Rich Cross leading at La Grave



Ice Climbing & Ski Mountaineering in The Chamonix Valley

Useful links:



Related courses : Kit list / What's included : Request a brochure : View gallery

Mike "Twid" Turner has been a leading light in British climbing for more than 15 years - having climbed over 50 E7's, scores of new routes and over a dozen major first ascents on Big Walls around the globe.

French 8a, E8, M8 and Scottish 8 have all formed part of his repertoire - not to mention the North Face of the Eiger in Winter and a successful career at the National Mountain Centre, Plas y Brenin - where he has been Head of Rock Climbing for the past 10 years.
Twid is a full UIAGM Guide, British Mountain Guide and Mountain Instructor and is sponsored by DMM and Mammut. 

Twid runs a range of Ice Climbing and Ski Mountaineering Courses during the winter from his base in Chamonix. He has the following availability for 2007:

Ice Climbing in Chamonix Valley
Dates: 8th to 12th Jan 2007
15th to 19th Jan 2007
£700 per person for guiding
1 Space remaining on each week.

Rock and Ice Road Trip to the States
A 2 week road trip from Denver to Las Vegas with a week of Ice Climbing in Colorado followed by a week of rock climbing in the desert. See my gallery of the previous trip, it was awesome.
Dates: 18th Feb to 4th March.
Cost: £900 guiding fee


 
 
What have previous clients said?

"I just wanted to write and express my thanks for a great trip to La Grave. My first time climbing in the Alps was a little daunting, knowing that I would be trying my hand at quite a few things I’ve never tried before, but you guys really inspired confidence. Looking back at the photo’s it was just an amazing experience and climbing icefalls where you can see and hear the water running behind the ice while your several hundred metres up is something I know I’ll never forget.
I would certainly recommend your services!"
James - Jan 05