Climbing in Chamonix  

NAME
Climbing in Chamonix
VISA REQUIREMENTS for U.K. passport-holders
No
DATE
July 14th - 20th 2009
HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
A good level of fitness is advisable for this trip
PRICE
c £1,400 per person

The price will include return flight, airport transfers in France and transport in and around Chamonix, insurance (upgraded to cover mountain rescue), all food and accommodation, all lift fees on the mountain, hire of extra equipment which will be done locally, fees to the guide.

Airport transfers in UK will not be included.
Are you interested in this tour?
+44 1865 315 441
info@smaugabroad.com

Smaug Abroad Ltd., The Lodge, Bardwell Road, Oxford, OX2 6SS

Fill in booking form and post it.

Tour itinerary

Day 1
Fly to Geneva and transfer to Argentiere and check in, later collect equipment required for trip.

Day 2
Transfer to Champex. Picnic lunch under the pines in Champex. Chairlift to start of walk. Gentle walk at altitude to the Cabane d'Orny (2,800m), the hut for the next two nights.

Day 3
Climbing activities (rock climbing, scrambling, basic rock skills). Picnic lunch. More climbing activities (training to use climbing gear: self arrest, glacier travel etc)

Day 4
Climb on Portalet (3,300m). Picnic lunch. Descend to Trient Hut (3,170m).

Day 5
Ice climbing and more activities on the glacier. Views of Mont Blanc and the Chamonix. Picnic lunch. Descend to Le Tour, at the head of the Chamonix valley. Transfer to valley chalet.

Day 6
Rock climbing, using the via ferrata and swimming. Picnic lunch. Return climbing gear. Dinner and night in chalet.

Day 7
Free morning in Chamonix. Picnic lunch. Transfer to the airport


Tour Leader(s):


Useful Information

Anyone who has climbed a mountain knows that at the summit there is a combination of satisfaction, awe and delight which is not easily put into words. This trip provides you with successive days of stunning vistas and that indefinable sense of wonder.

You will be taught climbing skills by someone who has chosen to spend his life climbing mountains. His love of mountaineering, the exuberance of the groups returning from this trip and the number of repeat bookings suggest that the passion of Victor Saunders transfers to those who climb with him. Not to be missed.

Picture gallery

Breathtaking views

A long way down

Learn to use the climbing gear

Yes, I climbed here

Climb like a profesional

Learn to trust your friends

Are you interested in this tour?
+44 1865 315 441
info@smaugabroad.com

Smaug Abroad Ltd., The Lodge, Bardwell Road, Oxford, OX2 6SS

Fill in booking form and post it.