NEW – Tour du Mont Blanc
Re-inventing the wheel can’t be easy, but it’s been done with this new guidebook about the legendary Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB), recently released by Vertebrate Publishing. So why is […]
Author Archives: Sarah Hodgson
TMB conditions report
This summer has already seen 10 of our teams on the Tour du Mont Blanc trek, and as the spring snows are melting rapidly, the conditions are improving day on […]
Chamonix Trail book
It’s been five years since the photo above was taken of Kingsley [Icicle trail running guide] finishing the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc for the first time, and this year […]
Winter Toubkal Morocco
Another 100% successful Mount Toubkal summit ascent with our guide Hassan. As you can see in the photo above from our most recent trip the snow is compacting well above […]
Intro Ski Tours
This is Allan approaching the Col du Passon last week on our Intro Ski Touring & Backcountry course (itinerary). This route included glacier travel, an ascent to the col with […]
Vallee Blanche conditions
The recent fresh snow at altitude and high pressure in the Alps has seen great weather in the Chamonix region and kept our IFMGA guide team busy. Great conditions have […]
Aconcagua trip report
This photo is from the summit of Vallecitos 5461m on the recent Aconcagua trip, taken by Pablo our local IFMGA Guide. Unfortuantely the famous ‘white winds’ of Aconcagua at over […]
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