We have had a lot of snow already and very cold weather this last week. The whole of the Chamonix valley is looking very wintery and people have been skinning and skiing at Le Tour and the Grands Montets. It is actually really good. I have tried both areas the last few days. The below photos are from Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at Le Tour, Grands Montets and Argentiere village.

The Grands Montets will partly open this Saturday and Sunday (29th & 30th) and will hopefully from now on be open every weekend. Come and join us for an early ski!

 

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news Martina Palm 26 Nov 2008 No Comments

Lars Moller joined the Chamonix Experience Mont Blanc climbing course 24th to the 29th of August and sent us these fantastic photos afterwards. Thank you Lars!
The course was guided by Dave and the other climbers this week was Elizabeth, Nick and Tracy.
Elizabeth and Lars made it to the summit via the Gouter route and Nick and Tracy decided to climb Pigne d’Arolla in Switzerland instead. Well done all of you!
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photo-blog Martina Palm 24 Nov 2008 No Comments

Chamonix Experience climb Mont Blanc course the 17th to the 22nd of August was guided by Dave and JP. Climbers were Claire, Mark, Erin, James, Niels, Joachim and Tim. They had a great trip up to the Albert 1er hut and the Aiguille du Tour, for which the weather was nice. Climbing and scrambling on the rocks above the hut and reaching the summit of Aiguille du Tour was great mountaineering training. Unfortunately the weather was a little unstable towards the end of the week and only Joachim and Mark reached the summit of Mont Blanc. Erin, James and Tim decided to climb Mont Blanc du Tacul 4248m instead.

   

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You can buy your Christmas presents from Chamonix Experience. What about giving your partner, sister, brother, parents or friends an Avalanche Awareness and/or Crevasse Rescue course for Christmas present? We can make a voucher especially for you and e-mail or post you a copy.
Avalanche Awareness course 80€
Crevasse Rescue course 85€
For more information about each course, please refer to the web page or call our office. 

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news Martina Palm 22 Nov 2008 No Comments

 At long last we are pleased to have sent out the first newsletter from Chamonix Experience. After many delays, we now plan on sending out about one or two newsletters per month with updates on our activities and adventures. During the winter season we will also include information about snow and ice climbing conditions.

You can subscribe to our Chamonix Experience Newsletter by following the link.

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news Martina Palm 22 Nov 2008 No Comments

Chamonix Experience is offering a 5% discount on any 6 or 7 day-long programme (winter and summer 2009) if you book before the 31st of December 2008. In order to book you simply need to fill in the booking form on our web site. Alternatively, you can e-mail or call our office and we will fax, e-mail or post you a booking form.

So, get your calendar out and pencil in your winter and/or summer holiday in the Chamonix mountains. Benefit from this fantastic offer and book your winter mountaineering course, off piste course or ski touring adventure like the Haute Route or Bernese Oberland. For the summer you can chose between Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, Alpine climbing course or the high level Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route.

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news Martina Palm 08 Nov 2008 No Comments