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 […]
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Alpine Skyrunning
What is skyrunning? It’s trail running in higher altitudes, on rougher ground, and on snow, in more remote mountain areas. Following the boom of trail running in the Alps, skyrunning […]
Eurostar to Geneva
Tickets went on sale yesterday, for the new Eurostar service from London St Pancras to Geneva, via Lille. This route to the Alps avoids Paris, and speeds up the journey […]
End of season!
Our summer season in the Alps is over! We finished this weekend, and photos are still coming in from the last teams. Above is a great photo from Joe of […]
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 […]
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