Ice Climbing in Chamonix

Day 1 is arrival day. You’ll be picked up by our private shuttle and taken to the Rockpop hotel. The drive is approximately 1 hour. Arrangements will be made for you to be met by your lead guide at the hotel who will give you the briefing for the week, perform a gear check and guide you on where to rent your technical gear.

Your first day of ice training will be on the Argentiere glacier. This will require lift access and a traverse on snow shoes. The snow shoes will be rented as well and we’ll keep them handy throughout because most of the access requires either skis or snowshoes in the winter. The day will be spent on the Argentiere ice fall to learn the basics on single pitches.

You’ll be taken across the border to Cogne on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc. The drive usually takes around 1 hour 20 mins. Here you’ll spend the day multi-pitch ice climbing on frozen waterfalls. This is a great place to push the skills to the next level. You’ll spend the night back in Chamonix.

You’ll once again be picked up by the guide and taken to Col des Montets or Servoz depending on the ice condition. Both are near Chamonix. This will be a second day of multi-pitch with the possibility of leading stable single pitches if you feel up to it and the ice conditions permit. Your final dinner will be at a trendy Chamonix restaurant with the guide.

After breakfast you’ll be met by your driver for your return to Geneva airport.