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Weekend
adventures in the Alps & UK mountains
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to get away for the weekend, and not sure what to do?
Well, scroll down this page which has some of our popular
weekend adventures listed, and you are sure to find some
inspiration. With the amount of budget airlines flying
to the Alps, a weekend is not as expensive as you'd think,
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| Featured
weekends - our most popular adventures |
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Winter:
Italian Snowshoeing
For
those looking for a great adventure, you can't get
much more visual overload than two days snow-shoeing
in north Italy, overlooking the amazing south face
of Mont Blanc that towers over Courmayeur.
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Summer:
Alpine Trek & Hut Night
You
arrive on the Saturday morning, and then trek up
to a mountain hut for the night. The next morning
you set off to reach a high summit or pass whose
altitude is around 2500 - 3000 metres.
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here to read the full Itinerary |
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| Icicle's
UK based Alpine preparation weekends |
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Alpine
Preparation Weekends
The
aim of the weekends is to help train people to be
more safe and autonomous in the UK hills, and also
to prepare them for trips to the Alps. The selection
of the right kit is essential for Alpine trips,
and we focus on this too during the weekends.
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| Full
range of Icicle weekend Alpine adventures |
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Italian
Snowshoe Weekeend
For
those looking for a great adventure, you can't get
much more visual overload than two days snow-shoeing
in north Italy, overlooking the amazing south face
of Mont Blanc that towers over Courmayeur.
>Itinerary
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Swiss
Snowshoe Weekend
Spend
two amazing days snowshoeing in this area steeped
in history. Famed for the Saint Bernard dogs, Napoleon
crossing the Alps, and of course the Grand Saint
Bernard Hospice which was founded in 1049, where
you stay for the night in the monastery.
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Alpine
Acclimatisation Weekend
You
arrive on the Saturday morning, and then trek up
to a remote Alpine mountain hut for the night. The
next morning you set off early to reach a high summit
or pass whose altitude is around 2500 - 3000 metres.
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Alpine
Trail Running Weekend
One
is following part of the North Face Ultra Trail
route around Mont Blanc from Les Contamines to Courmayeur.
The second weekend course is a winter snowshoe trail
running trip, with a night spent in a mountain hut.
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Snowshelters
& Survival Weekend
You
are learning skills that could save your life, if
you were to be caught out in the future, whether
in Scotland or the Alps. At only £149 for
the weekend, you can't afford not to book on one
of these popular courses.
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Glacier
Safety Weekends
To
teach a total novice the key safety considerations
for travelling over glaciers, focusing on the skills
that you will require on ice and snow; including
Alpine ropework, crevasse and self rescue, glacier
travel, crampon and ice axe techniques.
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Winter
Ice Weekends
For
those looking for an exciting weekend adventure,
you can't get much more exhilarating than a weekend
climbing on iced up waterfalls! Your
two Guided days are fairly flexible to allow you
to ascend route types of your choice.
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Ski
Tour Summit & Hut Weekends
These
weekends are for ski touring whilst minimising time
off work. You have two full days ski touring, with
the night spent in a high mountain hut.
The course objective is to ascend the Domes du Miages
and to ski down to Les Contamines.
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Big
Wall & Artificial in Verdon
For
those looking at climbing big walls, the amount
of new equipment, and skills to master can seem
daunting. The course allows you to learn multi
pitch aid climbing in stunning scenery, and to
experience a night on a portaledge.
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