Mountaineering in Chamonix
Chamonix. The capital of world mountaineering. 'The Valley of Dreams'. A mecca for climbers and mountaineers who come from all over the world to sample the quality and variety of alpine mountainering available. From simple rock scrambles in the Aiguilles Rouges to the Himalayan scale mixed faces on the wild Italian side of Mont Blanc. Chamonix, has it all.
We offer a variety of guiding and training courses and cater for individuals and groups of complete novice mountaineers to talented climbers requiring a private guide for demanding itineraries. High Mountain Guides specialise in providing tailor made courses to meet your specific requirements here in the Chamonix Valley. Come and join us....
Climb Mont Blanc
An ascent of Western Europe's highest mountain is a big challenge and superb mountaineering expedition. Our six day course allows time for training and acclimatisation which means you are able to enjoy the ascent and climb some other great alpine peaks along the way.
more>Chamonix Alpinist
Chamonix is the capital of World Mountaineering. Put simply, it has it all. A town where climbers and tourists share the bustle of the high street and the whole show is overlooked by the spectacular presence of Mont Blanc and the Chamonix Aiguilles. Rich in history and ripe with... more>
Introduction to Chamonix
Come and sample what the capital of world mountaineering has to offer....pretty much everything! This course is designed for complete beginners to mountaineering and would be ideally suitable for couples or families. In a weeks holiday in the Alps you could learn to rock climb,... more>
Thanks again for the Chamonix wonder week Rob. It was a real pleasure having the opportunity to be out in the mountains with you. You did a sterling job mate and were good fun to be with. I hope we get the chance to do it again sometime. Matt
Thanks for the two days training and guiding at the start of July. It was exactly what we were looking for! It was great to put the new skills into practice at the end of the trip - I felt much more aware and prepared for the task at hand. Your teaching was clear and solid, and I can now take those lessons with me in trips to come. Also thanks for the general support while we were out there...topos and local info very much appreciated!
All the best! Gareth
Thanks again for a great two days in Chamonix (July 2010). Great instructions, guidance and advice. Thanks to your help we achieved exactly what we set out to do, and will now be more confident doing alpine routes under our own steam. It was great to put all of the training from the first day into practice during the ridge climb on day 2. Also, thanks for all your more general advice on rock climbing and suitable alpine routes in the Chamonix area, which was much appreciated and put to good use. See you again soon for more of the same either in the Alps or in Scotland next year. Tom
Bold, brave and generous - these are probably the best words I can find to describe your guiding on the Frendo Spur. Climbing this sort of north face in itself would be a great experience for any climber, but being able to move through ice, snow, rock and combinations of them with your help gave me a real boost in terms of learning and confidence. As a guide you have the best of British alpinism - technically excellent on different types of ground, brave on the lead and generous with passing on advice, and - perhaps most important - able to combine soup with noodles and granite chips to make a decent bivvy meal! Thanks a lot for helping me with a climb that will linger long in the memory and no doubt inspire me to some fresh objectives in the Alps. I'm sure we will climb again in the future - I would recommend HM Guides to anyone wishing to accelerate their learning and have fun in the process of fulfiling their climbing goals! All the best, John
