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SUMMARY:Private Rock Climbing Guiding
DESCRIPTION:Local rock with repeat offender\, Alan\, on a progression towards something rather local and specific. Which will involve fun units…
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/private-rock-climbing-guiding-4/
CATEGORIES:Rock Climbing
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190711
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190712
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SUMMARY:Private Rock Climbing Guiding
DESCRIPTION:Local rock with repeat offender\, Alan\, on a progression towards something rather local and specific. Which will involve fun units…
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/private-rock-climbing-guiding-3/
LOCATION:Valłorcine\, Vallorcine\, Haue \, France
CATEGORIES:Rock Climbing
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SUMMARY:Glacier Trek
DESCRIPTION:A trek for a family of 4 on a glacier
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/glacier-trek/
LOCATION:Chamonix\, Chamonix\, 74400\, France
CATEGORIES:Summer Alpine
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190708
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190709
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SUMMARY:Unavailable
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/unavailable-37/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190705
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190708
DTSTAMP:20190109T082545Z
CREATED:20190108T162423Z
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SUMMARY:Arc'teryx Alpine Academy
DESCRIPTION:The 9th Arc’teryx Alpine Academy unites alpine enthusiasts\, mountain guides and professional athletes in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. The event aims to create a space where beginners and experts alike can gain alpine knowledge through top-notch clinics\, experience sharing and respect for the alpine environment. \nI organise the involvement of the British Mountain Guides within the event and act as an MC along with my colleague Isabelle Santoire \nOpening the Arc’teryx Alpine Academy in 2018.Photo Piotr Drodz/Arc’teryx
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/arcteryx-alpine-academy-4/
CATEGORIES:Summer Alpine
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190702
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190704
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SUMMARY:Private Alpine Intro
DESCRIPTION:Hi Andy\, \nI’m currently staying in Saint-Gervais training for the UTMB in August. While I’m here\, I thought it may be a good idea to try some Alpine climbing. I have done some basic rock climbing in England; however\, would really like to learn how to use crampons\, ice axes\, crevasse rescue etc….
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/private-alpine-intro/
LOCATION:Chamonix\, Chamonix\, 74400\, France
CATEGORIES:Summer Alpine
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190701
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190702
DTSTAMP:20190512T112947Z
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SUMMARY:Ecole de Glace
DESCRIPTION:A day of techniques on the glacier
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/ecole-de-glace/
LOCATION:Chamonix\, Chamonix\, 74400\, France
CATEGORIES:Summer Alpine
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190628
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190630
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SUMMARY:Trad Climbing Course
DESCRIPTION:Cams\, wires\, hexes and all that good stuff.
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/trad-climbing-course/
LOCATION:Chamonix\, Chamonix\, 74400\, France
CATEGORIES:Rock Climbing
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190627
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SUMMARY:Unavailable
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URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/unavailable-36/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190625
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190627
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SUMMARY:Multi pitch rock
DESCRIPTION:Mike returns to Chamonix to do some of the best climbs on the planet and learn how to attempt them himsef
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/multi-pitch-rock/
LOCATION:Chamonix\, Chamonix\, 74400\, France
CATEGORIES:Rock Climbing
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190623
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190625
DTSTAMP:20190512T105105Z
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SUMMARY:Alpine Introduction Course
DESCRIPTION:2 days of technical input to enable the team to be more autonomous in the mountains
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/alpine-introduction-course/
CATEGORIES:Summer Alpine
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190619
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SUMMARY:Private Rock Climbing Guiding
DESCRIPTION:Local rock with repeat offender\, Alan\, on a progression towards something rather local and specific. Which will involve fun units…
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/private-rock-climbing-guiding-2/
LOCATION:Valłorcine\, Vallorcine\, Haue \, France
CATEGORIES:Rock Climbing
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SUMMARY:Unavailable
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URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/unavailable-33/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190617
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190618
DTSTAMP:20190512T104345Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190512T104345Z
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SUMMARY:Private Rock Climbing Guiding
DESCRIPTION:Local rock with repeat offender\, Alan\, on a progression towards something rather local and specific. Which will involve fun units…
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/private-rock-climbing-guiding/
LOCATION:Valłorcine\, Vallorcine\, Haue \, France
CATEGORIES:Rock Climbing
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190611
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190615
DTSTAMP:20190512T103924Z
CREATED:20190512T103924Z
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SUMMARY:Alpine Improver Course
DESCRIPTION:4 days of “Perfectionnement d’alpinisme” with local team\, Chamonix Experience.
