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ใ€ฝ๏ธ Inspirational mountain adventure holidays โ„๏ธ Celebrating our 25th anniversary in 2025 ๐Ÿ”๏ธ Based in Windermere in the #LakeDistrict

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Scottish Winter Skills
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿชข๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Early winter season weekend to learn and polish key winter mountaineering skills, 3 day trip with 2 nights B&B in Fort William, and 2 days guiding, for just ยฃ525pp. Next guaranteed date 12-14 Dec 2025.

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๐Ÿ“Fort William

09.11.2025 20:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Eiger Sunrise
๐ŸŒ„๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Throwback to dawn moments in the summer on the climb of the Mittellegi ridge, to make a full traverse of the mountain, descending the South ridge.

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๐Ÿ“Eiger 3970m, Grindelwald
#climbing #eiger #switzerland

07.11.2025 20:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Chamonix Classics
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿชข๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
Enjoy a week of guided Chamonix technical uber classic climbs. Summer 2026 dates for our Tech Ice & Classics course are live on the website from today.

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๐Ÿ“ Chamonix Mont Blanc

#climbing #chamonix #alpineclimbing #alps

03.11.2025 21:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Matterhorn Dreams
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿชข๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Throwback to summer memories on the uber iconic Hรถrnli ridge of the most instantly recognisable mountains in the world - the Matterhorn! Join us in summer 2026 to make this dream a realityโ€ฆ

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๐Ÿ“Matterhorn 4478m
#zermatt

31.10.2025 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Roof of Switzerland
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿชข๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Looking back to magical moments on the highest summit in Switzerland, the mighty Dufourspitze, climbing from the Monterosa hut that overlooks the Matterhorn.

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๐Ÿ“Dufourspitze 4634m

#zermatt #climbing #Switzerland

26.10.2025 21:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Alpine Autonomy
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธ๐Ÿชข๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
Boost your skills and techniques to accelerate your level of alpine climbing autonomy in this Chamonix based week. Summer 2026 dates are now LIVEโ€ฆ

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๐Ÿ“Chamonix Mont Blanc

#chamonix #montblanc #climbing #alpineclimbing

18.10.2025 18:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Matterhorn Sunrise
๐ŸŒ„๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Climber basking in the first rays of sunlight, as he nears the summit of the iconic Matterhorn, ascending the classic Hรถrnli ridge. Check out the website as dates for summer 2026 are now LIVEโ€ฆ

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๐Ÿ“Matterhorn 4478m, Zermatt

13.10.2025 20:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Roof of Switzerland
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿชข๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
More technical. Better huts. More remote. Greater challenge. Ascending this peak is a step up, or real connaisseurs alternative to Mont Blanc. Dates for summer 2026 are now LIVEโ€ฆ

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๐Ÿ“Dufourspitze 4634m
#zermatt #alps

10.10.2025 20:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mont Blanc 2026
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
3, 2, 1, Go Go Go ๐Ÿš€
Dates for summer 2026 are now LIVE, with an updated itinerary, and more inclusions. One week has filled within 24 hours, so book now to secure your ideal dates.

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๐Ÿ“Mont Blanc 4810m

#chamonix #montblanc

06.10.2025 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Eiger 3970m Traverse
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿชข
2026 dates for the Eiger are now LIVE. Make a full traverse of the mountain, ascending the Mittellegi ridge, descending the long South ridge. Dates July to September.

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๐Ÿ“ Eiger 3970m
#grindelwald #eiger #Switzerland

26.09.2025 18:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Matterhorn 2026
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Dates for ascents in Summer 2026 are now LIVE on the website. Itinerary updated, and availability spread over 10 weeks of key season, when the mountain should be in peak conditions. Video from this year.

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๐Ÿ“ Matterhorn 4478m

24.09.2025 18:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Spaghetti Tour 2026
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Dates for our Monte Rosa 4000m peaks course next summer, and an updated itinerary, are now LIVE on our website. Climb up to 10 x 4000m peaks in a week.

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๐Ÿ“ Monte Rosa

#monterosa #spaghettitour #gressoney #climbing

19.09.2025 19:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Crevasse Rescue
โš ๏ธโ›‘๏ธ๐Ÿ”๏ธโ„๏ธ๐Ÿชข
Train hard, climb easy! Video from IFMGA mountain guide Teo, who was teaching our last Alpine Autonomy team of the season. Realistic, relevant, and hugely empowering to practice this in reality!

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#aiguilledumidi #chamonix

16.09.2025 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Alpenglow Sunset Vibes
๐ŸŒ„๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
The sunset hour making the Mont Blanc massif seem ablaze. Photo from last week, as the pace in the Alps settles a gear, and the autumnal snowline creeps ever lower. Summer is over.

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#chamonix #montblanc #sunset #fall

11.09.2025 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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End Of Paradise
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Last ascents of Gran Paradiso of the summer in the past week, up to the day the Mont Blanc tunnel closed until December. Photos from IFMGA guide Mikel. Some great cold snowy early Autumnal conditions.

