Beating blistAARRGGHs!
Sorry for the photo if you were eating! Better to see it, than experience it, and with that in mind, and the summer Alpine climbing season around the corner, here’s […]
Tag Archives: mountaineering
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 […]
Mont Blanc – Top 10 tips
Reaching the summit of Mont Blanc is a dream that many realise each year, and here we look at the top 10 tips to help you achieve the summit too. […]
Best Winter Route
There are some Alpine routes that when climbed in winter, far outshine the same ascent in the summer months, and there’s one that stands out a mile; the Arete des […]
Mont Blanc solstice
While the political world is in meltdown, we are retreating into the ‘simplicity’ of the mountains, and this blog (today at least) is a referendum free zone! A huge congratulations […]
Spaghetti tour!
If you are looking for a summer climbing trip that is not too technical, but is spent in the mountains and huts all week, then this is the trip for […]
Autumn in the Alps
Don’t worry – this isn’t a bleat about winter being just around the corner, or dreams of pow! The Autumn season in the Alps has seen a good few snowfalls, […]
Tech Alpine trips
Temperatures across the Alps have dropped significantly, and the snow line is dropping over this weekend, which will bring many routes back into condition, and it will lessen risks of […]
Mission accomplished
The first weeks of this Alpine summer season have been our most successful ever, with 100% success on Mont Blanc each week. The weather has been very stable, and the […]
Winter Alpine Intro
Last week our Winter Alpine Intro course enjoyed a mixture of mountaineering and ice climbing in Chamonix and Courmayeur. There was plenty of fresh snow, and some days of high […]
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