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/alpine-improver-course/
LOCATION:Chamonix\, Chamonix\, 74400\, France
CATEGORIES:Summer Alpine
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190608
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190611
DTSTAMP:20190512T103328Z
CREATED:20190512T103328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190512T103328Z
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SUMMARY:Private Alpine Guiding
DESCRIPTION:Sandy and Tony continuing their development as climbers and mountaineers
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/private-alpine-guiding-2/
LOCATION:Chamonix\, Chamonix\, 74400\, France
CATEGORIES:Summer Alpine
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190512
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190527
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SUMMARY:Unavailable
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URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/unavailable-34/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190429
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190509
DTSTAMP:20180810T050532Z
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SUMMARY:Greenland Wild West week 2
DESCRIPTION:This newly discovered area on the west coast of Greenland is perfect for ski touring. We are based in a catered hut for the week\, surrounded by 1000m mountains with descents at all levels.  \nMark Howard in Greenland\nI came across this area by happy accident in 2018 when a ski sailing trip was made impossible by excess ice keeping the boat in dry dock. The boat crew\, stranded in a remote arctic village\, found this remarkable area with a hut to replace their yacht. You can see how our 2018 adventure unfolded here .\nIn summary\, it was a fantastic discovery. \nThe massif has been skied by just a handful of folk\, and we skied several new lines during the 2 weeks in late April/early May 2018. The local logistics operator was helpful\, flexible and reliable\, and the hut catering from Andy and Janice\, the crew of the Destiny with whom I’ve worked for several seasons\, was outstanding. \nWith the hut being the only accommodation in the fjord\, we were the only skiers in a massif measuring over 1000 square kilometres. \nGiven the area’s recent discovery and the temptation of a small minority of commercial guiding companies to use my site for their R&D\, precise details of the area will be provided once I have received a bona fide direct enquiry. \nGrade Description \nThese grades are using the Eagle Ski Club grading system\nE1: The mountains in the area are between 800 and 1200m high\, and we are based approximately 30m above sea level. The hut is warm and comfortable. Outside temperatures in 2018 ranged from -5 to -15°C\, and winds were mostly light to moderate. \nS3: The terrain is varied\, with lines to suit most competent ski tourers. Typical descents are in the 25 to 30° zone. Cover can range from calf deep powder to a firm Arctic style snowpack\, so we will need to be effective and versatile underfoot. \nM1: Apart from a few short bootpacks using crampons\, very little mountaineering ability is needed. The terrain is not glacial\, though harnesses will be carried for scrambling terrain or steeper bootpacking. \nYour ski area for the week\nProgramme \nWe have 2 provisionally booked time slots. To keep things as cost effective as possible\, I aim initially to fill the first slot of 22 April to 1 May. If there is sufficient demand\, we can easily insert a second week 29 April to 8 May. \nYou can view a gallery of images from 2018 here \n29 April Fly to Copenhagen and meet the team. Spend the night in a hotel close to the airport. Note that the departure on 23 April is at 1100 so with an early flight from the UK on 30 April it would be possible to avoid the cost of a hotel night in Copenhagen. \n30 April Flight from Copenhagen to Kangerlussuaq\, the hub airport for west Greenland. The flight leaves at 1100 CET with a duration of just under 5 hours. After a short interval\, we fly a final hour to the small airport at the destination village on the west coast. \nWe are met by our hosts Andy and Janice and transferred by minibus to a local hotel. Here we’ll check gear\, load the sleds for the transfer the next day and take the chance to wander round the village\, check out local handicrafts and meet the locals\, both human and