Chamonix Alpine Ice Climbing 2 days
LEVEL : IMPROVEMENT COURSE
Course reference : AIC2
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This training course is addressed to the people
practising already the winter mountaineering or
ice fall climbing and wishing to go further.
We will go climbing together Ice Gullies which
seemed to you inaccessible.
You will learn to tame a wild environment. |
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Length : |
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Dates 2012 : |
- 3/4th and 17/18th of March
- 31th march/1st april, 14/15th and 28/29th of April
On request every Monday from begenning of March to the end of April
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Group size : |
minimum 1 person and aximum
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, 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 Ice and Snow conditions
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Course Price : |
For 1 person : 310 €.
2 people sharing : 580 €/person
The price of the course includes :
The price does not include lift tickets and
half board accomodation in a gite.
We can organise anything for you, from a week's
climbing package with accommodation, transfers
from the airport with our partner Mont Blanc
Luxury
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Insurance : |
Before you arrive 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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Chamonix Ice Climbing Course
Structure
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Saturday : |
¨Claire
Chazal¨ Ice gully at the Farrar spire3660
m >Argentière hut.
Nice ice gully, the climbing
grade is IV, 85° max and 300m, we will spend
the night in Argentiere hut
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Sunday : |
¨Petit Viking¨
Ice gully at the Domino spire ( 3648 m ) >
Chamonix.
Early start. We climb the grade
IV gully and build your confidence during this
500m. 80° max
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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