Our Journal
Keep up to date with the goings on in the mountain world. We're usually in the mountains ourselves, but whenever we have time to sit down and write some entries we will. If you have some topics you are interested in, why not send us a post that we can share here?
Ski Touring Intro: Frequently Asked Questions
What's the weather like? Be prepared for a real mix of weather and temperatures, from freezing cold early mornings to warm sunny afternoons. There really is no knowing what to...
Sustainability: January Round Up
Below you can find a selection of our highest emitting activities as a business with some of the initial thoughts we have had around them. We will aim to finalise...
Haute Route Ski: Frequently Asked Questions
What's the food like? Don’t worry, you'll stay well fed and watered on this trip. You will be ski touring for 3-5 hours a day so you'll work up quite...
Mont Blanc: Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of fitness level do I need? You need to be able to hike comfortably with a heavy pack for up to 10 hours at a moderate pace. Mountaineering...
Tour du Mont Blanc Trek Logistics + Shortcuts
Les Houches Directions ('Down the valley') Starting point for: Western Route, 4 Day Turbo, 6 Day Family, 7 Day, 6 Day Fastpacking, 9 Day Adventurous and the 11 Day classic...
Sustainability: December Round Up
Scope 3 Calculations As we mentioned in our November newsletter, scope 3 emissions will be our immediate focus in the very early parts of 2023. Once we have logged all...
Self Guided Tour du Mont Blanc Epic: Adventurous 9 Day Itinerary
DAY 1: Bellevue - Refuge Plan Glacier This itinerary takes the Bellevue cable car from Les Houches to the Bellevue Plateau & picks up the path for the Col du...
Self Guided Tour du Mont Blanc Epic: Turbo 4 Day Itinerary
DAY 1: Bellevue - Croix du Bonhomme This itinerary takes the Bellevue cable car from Les Houches to the Bellevue Plateau & picks up the path for the Col du...
Self Guided Tour du Mont Blanc Epic: Family 6 Day Itinerary
DAY 1: Les Houches – Refuge Miage Take the Bellevue cable car in Les Houches up to the Bellevue Plateau. It’s then just a 15 minute walk (very well signposted)...