Summer Climbing Courses

Experience the thrills and stunning beauty of the Swiss Alps from the peaks themselves. Participating in one of these courses is a great way to get started in the amazing world of mountaineering.

Wallis Light

This course is perfect for the walker / sport climber who wants to take the first steps of Alpine Mountaineering. We shall take you throu the basic technique of mountaineering rope work and and glacier travel. After this course you shall have a solid platform of information which you can build on. Wallis Switzerland has some of the most buitiful 4000 meter peaks in the world. Ranging from moditarly easy to extremly difficult. For the course we will be situated in the famous zermatt and sassfae valleys

Course Costs & Info

The schedule of the course over 5 days:

Ropework + technique ( rock )
4000 meter peak ( light )
Ropework + technique ( glacier )
4000 meter peak ( light )
4000 meter peak ( light / med )

Min 3 pers Max 6 pers
Date: 2 - 30 Aug 2010
Required fitness: sea level walking 4 - 5 hrs
Cost: 1650.- Swiss Francs

Included in the course price

5x nights in a Hotel 'half board', UIAGM Mountain Guide, guides expenses, mountain lifts, taxi zermatt — sassfee, harness, crampons, helmet, ropes, hardware