Written by Alan Ingram on August 15, 2001
- As the highest summit in the Alps, although only second highest in continental Europe to the 5,633 metres Mt. Elbrus in the Caucasus and thereby failing to qualify as one of the Seven Summits (the...
Written by Alan Ingram on August 15, 2001
- With its extensive network of readily-accessible mountain huts the Austrian Tyrol is ideal for first forays into the European Alps. The multitude of 3,000 metre summits provides a wealth of easy routes and good practice...
Written by Alan Ingram on August 15, 2001
- Winter mountaineering experience in the Scottish Highlands provides an excellent foundation for first forays into the European Alps. Although new horizons with greater challenges are opened, clothing and essential equipment - the mandatory ice-axe and...
Written by Josh S on January 5, 2005
- "It’s called the grandest TRAVERSE in the Alps," our fearless leader Graham deadpanned. I hesitated. I could tell that what he meant was, "It’s called the grandest TRAVERSE in the Alps, you idiot!"
Ah yes, in...
Written by formershrink on February 22, 2007
- During my junior year of college, I decided to spend a semester in France skiing and studying French language. I saw that a Swedish program named INSTED ran a language school in the famous ski...
Written by davidx on November 7, 2002
- Was it a sensible thing to do? We live in Northern England and we drove to Dover, crossed to Calais, went right across France in a day and spent two very active days there, and...
Written by rhiannon1968 on January 12, 2002
- Oh, there are so many ways to get to Chamonix... but my very favourite one is by train from Switzerland - and more specifically from the station of Martigny - which is only about 40...
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