canine! Accommodation will be in shared twin rooms with an evening meal in the hotel restaurant. \n1 May Breakfast at the hotel\, and then we complete loading of the sleds\, issue one-piece suits for the snowmobile transfer to the hut. We will be riding either on the back of a snowmobile or in a purpose built trailer known as the ski bus. The journey time could be anything from 2 to 6 hours depending on the weather and conditions. In 2018 we managed a ski tour the same day as our arrival at the hut \nFull gas snowmobiling\n2 – 5 May Ski touring from the hut. After a healthy breakfast\, we’ll set off. There is one group of itineraries that set off from directly behind the hut. We can also get towed across and/or along the fjord behind the snowmobile to access a huge number of lines. If weather and logistics permit\, we can use the trailer to get us over some rolling terrain to traverse over to a parallel valley\, from where the snowmobile can collect us and bring us back to the hut. Typical vertical intervals are around 1000m \, so expect 3 to 5 hours of ascent depending on the terrain and conditions. Andy and Janice will supply us with sandwiches\, homemade biscuits and hot drinks for the day out. The descents are typically on wide slopes or couloirs. Visibility can be varied – this is\, after all\, the Arctic! \nThe skiing in Greenland\nIn the 2 weeks I spent here in 2018\, I had 50% blue sky days\, a fair amount of cloud and flat light which meant skiing couloir lines\, one day that was foggy and only one where we were confined to base by snow and strong winds. Avalanche risk was fairly straightforward to manage and on an EAS it rated moderate most of the time with a few days at considerable and one at high. On return to the hut\, we have some hot soup\, then relax or throw in another lap behind the hut. Dinner is plentiful and well-deserved! \n6 May A ski tour\, and then the logistics team will arrive to collect us in the early afternoon. We will transfer back to the village for a night in the hotel\, a welcome shower and access to the spa and sauna! Dinner at the hotel and an opportunity to buy souvenirs. \n7 May Transfer to the airport and flight back to Copenhagen via Kangerlussuaq. We arrive in Copenhagen at 2130 and will stay in a hotel close to the airport \n8 May Fly from Copenhagen back home \nClassic Greenlandic couloir actionSkier: Matt Madden\nMeeting Place \nWe will meet in Copenhagen in the afternoon/evening of 22 April at a hotel ( exact location to be confirmed ) \nTravel \nFlight to Copenhagen from your point of origin: there is a wide variety of operators. For a relaxed approach\, aim to arrive in Copenhagen on the afternoon/evening of 29 April. \nFlight to the final destination via Kangerlussuaq is with Air Greenland. \nWe travel in to the hut on snowmobiles. Some of the team will be riding pillion on the snowmobiles\, and some will be in the trailer\, known as the ski bus. \n  \nThe Couloir of DestinySkiers: Ray Allwood\, Paul Spelling and Mark Howard\nAccommodation \nIn Copenhagen\, there are many hotels near the airport. I have two noted from this year which are good value and comfortable. \nOn arrival in the destination village\, we will be in the only hotel. We’ll be in shared twin rooms. The hotel has a sauna and spa\, a restaurant and bar and is halfway between the centre and the edge of the village where the huskies are kept\, known as “Dog Town”. Cuteness abounds. \nDog Town\nThe hut where we will be based is warm and comfortable. It has a kitchen and dining room equipped with a diesel stove\, which can also be used to dry kit. The dormitory has 10 bunk beds. The entrance hall is used to store clothing and skis\, and there is a dry toilet inside. There is no running water at the hut but we have plenty of water from the nearby stream. \n \nKasuta\, as we say in Greenlandic.See you next year!\nEquipment \nKit for this tour is based around Andy P’s list for hut to hut ski mountaineering which can be found at https://andypmountainguide.com/kit/hut-to-hut-ski-and-snowboard-mountaineering/\nA down jacket is useful for the ski bus in the mornings\, and I found a neoprene facemask nice for the transfer from the village. It’s not often I use mitts\, but this is one time where I did.\nA full kit list will be sent to you on booking \nWarm and cosy\nMaps and Guidebooks \nThere are no guidebooks to the area at all.\nMaps are limited to a 1:100\,000 map.