Chamonix Alpine Ice Climbing
LEVEL : DISCOVERY COURSE
Course reference : AIC1
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If winter climbing has always
held your fascination why not give it a shot
this winter?
In a place where time appears to have stood
still, a whole universe of ice, snow and rock
awaits you.
Let us guide your first steps into this astonishing
world.
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Duration
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2
days.
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dates
2012 : |
- 10/11th and 24/25th march
- 7/8th and 21/22nd april
On request every days from february to april
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Group
size: |
Minimum 1 person and maximum
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
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Course
Content: |
- Develop your
skills on snow, ice and snow and rock (“mixed”)
- Learn to belay and lead
- Efficient use of safety equipment on this terrain
(including ice screws, nuts, ice axe etc)
- Evaluate snow conditions
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Price : |
For 1 person :580 €.
2 people sharing : 310 €/person
The price of the course includes your guide
for the week end, the use of an ARVA, an harness,
an helmet, and ice-axes. The price does
not include crampons, lift tickets and half board accomodation
in a gite.
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Insurance: |
Before arriving, please ensure that your travel/winter 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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ALPINE ICE CLIMBING COURSE STRUCTURE
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Saturday: |
Instead of transporting
cream, as was its role in days gone-by, this small
train will carry us to our enrty point onto the
glacier “Mer du Glace”
at an altitude of 1913m.
Descending 30 meters by steps,
we set foot on the glacier. Throughout the day
you will discover all the techniques necessary
for travelling on ice and snow, from simply walking
with crampons to use of ice axes. We will spend
the night in a “gite” on the valley
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Sunday: |
We head for Argentiere where
the cable car carries us swifty to the top of
the Grands Montets (3297m).
We start the day learning about
security on this terrain including how to arrest
a fall of a fellow rope climber. In the afternoon
we will climb the north face of the Petite
Aiguille Verte (3512m) on slopes no
more than 55 degrees pitch. We descend once
again to the valley floor via the cable car
to the comfort of our “gite”
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This is only an example of the
course . The Guide reserves the right to change
it at any time, conditions and group ability
dependent.
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Winter
Ice Climbing Chamonix 5 days Improvement