Alpine Heat – stay safe!
A major heatwave has hit the Alps, and the forecasts show that it’s due to stay. Last week our teams on Mont Blanc and other major summits were successful (see […]
Category Archives: Matterhorn
To B3, or not to B3!
“To B3, or not to B3, that is the question”. Apologies for the awful pun (we really aren’t), but increasingly it’s challenged. Sorry, not sorry, but if you are one of […]
Late summer alpinism
The heatwave in the Alps has ended, and the snowline is slowly descending, heralding the arrival of autumn. Over in Chamonix, snowfalls are forecast down to 2400m today (link). In […]
#Matterhorn150
Some people make big bold brash ascents of mountains, in a blaze of noise and publicity. Others climb quietly, yet their climb means so much to them, that this speaks […]
Blister free boots
With the summer season around the corner, we’ve been updating some of our stock of hire boots (see photo above), and take this opportunity to explore how to avoid getting […]
Matterhorn focus
We’ve been operating Matterhorn courses for nearly 15 years now, so know a fair bit about the mountain, and thought we should share some knowledge better with you, to help […]
Alpine Apprenticeship
Fast track your Alpine climbing career, with this month long course in the Alps. You’ll climb in Switzerland, France and Italy, over four weeks of back to back courses bolted […]
Alpine Trilogy success
Last week was one of our most successful ever for summit success on the Eiger, Matterhorn, and Mont Blanc. In this photo on the Eiger summit are Pere who guided […]
Emotional summit times
You can see the raw emotion in this summit photo from the Matterhorn yesterday; the joy, pride, and disbelief in Faisal’s face (left), and the happiness and determination in Ervin’s, […]
Matterhorn summits
A massive congratulations to our teams on the Matterhorn this week, which saw another series of successful ascents. Here are John, Fred, Andrew and Matt on the summit on Tuesday, after an […]
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