Time to #BeAdventureSmart
With the UK mountain areas starting to open up, after the COVID-19 lockdowns, people are starting to venture back into the hills. Now, more than ever, the mountains are being […]
With the UK mountain areas starting to open up, after the COVID-19 lockdowns, people are starting to venture back into the hills. Now, more than ever, the mountains are being […]
After the major Alpine snowfalls in November, it’s been an exceptionally dry December and start to 2017 in the Alps, and currently there’s poor snow cover and quite a low […]
Our last Alpine courses this summer finished at the weekend, and just in the nick of time, as the forecasts predict fresh snow to 2800m this week (link). As the […]
There’s been a huge amount of the snow in the Alps this summer season, which has been bad news for some mixed routes, though excellent for the glaciers and snow […]
Learning how to navigate in the mountains needn’t be dull. It gives you access to the remote areas, far away from the beaten track, and enables you to head out […]
Our summer season has been underway for the last couple of weeks, and the amount of snow in the Alps is incredible. Above is a photo of the Plan d’Aiguille […]
Yesterday saw strong foehn winds blasting into Chamonix valley, and we saw many skiers waiting at lift stations, for cable cars that couldn’t ever open in those conditions. Several people […]
There’s a anti-cyclone sitting over the Alps at present, which brings with it settled weather, and cool temperatures. The photo above of the West Face of Les Drus, was taken […]
Here’s the view of the Aiguille du Midi cable car station in Chamonix this morning. There’s been a light snowfall in town, but no significant depth of snow is in […]
Here are Nikki and S-J celebrating on the summit of Mont Blanc yesterday. The guides reported the conditions as perfect for the Gouter route, with no rockfall, and good tracks […]