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 Alpine Summits Courses
Experience required:
This course is for keen hill walkers with no previous
mountaineering experience who want to climb safely
in the Alps on peaks up to 4,000 meters.
Course Dates
Please click Course Dates for the current scheduled courses
Or email us for other possible dates
Price: £780.00
What is included in the price:
a) All mechanical uplift
b) Full board accommodation
c) Equipment loan
d) Instruction by fully qualified IFMGA mountain guides
e) Accommodation in Apartment L’Acacia (see
AlpBase.com website)
f) Optional evening lectures/workshops
PLUS all transport during our courses, including airport transfers, is FREE OF
CHARGE
What’s
On Offer:
The Hautes Alpes or the Ecrins Massif as it is more
commonly known, hosts the southern most 4000m peak
in the Alps, the Barre Des Ecrins, with a great
collection of slightly lower peaks around it, all
offering classic alpine mountaineering. It comprises
an area over 30 times larger than the Chamonix
Valley, and has the largest concentration of peaks
over 3,000 meters in the France. The majority of
these alpine summits are easily accessible from
AlpBase.com, located in the mountain village of
Vallouise, gateway to the Ecrins Massif itself.
PLUS this area is renowned for its 300 days of
sunshine every year, which means the conditions
are very reliable, and it is rare to miss a day’s
climbing.
Each Alpine Summits course is bespoke
as it is designed around the individual’s
abilities and experience. Generally though this
week is designed to teach a novice the key climbing
and mountaineering skills so that you can attempt
your own summer alpine climbs, or Scottish winter
routes, without a guide. The week focuses on the
skills that you will require on rock, ice and snow;
including alpine rope work, glacier travel, navigation,
avalanche awareness, and crampon and ice axe techniques.
The course also contains as many key mountain experiences
as it is possible to fit into a week, including
a night at altitude in a mountain hut, and an alpine
start for a route. The finale, depending on ability
and fitness levels, is an ascent of the Barre Des
Ecrins. At an altitude of 4,102m. it is one of
the most popular four thousanders' in the Alps.
The
maximum guided ratio on this course is 1:4. This ensures
that you can progress at your own pace and in accordance
with your ability. It also means that the course is
very flexible and can be tailored exactly to your requirements.
We always use IFMGA qualified mountain guides with
extensive experience of the Ecrins.
In the evenings, if time and interest allow, we run
workshops on the many technical aspects of alpine
mountaineering, from knots and rope work to avalanche
awareness, so that we can get the most out of the
daylight hours.
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1. Courses run Monday to Friday (5 guided
days) and the accommodation is available for you Saturday
to Saturday (arrival and departure days). The Sunday
is a free day and there are a number of options on
offer including rock climbing, or hiking locally, and
mountain biking.
2. The all inclusive cost covers instruction, food, and accommodation so there
is very little else that you have to pay for other than your outdoor activity
on the Sunday.
3. Once you have registered you will be sent a full equipment list but where
possible you will need to supply your own clothing, rucksack and mountain boots.
4. Participants must arrange their own cancellation and mountain rescue insurance.
After dark: Evening lectures on topics such as avalanche awareness are available,
but generally we see the evenings as a time to relax and enjoy. After dinner
there is always an opportunity for a climbing DVD or a glass of wine on the balcony
as the sun sets on Mt Bonvoisin (3,481m.) at the head of our valley. Conversely
Jerry is more than happy to give a slide show on one of his many expeditions.
To book this course or for further information contact Jerry Gore, your course
organizer:
E: jerry@alpbase.com
T: +33 492 23 45 69 |
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