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2
Person Winter Week 2012
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Course
dates & availability |
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For
couples or friends looking to book together, this
is a week of 1:2 Guiding tailored to you. It includes
an upgrade to a private flat for the two of you
(worth an extra c.£150pp, see page
for details). |
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To
suit all levels, from a pure novice climber to experienced
mountaineers, you can make the course have more
of a mountaineering focus, a skills focus, or a
more waterfall ice climbing focus, as you prefer. |
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In
the evenings you join the other clients for our
evening theory sessions, where you are taught background
theory so that the daylight hours are optimised
for your climbing time. |
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Apart
from Chamonix valley you have the option to climb
in Switzerland or Italy if the conditions are better.
All the climbing is set within some of the most
magnificent and famous mountain scenery of the Alps.
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This
course is ONLY available for two people looking
to book on the same dates at the same time. If
you are travelling alone, consider either the Waterfall
Ice & Gullies course or the Winter 1:1. |
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After
the first day of glacier travel or ice climbs on
the Monday, you sit down with the guide and Chamonix
team to work out a plan for the rest of the week
to take account of conditions, ambitions, and skills. |
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For those not requiring accommodation, price can
be reduced by £100 per person (course accommodation
not available Christmas week, New Year week or the
middle two weeks of February). |
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Dates:
these
are listed in the column on the right, and they
show the live availability from our secure online
booking system. When you book online, you receive
immediate confirmation, your Alpine Information
Booklet, course specific kit list and invoice. |
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Brief
Course Itinerary |
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Travel
to Chamonix to arrive for the 17:00 check-in followed
by and course safety and itinerary briefings. There is
time for kit checks or rental of equipment. Briefings
are over by 20:00 and the Chamonix hosts accompany the
group to pre-dinner
drinks to answer any queries.
Night in Chamonix. |
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Day
1 of 5 of 1:2 guiding. Choose either winter mountaineering
(day of glacier travel) or valley ice climbing for the
day. The grade of the route chosen is dependant on your
previous experience. Night in Chamonix. |
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Day
2 of 5 of 1:2 guiding. After
climbing with you the day before, the guide will suggest
some routes for the week. These could vary from multi-pitch
ice climbs to mountaineering routes. Night in Chamonix. |
| Wed |
Day
3 of 5 of 1:2 guiding. If you opt for altitude routes,
and the weather & conditions are good, this mid week
period is ideal as you are acclimatised from the previous
two days of climbing. Night
in Chamonix. |
| Thu |
Day
4 of 5 of 1:2 guiding. By
now you will have developed significantly, and can tackle
some harder climbs, whether they are more technical ice
routes, or more altitude mountaineering. Night in Chamonix. |
| Fri |
Day
5 of 5 of 1:2 guiding. Today
either push your grade or try some leading. Alpine mountaineering,
ice climbing, or mixed, the choice is all yours! Night
in Chamonix. |
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Breakfast
then the accommodation check out is by 10:00. Most arrange
their transfers for around this time for a flight from
Geneva about midday. |
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| ITINERARY
NOTES: Where possible we follow itineraries. Mountain adventures
are weather and conditions dependant, so occasionaly we are
forced to alter the plans. If this is the case, suitable alternatives
are offered. Please use this outline itinerary as a guide to
the types of route / activity that you will attempt. |
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Course
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| Course
Prices |
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Standard
course
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5
full days IFMGA guiding, 1:2 max ratio
7 days holiday in total, Sunday-Saturday |
£999 |
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Live
availability
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Click
on the planner logo to the right to
see the real time live course availability
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Secure
online booking system |
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Course Inclusions: 1) IFMGA Mountain Guide for five
days, 2) Chamonix course hosts for logistics & briefings,
3) Pre course information booklet, 4) Equipment discount voucher
for UK shops, 5) Six nights B&B accommodation in Chamonix
in private flat for the two of you (inc. bedding & towels),
6) Free 36 page technical Course Instruction Booklet, 7) Road
transport in Chamonix valley, 8) Chamonix office support and
evening instruction. |
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| Exclusions:
1) Travel to and from Chamonix, 2) Cable Cars (approx £30),
3) Transport / tunnel ticket outside Chamonix valley 4) Equipment
hire, 4) Personal laundry, telephone calls, lunches, evening
meals, & any purchases in mountain huts / hotels / restaurants,
6) Sunday pre-dinner drinks & Friday celebratory meal &
drinks, 7) Activities insurance, & excess baggage charges. |
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| Notes:
The
loan of all avalanche safety kit is included (avalanche tranceiver,
avalanche probe and shovel). |
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| Upgrade
options |
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Half
Board Upgrade
£99
(throughout the season) |
For
every night that you are in town, you eat in a different
restaurant in the centre of Chamonix. Always three courses,
to power you for the next day. |
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Avalanche
Skills Day
£49
(throughout the season) |
To
learn avalanche prediction, reutschblocks and use of avalanche
tranceivers. Course is available on any day during the
week (includes ARVA),
details. |
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