Activity file
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Activity file
Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix 190 place de l’église - 74400 Chamonix – France - Tél : + 33 (0)4 50 53 00 88 Département Randonnées Glaciaires www.chamonix-guides.com - e-mail : [email protected] & [email protected] Mountaineering Course 5 days Discovery, learning & practice of the high mountain. Our course is based on education and practice. Our guides will teach you all the basic technics required for rock and ice terrain. Two practice days will get you familiar with rock and ice climbing, and to prepare for an unforgettable mountaineering experience in the high alpine. This course is planned with our partnership PETZL. Program Day 1 : Rock Climbing crag Departure at 9 am at our office, Place de l’Eglise, in Chamonix. - First experience and reviewing session : learn about safety and rock climbing basics. - Belaying a party leader and a second climber. - Belaying for “top roping”, setting a belay station, learning how to abseil, leading a pitch and climbing second, placing rock protection, … Day 2 : Ice-climbing practice on Mer de Glace - First experience and reviewing session : learning the basic techniques for walking on a glacier. - Classic cramponing method, using 10-spike crampons, roping up, belaying … Day 3 to 5 : Rock / Snow / Ice climb (the route selection depends on particpants’ skills) Depending on the level of the group and in consultation with your guide, you will realize 3 courses to implement the technics you have learned during the first two days. While having a progressive choice in the difficulty of the selected courses, the objective is to enable you to lead in autonomy the course, under the supervision of your guide. Rock climbing examples : Index, Chapelle de la Glière, Chéserys, Eperon des Minettes, N-NE de l’M … Mixt/ice climbing examples : Petite Verte, Tour Ronde (VN), Traversée des Pointes Lachenal, Arête des Cosmiques … If necessary, your guide may adjust the program to participants’s skills and motivation, as well as to weather forecast and overall mountain conditions. In case of bad weather conditions in the Chamonix valley, we can drive to Italy or Switzerland and enjoy great mountaineering too. COMPAGNIE DES GUIDES DE CHAMONIX MONT-BLANC, 190, place de l’église 74 400 CHAMONIX ; www.chamonix-guides.com SAS au capital social de 364 400€ - R.C.S Annecy - SIRET 448 519 306 00014 - Code APE 7911 Z TVA intercommunautaire FR 23 448 519 306 - Immatriculation ATOUT France IM074 150011 Responsabilité civile professionnelle : MMA IARD - 14 Bd Marie et Alexandre Oyon - 72 000 LE MANS - Police 125 901 025 Garantie financière : GROUPAMA ASSURANCE - 5, rue du centre - 93199 NOISY-le-GRAND Cedex - Contrat n° 4000713874/1 Course details PHYSICAL SHAPE : In good shape : Can daily hike and/or climb vertical gain ranging from 500 to 700 meters, 5 to 6 hours at a moderate hiking pace. Focus is laid on activity discovery and practice. TECHNICAL ABILITY : Beginner : No technical knowledge is required in advance. This course is for beginners or people who have already done some mountaineering courses before and who wishes to start again smoothly. GUIDING POLICY Minimum 3 and maximum 4 participants per guide. In terms of group size, the Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix's guiding policy is one of the strictest in the mountain guiding industry. TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT - mountaineering boots - 1 backpack - rock-climbing shoes - 1 pair of crampons - 1 harness - 1 ice-axe - 1 helmet - 1 figure of eight - 2 locking carabiners * We supply light technical PETZL equipment. - gaiters - gloves - hat - sunglasses Mountaineering clothes Minimum weight and maximum protection! Breathable t-shirt Polar fleece Gore-Tex jacket Pants (type Gore-Tex) with long john or mountain pants Gaiters Thermal underwear Mountain socks Wollen hat and cap or bandana, gloves or mittens DOCUMENTATION ID or valid passport. Having a repatriation insurance is mandatory. Cancellation insurance is highly recommended. We provide optional insurance contracts for repatriation and trip cancellation (see booking form). DATES From Monday to Friday Each Monday from the 05th of June to the 11th of September MEETING Meet the group and your mountain guide at 6 pm, at the Compagnie des Guides’ office, 190 place de l’Eglise, in Chamonix. This meeting is not compulsory. Either come on Monday morning, meeting at 9 am at the Chamonix Guides Company. The course ends by the end of the afternoon, on Friday. PRICE : 780 euros per person, based on a minimum of 3 persons Including : - 5 days of mountain guiding services, - lifts tickets, - daily lunches. Not included : - personal equipment, - accommodation in Chamonix, - mandatory repatriation insurance. COMPAGNIE DES GUIDES DE CHAMONIX MONT-BLANC, 190, place de l’église 74 400 CHAMONIX ; www.chamonix-guides.com SAS au capital social de 364 400€ - R.C.S Annecy - SIRET 448 519 306 00014 - Code APE 7911 Z TVA intercommunautaire FR 23 448 519 306 - Immatriculation ATOUT France IM074 150011 Responsabilité civile professionnelle : MMA IARD - 14 Bd Marie et Alexandre Oyon - 72 000 LE MANS - Police 125 901 025 Garantie financière : GROUPAMA ASSURANCE - 5, rue du centre - 93199 NOISY-le-GRAND Cedex - Contrat n° 4000713874/1 PRIVATE HIRING If you are already a group, do not hesitate to contact us for a tailored made program ! Number of people 1 Price per person 2400€ 2 1220€ 3 880€ 4 710€ LODGING On client’s demand, we can take care of hotel booking prior to arrival, staying in one of our hotel partners from the Best Mont Blanc group in Chamonix. Please find attached the registration form to fill out for your hotel reservation needs. Availability depends on vacancy state at time of booking. OPTIONAL Accommodation in « Best Mont Blanc » hotels in Chamonix center ‘Cie des Guides’ special rates from the 1rst of January 2017 According to availability Price in B&B per room & per day including tax for hotel Prieuré*** & Alpina*** 1rst Jan. until 25 March 26 March until 17 June 18 June until 27 August 28 August until 15 Dec. +15€ per night for hotel Mercure Chamonix**** Price incl. Local tax Price incl. Local tax Price incl. Local tax Price incl. Local tax SINGLE 132 € 98 € 108 € 93 € DOUBLE TRIPLE 168 € 118 € 153 € 117 € 214 € 165 € 209 € 164 € QUAD 239 € 199 € 234 € 199 € COMPAGNIE DES GUIDES DE CHAMONIX MONT-BLANC, 190, place de l’église 74 400 CHAMONIX ; www.chamonix-guides.com SAS au capital social de 364 400€ - R.C.S Annecy - SIRET 448 519 306 00014 - Code APE 7911 Z TVA intercommunautaire FR 23 448 519 306 - Immatriculation ATOUT France IM074 150011 Responsabilité civile professionnelle : MMA IARD - 14 Bd Marie et Alexandre Oyon - 72 000 LE MANS - Police 125 901 025 Garantie financière : GROUPAMA ASSURANCE - 5, rue du centre - 93199 NOISY-le-GRAND Cedex - Contrat n° 4000713874/1