crampon techniques on the Mer de Glace. |
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Tuesday : |
Walk
to the Albert 1er Refuge (2,702m) and more
glacier travel technique.Stay overnight |
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Wednesday : |
Ascent of Aiguille du Tour (3,544m) and descend
Trient refuge (3170 m). Stay overnight |
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Thursday : |
Ascent
of Tete Blanche (3,429m). Descend to valley |
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Friday : |
Take
the Aiguilles du Midi cable car and traverse
to the Cosmiques hut (3,613m). Stay overnight. |
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Ascent
to the summit of Mont Blanc via Mont Blanc
du Tacul and Mont Maudit. Descend to valley |
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Sunday : |
Extra
day in case of bad weather Day 6 to give you all
the chaces in this Mont-Blanc Course |
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is only an example of the program of a Mont-Blanc
Course . The Guide reserves the right to change
it at any time, conditions and group ability dependent. |
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Mont
Blanc course