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Alpine climbing couse in Chamonix Mont-Blanc Chamex

Mountaineering

CHAMONIX EXPERIENCE
Alpine climbing couse in Chamonix Mont-Blanc Chamex

Mountaineering

CHAMONIX EXPERIENCE

Mountaineering courses in Chamonix

Chamex offers a variety of mountaineering courses for those looking to experience the high mountains for the first time as well as expert climbers wishing to improve their skills or striving towards a particular summit.

Learn the essential mountaineering skills with Chamonix Experience mountain guides Our beginner courses will teach you the important basic rock climbing skills and guide you through your first steps in alpine climbing. You’ll learn essential safety skills, become confident in the use of equipment such as harnesses and belays, develop your knowledge of ropework and gain a love of heights! Our advanced courses will take you climbing some of the amazing big routes around the Mont Blanc Massif and beyond. You’ll discover exceptional long granite routes and challenging multi-pitches that will strengthen your skills and push your climbing ability to the next level. For those who simply want to enjoy climbing great routes alongside their personal UIAGM mountain guide, Chamonix Experience has some of the best guides in the Alps to accompany you!

Intermediate

You have previous mountaineering experience as a follower, you have already used crampons and an ice axe in your rock climbing or ice climbing experiences. You’re able to follow French grade 5 on rock (US 5.8+), grade 4 on ice, and up to M3 or French AD+ in the mountains. Appropriate physical fitness is needed – the ability to move in the mountains for 6-8 hours at a regular, sustained pace without excessive suffering, over the week’s duration.

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Expert

You complete the learning outcomes of our Alpine climbing Level 2 course and you have a solid experience in the mountains. You should be autonomous on each type of Alpine terrain, rock, snow, mixed routes. You should be able to follow up to French level 5 in mountain boots, French 6b (5.10+) in rock shoes, and mixed/ alpine French grade D (M4+). The prerequisite physical condition allows movement in the high mountains for 8-10 hours at a continuous pace for consecutive days,