Icicle
- corporate mountain events experts
Welcome to the Icicle base camp for organising
corporate mountain events in the Lake District,
Alps and around the world. Icicle Events is the VIP corporate
mountain events logistics branch of Icicle Mountaineering
Ltd. The only limit to the events we can manage
is your imagination, and you can be as hands-on
or hands-off in the organisation, as you'd like.
We have decades of expertise in offering guided
mountain adventures to climb, trek, ski &
run.
Our logistics base and HQ is in Windermere in
the English Lake District, which is an amazing
hub in the midst of the national park. As well
as offering events in the Lake District, we frequently
organise events in the Alps, and further afield
to destinations such as Kilimanjaro in Tanzania,
and Mount Toubkal in Morocco. The key to our success
is our 'little black book' of mountain guiding
experts, local facilitators, and great venues.
We create a huge range of VIP executive services,
which provide inspirational, meticulously planned,
and high quality business events for your clients
and employees. Our expertise is a result of decades
of experience, led by the same management team,
where continuity, integrity, quality and descretion
are our watchwords. As a result we have built
up an unparallelled reputation
for results, and seamless service.
   
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mountain activities and events management |
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Bespoke
guided events
 Mountain Professionals - our team of guides
and leaders has been built up slowly and carefully
over the years, so you will be led by the
best in the business.
Challenges - we will work with you at the
planning stage, to develop a unique bespoke
product and / or challenge for your corporate
event, that is a realistic goal.
Group - let us know if you are developing
an incentive, launching a product, filming
an experience, or celebrating a goal, and
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Mountain
activity
leaders
Activities - tailor your selection of activities
to suit your objectives, and we can suggest
the best venues.
Team building - many corporate teams have
a key objective that is building the relationships
within the team, and we can provide coaching
and activities to support this.
Flexibility - our leaders have a vast experience
of the mountains, and a can-do attitude, so
if the weather doesn't play ball, we always
will ensure that your corporate event will
continue, and is adapted safely. Rain does
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Motivational
& inspirational
We will help you develop an event that is
motivational and memorable to all your team
/ guests.
Corporate events are unique opportunities
to build teams, treat clients, and showcase
your business and products. We will help you
achieve these goals.
We are very brand aware, and will only develop
corporate events that we believe fit with
your ethos, and those of our own corporate
ethics. We respect the mountains, and operate
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Lake
District and the Alps - perfect base camps
for your team
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Which
mountain venue?
Lake District - with adventures right from
the door, the Lakes are a great venue for
a corporate event, and the mixture of mountains,
cliffs, rivers and lakes provide a plethora
of opportunities throughout the year. Activities
that the Lakes are famed for include rock
climbing, fell walking, ridge scrambles, and
fell running.
Chamonix - this is one of the most accessible
Alpine resorts, and offers a huge range of
facilities and a wide range of activities,
skiing, climbing, snowshoeing, hiking, paragliding,
rafting, dog sledding, glacier ice climbing,
and trail running. The town of Chamonix is
nestled at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest
mountain in Western Europe.
Worldwide - we operate corporate trips, conferences,
and business events in mountains across the
world, using our contacts and guide team to
develop a bespoke itinerary to suit your needs.
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Getting
to the mountains
Lake District - there are great transport
links via the West Coast rail mainline, with
London only 3.5 hours away. There is a branch
line from Oxenholme to Windermere. The nearest
international airport is Manchester. Road
access is via the M6 motorway. Within the
national park, we provide event transport.
Alps - the resorts with the best range of
activities and facilities include Chamonix,
Zermatt, Verbier and Courmayeur. The closest
major airport in Geneva, and regionally there
are flights to Sion. Local rail and road transport
links are easy.
Airport transfers - we organise airport transfers
for any group size, direct to your accommodation.
The transfer time to Chamonix from Geneva
is just over an hour.
Icicle holds an ATOL licence, so we can arrange
flights to any of the mountain venues, if
required. We are the only mountain corporate
events company to be ATOL bonded. |
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Select
your logistical needs
All transport to and from the airport /
train station, and for all your in-resort
transport requirements.