\nWe made very good use of Viewranger and Google Earth in 2018. See here for more detail on this. On booking I will send you some maps of tours we did in 2018. \nViewranger screenshot\nGoogle Earth screenshot\nInsurance \nInsurance which is valid for rescue and repatriation from the Arctic is mandatory. A good starting point is the BMC. Different skiers last year had different levels of questions they needed to answer\, even with just one insurer!\nGiven the level of flight cost\, you are strongly advised to take out cancellation insurance. \nCost \nWe have a sliding scale of costs depending on team size: \n4 skiers: £2395 per head\n5 skiers: £2295 per head\n6 skiers: £1995 per head \nPayment will be in 3 stages: an initial payment of ~33% to confirm your booking\, a second payment of ~33% in December 2018\, and a final payment of the balance in February 2019. \nWhat’s included?\n• 2 Nights in shared twin room incl. breakfast\n• 2 2-course dinners in the hotel\n• Arctic Spa and Sauna on return from the tour\n• Airport Transfer to/from the village\n• Snowmobile transfer to/from the hut\n• 6 nights at the hut including breakfast\, lunchtime/afternoon soup\, sandwiches and snacks and evening meal\n• Guiding for 4 full days ski touring and two shorter days when we transfer to/from the hut \nWhat’s not included?\n• Flight from home to Copenhagen. Typical return prices on Easyjet are around £170\n• Hotel in Copenhagen\n• Flight from Copenhagen to the destination\n• Currently around 7500 DKK for an Economy Restrictive ticket which is £880 at the current exchange rate\n• There are a limited number of budget tickets at the Takuss rate at just over 5000 DKK. These have zero flexibility and no refund in the event of cancellation.\n• Alcohol (!) – which is eye wateringly expensive in Greenland and so should be purchased in the duty free at Copenhagen. \nContact and Bookings \nFor more details\, please contact me via the contact page on my website. You can also call or text me at +33 6 1990 6730. \nOnce we’ve established this is the right tour for you\, I will then ask you to fill out a booking form and will send you an invoice for the first deposit. \nI look forward to hearing from you. The area is amazing and is well worth the effort.
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/greenland-2019-week-2/
CATEGORIES:Featured,Ski Touring
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190422
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190502
DTSTAMP:20180716T122027Z
CREATED:20180716T115611Z
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SUMMARY:Greenland Wild West week 1
DESCRIPTION:This newly discovered area on the west coast of Greenland is perfect for ski touring. We are based in a catered hut for the week\, surrounded by 1000m mountains with descents at all levels.  \nPowder hounds in Greenland\nI came across this area by happy accident in 2018 when a ski sailing trip was made impossible by excess ice keeping the boat in dry dock. The boat crew\, stranded in a remote arctic village\, found this remarkable area with a hut to replace their yacht. You can see how our 2018 adventure unfolded here .\nIn summary\, it was a fantastic discovery. \nThe massif has been skied by just a handful of folk\, and we skied several new lines during the 2 weeks in late April/early May 2018. The local logistics operator was helpful\, flexible and reliable\, and the hut catering from Andy and Janice\, the crew of the Destiny with whom I’ve worked for several seasons\, was outstanding. \nWith the hut being the only accommodation in the fjord\, we were the only skiers in a massif measuring over 1000 square kilometres. \nGiven the area’s recent discovery and the temptation of a small minority of commercial guiding companies to use my site for their R&D\, precise details of the area will be provided once I have received a bona fide direct enquiry. \nGrade Description \nThese grades are using the Eagle Ski Club grading system\nE1: The mountains in the area are between 800 and 1200m high\, and we are based approximately 30m above sea level. The hut is warm and comfortable. Outside temperatures in 2018 ranged from -5 to -15°C\, and winds were mostly light to moderate. \nS3: The terrain is varied\, with lines to suit most competent ski tourers. Typical descents are in the 25 to 30° zone. Cover can range from calf deep powder to a firm Arctic style snowpack\, so we will need to be effective and versatile