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๐Ÿ“Gran Paradiso 4061m

08.09.2025 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Matterhorn Summits
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ’ช
Congratulations to Mark & Sam, guided by Gilles & Martin, for their ascents of the iconic Matterhorn, in perfect conditions, sneaking their climbs in just before the first Autumnal snows plastered it all white.

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๐Ÿ“4478m

31.08.2025 08:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Eiger traverse ๐Ÿ’ช
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Congratulations to Simon ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง and Carlos ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ for grabbing the weather window early last week, to head straight up Mittellegi. The gamble paid off, you seized the opportunity, and summit in the bag in a good time!

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๐Ÿ“Eiger 3970m

17.08.2025 18:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Epic Alpine Weekender
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ˜Ž
Awesome photos from Rosie & Josh on their ascents of Aiguilles dโ€™Entreves and Dent du Gรฉant this weekend, led by IFMGA mountain guide Martin. Congratulations ๐Ÿ’ช

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๐Ÿ“Dent du Gรฉant 4013m
#chamonix #dentdugeant

12.08.2025 14:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Eiger Mittellegi summit
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿชข๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Fortune favours the brave. Congratulations to Marco & Mike for making the first tracks on the Eiger Mittileggi ridge for about two weeks, due to snowy and unsettled weather. Well done both. Awesome efforts ๐Ÿ’ช

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09.08.2025 17:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Matterhorn - Mt Toblerone
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿชข๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
News just announced n from Zermatt that Piers & Oscar climbed the Matterhorn today. Photos from them and also of Mike earlier in the week. Great conditions & weather. Congratulations ๐Ÿ™Œ

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๐Ÿ“Matterhorn 4478m #zermatt

07.08.2025 13:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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International Mont Blanc
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ’ช
Woohoo!!! Congratulations to our teams last week flying their flags from the summits of Mont Blanc & Gran Paradiso. Here the Irish and old Lithuanian flags fluttering proudly. Well done all.

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๐Ÿ“Mont Blanc 4810m

03.08.2025 18:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Summit Vibes
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
Descending from the summit of Mont Blanc, floating amongst the cloud tops. Great photo taken by IFMGA guide Marc. We have just 3 weeks left with spaces this summer season. Good luck to our teams this week!

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๐Ÿ“Mont Blanc 4810m

28.07.2025 19:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Crevasse Rescue!
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿชขโ›‘๏ธ
Alpine Autonomy team practicing crevasse rescue this week, taught by Mr Alpine Mountain Rescue, IFMGA guide Teo. They couldnโ€™t have been in more experienced hands!

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๐Ÿ“Aiguilles Marbrรฉes, Punta Helbronner

#climbing #chamonix

26.07.2025 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weisshorn Summit
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
A huge congratulations to Dragana, guided by Martin last week, on summiting the mighty Weisshorn. Physically and technically a step up from Matterhorn or Eiger. Well done you two ๐Ÿ’ช

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๐Ÿ“Weisshorn 4505m
#switzerland #climbing

24.07.2025 19:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cosmic Cosmiques
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
Alpine Autonomy team out on a sunny but cold Arete des Cosmiques far above Chamonix today. An uber classic route, with a bit of everything; mixed, abseil, rock, and a dodgy ladder to finish up!

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๐Ÿ“Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix

22.07.2025 19:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sea Of Ice
๐ŸŒŠโ„๏ธ๐ŸงŠโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
Thereโ€™s a reason itโ€™s called the โ€˜Mer de Glaceโ€™! Our alpine autonomy team ice climbing and perfecting their crampon techniques in this fabulous ice school venue today, the ice looking like a breaking wave.

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๐Ÿ“Mer de Glace
#chamonix

21.07.2025 16:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cosmiques Spur!
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿชข
Superb Chamonix granite in the sun, preceded by the snowy Midi ridge, and finished up the upper section of the Cosmiques arรชte. A great finale to the week for Paul, led by IFMGA guide Marc ๐Ÿ’ช

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#chamonix #climbing #rockclimbing

20.07.2025 06:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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160th anniversary Matterhorn
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿชข๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Early this week, with snowy conditions, our teams, guided by Seb & Miro, were on the Matterhorn 160 years to the day after the first ascent by Edward Whymperโ€™s team. Another successful summit, 100% this summer ๐Ÿ’ช

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18.07.2025 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Alpine Intro Ridge Day
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿชข๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
Atmospheric day in the clouds for our Alpine Intro teams, guided by Matteo & Marc, on this classic Chamonix Aiguille Crochues ridge crest. Lots of learning; abseils, moving together, belays, & the stunning Lac Blanc.

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17.07.2025 14:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dent du Gรฉant
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ’ช
Congratulations Poppy, guided by Seb, on climbing the Giants Tooth last week. A very steep learning curve, but an epic effort and summit in perfect conditions! One of the most vertical 4000m peaks.

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๐Ÿ“Dent du Gรฉant 4013m
#chamonix

16.07.2025 18:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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