Quality accommodation and a choice of catering
to meet your requirements and budget.
Business meeting rooms with conference facilities, and corporate entertainment
venues for parties.
Inspirational corporate events, that can
be operated in the daytime, or as night
time challenges.
Presentations from key note speakers from
the world of mountain sports and endurance.
Events designed for you as incentives /
prizes / training / team building, as required.
A tailored action and events plan that is
delevoped with you, to involve and inspire
you every step of the way from the initial
enquiry, until your corporate event concludes. |
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What
sets Icicle apart for your corporate events?
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Price -
We are highly aware that corporate coffers
aren't limitless, and you focus on margins
for the rest of the year, so tightly control
the event budget for you, to deliver it for
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Experience -
We have a perfect safety record for all our
mountain events, and this is due to high standards
of quality mountain guiding, detailed risk
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Attitude -
Our focus is on making things happen, and
achieving the goal. We know that challenges
adapt in life, both on the mountain and in
the boardroom. Our focus is on getting it
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No
waffle -
We renowned for walking-the-walk, not talking-the-talk.
Being doers not talkers highlights our drive
to provide the best events possible, and letting
them do the talking for us. |
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Flexibility -
Mountain environments are highly dynamic and
flexible in terms of weather and conditions,
and we ensure we build in contingencies and
alternatives to all our event plans, to ensure
we deliver. |
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History -
We've been trading for nearly twenty years,
and our relationships with specific guides,
film crews, accommodation and venue providers,
have been established and tested over the
years. |
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course discounts |
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If
you are organising a group to attend one of our scheduled
courses or trips, and you all book at the same time (all
within a week), the following scale of discounts and offers
are applied to any of our scheduled (non-bespoke) trips...
12+ people - the
group organiser goes completely for FREE
9 - 11 people -
group organiser gets a 50% reduction in the price
7 - 8 people - group
organiser has a 25% reduction in their price
The value of the discount applies to the single person booking of the group organiser, who generally elects to share the discount amongst all members of the group, or to themselves if the group agrees. Larger groups may benefit from better discounts, if they arrange this before booking. Contact us to discuss.
These discounts are usually the ideal for smaller teams,
who want to achieve a specific objective, such as flying
their corporate flag from an Alpine summit, or as a management
team challenge. All our scheduled trips have advertised
ratios, and if you fill a trip, we can run it as a private
event for you and your team. |
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| Dedicated
logistics base |
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Icicle
Events are coordinated, and the logistics arranged, by
the experienced team in our Windermere HQ. We work closely
with you and our mountain safety and guiding team, to
produce exacting products to meet your needs, be it a
product launch, mountain film shoot, or strategic meetings
and activities.
We
are a multiple award winning, fully registered international
tour operator, who is fully bonded for your safey and
total financial security. Book with the best!
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For larger groups we can organise any of the activities or adventures in the Lake District leaflet below, with a greater corporate or team building focus. All larger groups have more instructors and a safety team, as required. Sessions can run from a few hours to multi-day.
Leadership development - Scenarios to help teams operate more effectively,
using different command / management
structures. We can adapt these sessions
to be either mountain or indoor based.
Inspirational speakers - Our team has a portfolio of presentations on subjects
ranging from climbing expeditions to
ultra endurance events, mountain rescue,
and risk management in the mountains.
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| Treated
as genuine VIP's |
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are highly aware this doesn't mean spending a fortune
unnecessarily, but having a bespoke service that is tailored
to your exact needs. For sure we can arrange the helicopter
transfers, the personal security, and the private chefs,
but we pride ourselves in offering more than that; discreet,
bespoke, caring, high quality events and adventures. We
truely believe this is what treating you as genuine VIP's
is all about. |
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further questions? |
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A
key part of choosing a company is being able to come and
talk about your plans with an experienced course advisor
face to face. In an increasingly virtual world, we know
our clients value speaking to real people, getting open
and honest advice. The vast majority of our clients are
British, and our office and outdoor store is based in
Windermere in the English Lake District.
 
Get
in contact to arrange a meeting, and come in for a coffee
to discuss your course in person with a trip
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