INTRODUCTION TO ICE CLIMBING
A 5 day course. Guiding fee: 1800 Euros.
This fee is for one person alone or can be shared between two.
19-23 December 2011
09-13 January 2012
06-10 February 2012

A 5 day course either at Chamonix-Cogne or La Grave. It is best if participants have some rock climbing experience: outdoors or climbing wall, basic rope handling and climbing knots.

Day 1: Instruction in basic ice climbing skills: placing ice screws, setting up belays, safe abseiling techniques and basic avalanche awareness. The single pitch tuition is dealing with placing ice tools and positioning of feet.

Days 2-5: multi-pitch ice climbs.

Guiding fee: 1800.Euros.
This fee is for one person alone or can be shared between two.
Maximum guide/client ratio: 1/2. Included in the course fee: Guiding and instruction from a IFMGA certified mountain guide. Safety equipment: avalanche transceiver, shovel, probe. If participants don't have their own technical equipment, included in the guiding fee is the loan of technical ice tools and crampons for water ice.

INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED ICE CLIMBING COURSE
A 5 day course. Guiding fee: 1800.Euros.
23-27 January 2012

The aim is climb every day on long exciting multi-pitch routes where safety is always the guides first concern!

Chamonix – Cogne. The first two days generally are spent climbing in the Chamonix area and neighbouring Swiss valleys. Normally on the 3rd day, we drive through the Mt Blanc tunnel to Cogne Italy. At Cogne and in the surrounding valleys, there is a multitude of great ice climbs with international reputation.

La Grave. Famous in France as the birth place of French ice fall climbing. Apart from having a great choice of ice falls of all difficulties within a short walk from the village of La Grave, you are conveniently situated for accessing neighbouring areas, such as: Le Vallon du Diable, Briançonnais and Alp d'huez.

Kandersteg. (Only for experienced ice climbers) There are hardly any easy climbs in Kandersteg. This is due to the steep limestone cliffs where the ice fall form. The most common grade of climbs is 4-6 ice. The climbs at Kandersteg are very impressive, they can be up to 300m.

In all courses, the stated guided fee covers the guiding services of an I F M G A certified mountain guide only.
The following is not included: accommodation, any form of transport, meals and drinks. At the clients charge also is the guide's living costs when not based in the Chamonix valley.

INSURANCE:
It is essential to be adequately insured by a specialist company, which must cover all mountaineering activities. Also consider travel insurance.
You can consult: The Austrian Alpine Club or The British Mountaineering Council.