| Icicle
- December 2017 news |
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| No need to be "dreaming
of a white Christmas". The snow is already here,
and our winter season is ramping up. We've had several
weeks of Winter Toubkal ascents already, and even the
Atlas mountains in Morocco have seen good snowfalls this
week. Now our focus turns towards the Scottish Winter,
and the Alpine ice, snowshoeing, off piste and ski touring,
and even winter trail running! Here in the Lake District,
there's been good snowfalls, and the crampons have already
been out to play. |
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webcams |
weather |
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There's
no shortage of reports of 'snowmageddon' both from
the Alps, and in the UK. This week sees yet more
huge snowfalls in Europe, and for the conditions
geeks, click our links to the left. |
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Chamonix off piste
Join us for a week
of ski guiding and glacier off piste, based
in Chamonix. Our trip includes B&B for
the week, and all ski guiding. Just £799,
and two ski levels to choose from. |
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Chamonix conditions blog
If you passionately follow
the changing route conditions in the Alps, then
you'll be delighted to hear that Kingsley from our
guiding team, is now a regular guest blogger for
Trek & Mountain magazine. Click on the logo
to the right, to view all the blog posts. |
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Mountain news roundup
Success for Leo Houlding
on Spectre in Antarctica, link.
Controversy is bubbling up over Kilian Jornets Everest
GPS files, link.
'The Art of Freedom' wins the Boardman Tasker prize
2017, link.
Mount Hope is announced UK's highest peak, link.
French climbers establish a new route on the South
face of Nuptse, link.
Ben Fogle and Victoria Pendleton aim to 'conquer'
Everest, link.
Click
here for Icicle blog of latest news |
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brochure
Our 2018 brochure launch
was a huge success, with hundreds of downloads,
and post bags of hard copies sent out. In these
tricky economic and political times, others have
abandoned the production of a brochure this year,
but we've stuck with our values and listened to
your feedback. That's the value of being an independent
company, where service comes before profit.
Click
to download a brochure |
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To view current live courses & trip availability,
please click on the button below.
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Upcoming course spaces...
These trips can be booked
online for immediate confirmation. We also build
bespoke trips for individuals and groups. Get in
touch...
17 Dec - 4 Jan - climb
- Aconcagua - £3499 (1 space) - itinerary
17-23 Dec - ski
- Aosta Ski Tour - £1099 (2 spaces)
- itinerary
23 - 30 Dec - climb
- Winter Toubkal - £525 (3 spaces)
- itinerary
30 Dec - 6 Jan - climb
- Winter Toubkal - £525 (3 spaces)
- itinerary
6-7 Jan - run
- Intro Fell Running - £99 (3 spaces)
- itinerary
12-14 Jan - climb
- Scottish Winter Skills - £325 (2
sp) - itinerary
13-14 Jan - run
- Ultra Trail Weekend - £149 (3 spaces)
- itinerary
21-27 Jan - ski
- Cham Intro Touring - £799 (2 spaces)
- itinerary
12-14 Jan - climb
- Val de Cogne Ice - £1449 (1 sp) -
itinerary
21-27 Jan - trek
- Chamonix Snowshoeing - £799 (3sp)
- itinerary
28 Jan-3 Feb - run
- Gran Canaria running - £799 (4 sp)
- itinerary |
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Alpine winter trails
This photo just
sums up the potential of winter trails in
the Alps, through snowy forests. Join our
weekend on 23 - 25 Feb 2018. Price £299
(includes two days guiding and B&B). |
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Thirlmere zip wire application
Tree Top Treks has made
the ethically unconscionable decision to apply to
install 8 zip wires across Thirlmere in the Lake
District. We strongly oppose this attempt to ruin
a unique landscape, and you can find details of
how to object, clicking on the logos to the right. |
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Elbrus ski tour
Ski the highest
summit in Europe via the remote north
route. £1499, dates April, May
& June 2018.
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Mont Blanc
2018 dates already
live. Booking deposit is £250.
We have frozen prices for next year
for these trips
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Snowshoeing
Enjoy a week of spectacular
landscapes and snowshoe summits. Just.
£799 inc. B&B and guiding.
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Scottish winter
Our season is shaping
up well, and we offer skills weekends,
full weeks, and private guiding options.
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UK ultra trail
Running your first
long trail run in 2018? Join our Lakes
based weekend on 13-14 Jan 2018, to
learn key skills.
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Cham Off Piste
Select from level
1 or 2, with dates on mid-season snow
sure weeks. Just £799 for guiding
and B&B.
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Winter Toubkal
Our most popular
winter trip ascends the highest peak in North
Africa, in the Morrocan Atlas, with two nights
in Marrakesh. There's still availability on
Christmas & New Year weeks. £525. |
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Want a pair of socks for Christmas?
Thought not! If you are
dreading the prospect of this, or want to give friends
or relatives an idea of what to get you, ask for
some gift vouchers, which you can use towards items
from our shop, or towards one of our trips. Choose
voucher amounts from £35 up to £250. |
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