underfoot. \nM1: Apart from a few short bootpacks using crampons\, very little mountaineering ability is needed. The terrain is not glacial\, though harnesses will be carried for scrambling terrain or steeper bootpacking. \nYour ski area for the week\nProgramme \nWe have 2 provisionally booked time slots. To keep things as cost effective as possible\, I aim initially to fill the first slot of 22 April to 1 May. If there is sufficient demand\, we can easily insert a second week 29 April to 8 May. \nYou can view a gallery of images from 2018 here \n22 April Fly to Copenhagen and meet the team. Spend the night in a hotel close to the airport. Note that the departure on 23 April is at 1100 so with an early flight from the UK on 23 April it would be possible to avoid the cost of a hotel night in Copenhagen. \n23 April Flight from Copenhagen to Kangerlussuaq\, the hub airport for west Greenland. The flight leaves at 1100 CET with a duration of just under 5 hours. After a short interval\, we fly a final hour to the small airport at the destination village on the west coast. \nWe are met by our hosts Andy and Janice and transferred by minibus to a local hotel. Here we’ll check gear\, load the sleds for the transfer the next day and take the chance to wander round the village\, check out local handicrafts and meet the locals\, both human and canine! Accommodation will be in shared twin rooms with an evening meal in the hotel restaurant. \n24 April Breakfast at the hotel\, and then we complete loading of the sleds\, issue one-piece suits for the snowmobile transfer to the hut. We will be riding either on the back of a snowmobile or in a purpose built trailer known as the ski bus. The journey time could be anything from 2 to 6 hours depending on the weather and conditions. In 2018 we managed a ski tour the same day as our arrival at the hut \nFull gas snowmobiling\n25 – 28 April Ski touring from the hut. After a healthy breakfast\, we’ll set off. There is one group of itineraries that set off from directly behind the hut. We can also get towed across and/or along the fjord behind the snowmobile to access a huge number of lines. If weather and logistics permit\, we can use the trailer to get us over some rolling terrain to traverse over to a parallel valley\, from where the snowmobile can collect us and bring us back to the hut. Typical vertical intervals are around 1000m \, so expect 3 to 5 hours of ascent depending on the terrain and conditions. Andy and Janice will supply us with sandwiches\, homemade biscuits and hot drinks for the day out. The descents are typically on wide slopes or couloirs. Visibility can be varied – this is\, after all\, the Arctic! \nThe skiing in Greenland\nIn the 2 weeks I spent here in 2018\, I had 50% blue sky days\, a fair amount of cloud and flat light which meant skiing couloir lines\, one day that was foggy and only one where we were confined to base by snow and strong winds. Avalanche risk was fairly straightforward to manage and on an EAS it rated moderate most of the time with a few days at considerable and one at high. On return to the hut\, we have some hot soup\, then relax or throw in another lap behind the hut. Dinner is plentiful and well-deserved! \n29 April A ski tour\, and then the logistics team will arrive to collect us in the early afternoon. We will transfer back to the village for a night in the hotel\, a welcome shower and access to the spa and sauna! Dinner at the hotel and an opportunity to buy souvenirs. \n30 April Transfer to the airport and flight back to Copenhagen via Kangerlussuaq. We arrive in Copenhagen at 2130 and will stay in a hotel close to the airport \n1 May Fly from Copenhagen back home \nClassic Greenlandic couloir actionSkier: Matt Madden\nMeeting Place \nWe will meet in Copenhagen in the afternoon/evening of 22 April at a hotel ( exact location to be confirmed ) \nTravel \nFlight to Copenhagen from your point of origin: there is a wide variety of operators. For a relaxed approach\, aim to arrive in Copenhagen on the afternoon/evening of 22 April. \nFlight to the final destination via Kangerlussuaq is with Air Greenland. \nWe travel in to the hut on snowmobiles. Some of the team will be riding pillion on the snowmobiles\, and some will be in the trailer\, known as the ski bus. \n  \nThe Couloir of DestinySkiers: Ray Allwood\, Paul Spelling and Mark Howard\nAccommodation \nIn Copenhagen\, there are many hotels near the