It
is a condition of booking any of our trips, that all clients
have sufficient activities insurance. This is to protect
you in case of any requirement for medical or hospital
treatment, mountain search and rescue, and in case you
have to cancel your course due to injury or personal circumstances.
Documentary proof of cover is checked at the course briefing.
It must be written in English, and specify that it covers
you for all the activites that you plan to undertake during
your trip.
Your
insurance documentation should specifically cover you
for all the following
activities. If the policy does not clearly state you are
covered for these activities, you will not be covered
for them, and will be unable to undertake any guiding.
All of the policies must cover you for mountain
search and rescue, and medical or hospital treatment,
as well as in case of you cancelling your course place.
Mountaineering:
e.g. Mont Blanc, Winter Intro, Matterhorn
Cover for; climbing with ropes, on glaciers, over
4000m
Rock
climbing: e.g. Alpine Rock course
Cover for; climbing with ropes, on glaciers, with
guide
Expeditions:
e.g. Aconcagua, Kilimanjaro
Cover for; specific country, activity, altitude,
and rescue
Trekking:
e.g. Tour Mont Blanc, Walkers Haute Route
Cover for; hiking up to 3500m, non glaciated,
with guide
Via
Ferrata: e.g. Bochette Way, Intro Via Ferrata
Cover for; climbing with ropes, with a guide
Snowshoeing:
e.g. Best of Mont Blanc, Italian Weekends
Cover for; snowshoeing off trails, up to 3500m,
with guide
Off
Piste: e.g. Chamonix Off Piste, Vallee Blanche,
Verbier
Cover for; on glaciers, unmarked routes, with
ropes & guide
Ski
Touring: e.g. Haute Route, Monte Rosa, Gran
Paradiso
Cover for; on glaciers, ski mountaineering, with
ropes & guide
Heli-skiing:
e.g. Mont Blanc, Winter Intro, Matterhorn
Cover for; on glaciers, heli-skiing, with guide,
off piste
If
you have travelled abroad without insurance or suitable
cover, you will not be able to undertake any guiding,
until such a time as you obtain cover. Generally this
will mean that you miss one or two days of guiding as
an absolute minimum. You have been warned. Please make
life easy for yourself, and arrange cover now! To date
we have never seen any bank or credit card travel insurance
that provides you cover for mountaineering and glacier
travel including the use of ice axe and crampons, or for
off piste and ski touring that includes cover for skiing
on any glaciers. Specialist insurance is required, and
we summarise the three of the most popular insurers below.
Snowcard
Insurance
BMC
Insurance
Austrian
Alpine Club
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'Alpinist'
insurance is required for all our Alpine climbing
trips such as Mont Blanc or Alpine Intro courses.
'Alpine
& Ski' cover is suitable for all our Alpine
mountaineering trips including Mont Blanc or Intro
courses.
Climbing
insurance is part of the membership package of
joining the Austrian Alpine Club UK division.
'Trekker'
insurance is ideal for the Tour du Mont Blanc,
summer Haute Route and winter snowshoeing trips.
'Trek'
insurance is ideal for the Tour du Mont Blanc,
summer Haute Route and winter snowshoeing trips.
Trekking
insurance is part of the membership package of
joining the Austrian Alpine Club UK division.
Off
piste courses generally require 'Lift Served Freeride'
cover, and ski touring courses should get 'Ski
Mountaineering' cover.
'Alpine
& Ski' cover is suitable for all of our off
piste and ski touring trips including Haute Route
ski tour and all our Off Piste courses.
Off
Piste and Ski Mountaineering insurance is part
of the membership package of joining the Austrian
Alpine Club UK division.
£10
million: Emergency medical and other expenses
cover, including repatriation to the United Kingdom.
Up to £500: Physiotherapy and dental treatment
cover. Up to £250: Early return home benefit.
Up to £250: Car hire return benefit. Up
to £100,000: Search & Rescue expenses.
Up to £300: Ski / Dive / Golf / activity
Pack. Up to £1000: Hospital benefit. Up
to £25,000: Personal Accident cover. Up
to £2 million: Personal Liability cover
£10
million medical and emergency expenses. £100000
rescue and recovery. £1000 hospital inconvenience
expenses. £10000 personal accident. £2
million personal liability. £2000 personal
belongings. £5000 cancellation. £100
delayed departure. £500 missed departure.
£25000 legal expenses or advice. £5000
curtailment of journey or trip. £500 catastrophe
cover. £500 personal money. £250 loss
of passport. £1000 hijack.
25000€
rescue costs.10000€ medical treatment. Costs
for repatriation and medical transfer following
mountain rescue. 3 million € personal liability.
32703€ legal expenses.
Insurance
is available to UK residents only.
Insurance
is available to UK residents only.
Insurance
available to non-UK residents.
The
details of the insurance policies detailed above
are correct as of the date of creation of this page.
You are responsible for checking if they have changed,
and for making sure that you have suitable cover
before travel. There are other insurers who you
may use. Should your policy not be in English, please
bring full policy cover wording in English. If you
do not provide the documentation in English, we
cannot check it, and you will be unable to undertake
any guiding. Please take note of this, as it the
policy is in place purely to protect you in event
of any emergency..
