We had 12 people on Chamonix Experience Mont Blanc course the 3rd to the 8th of August. They headed up to the Albert 1er hut for training and acclimatisation.

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photo-blog Martina Palm 15 Aug 2008 No Comments

We had three strong climbers, Sean, Rachel and Richard and two Chamonix Experience guides, Jerome and Julien who all climbed Mont Blanc together on the 15th and 16th of July. The stable weather and the physical strength of the group allowed them to do the summit attempt in a slightly different way than normal. They went all the way from the Tramway at Nid d’Aigle, 2372m, past the Gouter hut and straight up to the summit of Mont Blanc 4807m, in one day to then return to the Gouter hut in the evening for a good sleep.

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photo-blog Martina Palm 30 Jul 2008 No Comments

 As the Chamonix Experience office was quiet last week we thought we should take the opportunity to benefit from the nice weather and have a staff outing in the mountains. Martina, Elizabeth and Anne headed up to the Albert 1er refuge for the night to climb the Aiguille du Tour. (more…)

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photo-blog Martina Palm 29 Jul 2008 No Comments

The Chamonix Experience Alpine Climbing course from the 6th to the 11th of July was led by guide Dave Etherington. Our international group consisted of Steffen from Germany, Hanan from Israel and Esten from Norway. 

One of the days the group climbed the Petite Aiguille Verte on the Grands Montets. This is a great training peak

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photo-blog Martina Palm 29 Jul 2008 No Comments

Chamonix Experience Mont Blanc week that made it nearly to the summit. They had great weather most of the week (more…)

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photo-blog Martina Palm 17 Jul 2008 No Comments

The weather was on our side this week. The first acclimatisation trip up to the Aiguille du Tour gave nice views of the summit. After that we had a glorious day at the Point Lachenal by the Aiguille du Midi, which provides great training ground for alpine climbing.

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photo-blog Martina Palm 06 Jul 2008 No Comments

New this summer is our Alpine Climbing Adventure and Via Ferrata week. No previous alpine climbing experience is necessary but you need to have an adventurous spirit. During this exciting week you will (more…)

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news Martina Palm 10 Apr 2008 No Comments

Are you planning to go on an expedition to any of the greater ranges in the world towards the autumn or maybe next year? We are pleased to let you know that Chamonix Experience will be running Expedition Training Courses in Chamonix under supervision of Russell Brice. Dates for the first course are 19th to 22nd of June. For more information check out the link. 

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news Martina Palm 17 Mar 2008 No Comments

New this year is the Chamonix Experience Winter Mountaineering course. There are lots of possibilities for mountaineering in the Mont Blanc range even  in winter. There are many frozen waterfalls in the valley that can be great in cold temperatures. With all lifts open you also have relatively easy access to many high mountain routes.

Here are a few photos from the Contamine-Mazeaud route on the Triangle du Tacul, AD+ 350m. A great route when in good condition and not that technically demanding. However you might need a bit of courage and stamina.

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photo-blog Martina Palm 15 Nov 2007 No Comments

The climbing season for Mont Blanc starts in the middle of June. From then on, until the end of September Chamonix Experience had about 113 climbers doing a 6 day Mont Blanc course with us. Despite some bad weather in summer 2007, our groups managed to do a lot of great mountaineering and have a good time. Here is a small selection of photos.

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photo-blog Martina Palm 09 Sep 2007 No Comments