To
join this course you need
no previous experience of climbing or
mountaineering. This course is suitable
for keen hill walkers, indoor wall climbers,
or ramblers, to introduce you to the
key technical aspects necessary for
mountaineering. If you have more experience, consider the Autonomy week.
A
key feature of the course is that
you attempt an Alpine 4000m peak at the end of the week. It's the highest peak completely in Italy, Gran Paradiso 4061m. It involves a night in a mountain
hut, and an Alpine start
the next morning for the summit.
A great experience, and it will confirm
how much you have learned. These courses
focus on the skills required for ascents
on rock, ice and snow; including ropework, glacier
travel, navigation, crampon & ice axe use, and kit
selection.
Sun
Travel
to Chamonix, course briefing
Mon
Glacier
day to learn use of crampons
Tue
Alpine
mountaineering and ropework
Wed
Travel to area, and ascend to hut
Thu
Summit
Gran Paradiso, and descend
Fri
Ropework, skills, abseils, anchors
Sat
Breakfast,
check out and depart
For
the full itinerary of this course on the
main website, please click
here.
Course Dates Alpine Intro
[5+] 28 Jun - 4 Jul 2026
[5+] 12 - 18 Jul 2026
[5+] 26 Jul - 1 Aug 2026
[5+] 9 - 15 Aug 2026
[5+] 30 Aug - 5 Sep 2026
Course
spaces
The numbers in brackets next to each course date
indicate the remaining spaces. Please contact us
of you require more spaces, as often we can release
extra places, subject to availability.
Exclusions:
1) Travel to and from Chamonix, 2) Equipment hire,
3) Cable cars & uplift (c. 80 euros depending
on itinerary) for you (and guide if required), 4) Lunches & snacks for during the days, 5) Breakfasts and evening meals in Chamonix, & any purchases in mountain
huts, 6) Activities insurance.
