Summer Alpine Courses

Chamonix Classics

Duration 8 Days » Grade Intermediate

Arête des Cosmiques Photo: © Jim Blyth

A course designed to introduce you to the delights of solid summit mountain rock in the fantastic surroundings of the Mont Blanc Massif. We aim to climb scrambling mountain routes with some pitched climbing at a 1:2 guiding ratio, giving us plenty of opportunity to tailor this course to participants' needs. This course is ideal for those wishing to begin their progression onto more technical terrain and provides an ideal introduction to moving over rocky ground in the mountains.

Course base: Chamonix, France

Possible Mountain Routes

South Ridge of the Aiguille de Purtscheller
South Face of the Aiguille d'Orny
Traverse des Aiguilles Crochues
Aiguille de l'Index
Traverse of the Petit Charmoz
Petit Aiguille Verte
Aiguille du Peigne
South face of the Aiguille de Pélerin
South East Ridge of the Tour Ronde
The Arête des Cosmiques

Typical Programme

Day 1:	Saturday. Course participants meet at the course base 7pm. Discuss the week's activities in the evening.
Day 2:	Sunday. Ecolé du Roche. Practicing our ropework skills, including belaying and abseiling/rappelling.
Day 3:	Monday. Traverse des Aiguilles Crochues in the Aiguilles Rouges.
Day 4:	Tuesday. Aiguille de l'Index. Overnight at the Plan d'Aiguille Hut.
Day 5:	Wednesday. Climb Aiguille du Peigne. Descend to valley.
Day 6:	Thursday. The Arête des Cosmiques. Overnight at the Cosmiques Hut.
Day 7:	Friday. Traverse of the Vallée Blanche and ascent of the South East Ridge of the Tour Ronde.
Day 8:	Saturday. Dispersal. Breakfast will be provided on the last morning before climbers leave the course.

Further Information

Find out more about our Course bases, Course Inclusions and Exclusions, Course Directors and Guiding Ratios... [read more]

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Dates

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Sat 27 Jun - Sat 4 Jul '09 Sat 4 Jul - Sat 11 Jul '09 Sat 8 Aug - Sat 15 Aug '09 Sat 5 Sep - Sat 12 Sep '09

Prices (choose currency)

Joining in	Chamonix £1,395
Insurance	Course Only £48
Optional Single Room £15

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