airport. I have two noted from this year which are good value and comfortable. \nOn arrival in the destination village\, we will be in the only hotel. We’ll be in shared twin rooms. The hotel has a sauna and spa\, a restaurant and bar and is halfway between the centre and the edge of the village where the huskies are kept\, known as “Dog Town”. Cuteness abounds. \nDog Town\nThe hut where we will be based is warm and comfortable. It has a kitchen and dining room equipped with a diesel stove\, which can also be used to dry kit. The dormitory has 10 bunk beds. The entrance hall is used to store clothing and skis\, and there is a dry toilet inside. There is no running water at the hut but we have plenty of water from the nearby stream. \n \nKasuta\, as we say in Greenlandic.See you next year!\nEquipment \nKit for this tour is based around Andy P’s list for hut to hut ski mountaineering which can be found at https://andypmountainguide.com/kit/hut-to-hut-ski-and-snowboard-mountaineering/\nA down jacket is useful for the ski bus in the mornings\, and I found a neoprene facemask nice for the transfer from the village. It’s not often I use mitts\, but this is one time where I did.\nA full kit list will be sent to you on booking \nWarm and cosy\nMaps and Guidebooks \nThere are no guidebooks to the area at all.\nMaps are limited to a 1:100\,000 map.\nWe made very good use of Viewranger and Google Earth in 2018. See here for more detail on this. On booking I will send you some maps of tours we did in 2018. \nViewranger screenshot\nGoogle Earth screenshot\nInsurance \nInsurance which is valid for rescue and repatriation from the Arctic is mandatory. A good starting point is the BMC. Different skiers last year had different levels of questions they needed to answer\, even with just one insurer!\nGiven the level of flight cost\, you are strongly advised to take out cancellation insurance. \nCost \nWe have a sliding scale of costs depending on team size: \n4 skiers: £2695 per head\n5 skiers: £2495 per head\n6 skiers: £2195 per head \nPayment will be in 3 stages: an initial payment of ~33% to confirm your booking\, a second payment of ~33% in December 2018\, and a final payment of the balance in February 2019. \nWhat’s included?\n• 2 Nights in shared twin room incl. breakfast\n• 2 2-course dinners in the hotel\n• Arctic Spa and Sauna on return from the tour\n• Airport Transfer to/from the village\n• Snowmobile transfer to/from the hut\n• 6 nights at the hut including breakfast\, lunchtime/afternoon soup\, sandwiches and snacks and evening meal\n• Guiding for 4 full days ski touring and two shorter days when we transfer to/from the hut \nWhat’s not included?\n• Flight from home to Copenhagen. Typical return prices on Easyjet are around £170\n• Hotel in Copenhagen\n• Flight from Copenhagen to the destination\n• Currently around 7500 DKK for an Economy Restrictive ticket which is £880 at the current exchange rate\n• There are a limited number of budget tickets at the Takuss rate at just over 5000 DKK. These have zero flexibility and no refund in the event of cancellation.\n• Alcohol (!) – which is eye wateringly expensive in Greenland and so should be purchased in the duty free at Copenhagen. \nContact and Bookings \nFor more details\, please contact me via the contact page on my website. You can also call or text me at +33 6 1990 6730. \nOnce we’ve established this is the right tour for you\, I will then ask you to fill out a booking form and will send you an invoice for the first deposit. \nI look forward to hearing from you. The area is amazing and is well worth the effort.
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/greenland-2019-week-1/
CATEGORIES:Featured,Ski Touring
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190414
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190420
DTSTAMP:20180907T093536Z
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SUMMARY:Ski Mountaineering in the Miage
DESCRIPTION:A star tour from the Conscrits hut with classic glacial objectives such as Mont Tondu\, the Col des Glaciers and the Domes de Miage\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Domes de Miage are just south west of Mont Blanc\, and although it’s only 45 minutes drive from the hot spot of Chamonix\, the area is quiet with a remote feel. A warm up day tour at Les Contamines will be followed by days out on various options from the modern and comfortable Conscrits hut.
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/ski-mountaineering-in-the-miage/
LOCATION:Les Contamines\, Les Contamines\, Haute Savoie\, France
CATEGORIES:Ski Touring
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190414
DTSTAMP:20180907T092657Z
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SUMMARY:Unavailable
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URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/unavailable-26/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190407
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190413
DTSTAMP:20180907T092547Z
CREATED:20180907T092547Z
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UID:1675-1554595200-1555113599@andypmountainguide.com
SUMMARY:Relaxed Silvretta Tour
DESCRIPTION:This tour is for Eagles looking for a relaxed approach. For those needing a rest or a shorter day\, we have consecutive nights in some of the most comfortable huts in the Alps!\n\n\n\n\n\nThe emphasis will be on enjoyment and comfort\, with two nights in each hut enabling people to take a rest or have a shorter day if required. \nOur departure point for this tour will be Ischgl\, circulating clockwise via the huts\, with the option to bail northwards at any time if weather or snow conditions dictate. For a good overview\, see my Silvretta Flickr Gallery \nNote that with both Andy Perkins and Julie-Ann Clyma as your bad cop/good cop guides there are up to 12 places on this tour.
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/relaxed-silvretta-tour-4/
LOCATION:Landeck\, Landeck\, Austria
CATEGORIES:Ski Touring
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190407
DTSTAMP:20181018T085547Z
CREATED:20180907T092016Z
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SUMMARY:Northern Stubai Ski Tour
DESCRIPTION:A traverse of the Stubai from south to north. We start in the Stubaigletscher ski area and take in cols and peaks as appropriate\, finishing in Kuhtai. \nTHIS TOUR IS FULL
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/northern-stubai-ski-tour/
LOCATION:Innsbruck Bahnhof\, Innsbruck\, Austria
CATEGORIES:Ski Touring
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190331
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190401
DTSTAMP:20180907T091401Z
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UID:1670-1553990400-1554076799@andypmountainguide.com
SUMMARY:Unavailable
DESCRIPTION:Travelling to Austria!
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/unavailable-25/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190330
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190331
DTSTAMP:20190117T185952Z
CREATED:20190117T185952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190117T185952Z
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SUMMARY:Private Off Piste Guiding
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/private-off-piste-guiding-3/
LOCATION:Nendaz\, Nendaz\, Valais\, Switzerland
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190325
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190330
DTSTAMP:20180907T091232Z
CREATED:20180907T091232Z
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UID:1667-1553472000-1553903999@andypmountainguide.com
SUMMARY:Private Verbier Ski Safari
DESCRIPTION:Marnix\, Joost\, Onno and Carsten ski toured with me in the Dolomites in 2018. \nIn 2019 we are closer to my home. Just over the border from Chamonix\, the resort of 4 Vallées holds massive potential for off piste\, side country and full on ski touring. Based from a chalet in Nendaz\, we will choose the venue with the best snow each day based on weather and conditions.
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/private-verbier-ski-safari/
LOCATION:Nendaz\, Nendaz\, Valais\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Off Piste Skiing,Ski Touring
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190323
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190325
DTSTAMP:20180907T085734Z
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SUMMARY:Unavailable
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URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/unavailable-24/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190318
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190323
DTSTAMP:20180907T085622Z
CREATED:20180907T085512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180907T085622Z
UID:1661-1552867200-1553299199@andypmountainguide.com
SUMMARY:Private Ice and Mixed Guiding in the Arctic
DESCRIPTION:Darren\, back for the third year\, for Scottish style at the seaside
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/private-ice-and-mixed-guiding-in-the-arctic/
CATEGORIES:Ice Climbing
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190308
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190317
DTSTAMP:20181018T090004Z
CREATED:20180907T085403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181018T090004Z
UID:1655-1552003200-1552780799@andypmountainguide.com
SUMMARY:Ski touring in Arctic Norway
DESCRIPTION:This trip is FULL. \n  \nA week on the west coast of Arctic Norway near Tromso. \n\nSummits up to 1200m in altitude\nComfortable fjordside lodging on a self catered basis\nNorthern lights!\n\n \n 
URL:https://andypmountainguide.com/event/ski-touring-in-arctic-norway/
CATEGORIES:Ski Touring
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