Gully and winter mountaineering course - Advanced level

Meet at 8:45am in Chamonix to get to know each other. Then direction Argentière, whose ski lifts will take us to the top of the Aiguille des Grands Montets (3297 m). From there, on skis or snowshoes, we will quickly reach the foot of the chute. It offers 500 m of climbing, about ten in length, with an average slope of 75° and a small passage at 85°. We will spend the night at the Argentière refuge (2777 m).

Today we will leave in the early morning for this beautiful chute, perched in the middle of the Argentière glacier. On the program, 500 m of ice with 3 sections from 70° to 80° which make it a serious race where your strengths will already be tested. We will return to Chamonix at the end of the afternoon. Night in a cottage.

Direction the Aiguille du Midi cable car, at its top a 60 m abseiling point will take us to the Passerelle corridor, which we will descend for 300 m. From there, a magnificent line of ice and steep mixed terrain (80°) will lead us some 250 m higher, to the Cosmic Ridge. All we have to do is follow his thread to get back to our starting point. At the end of the day, we will reach the Cosmices' refuge to spend the night there.

Departure at night for this beautiful large-scale race, which is one of the classics of the Massif. Over the 500m of track, the more you climb the more difficult it will become, ending up with a final chute at 85° in fine ice. You will be able to judge your progress while continuing to learn new techniques. Return to Chamonix at the end of the day and night in a cottage.

For this last day we will take the Aiguille des Grands Montets cable car again, in order to quickly access the start of this magnificent varied and technical route. Delicate mix, fine and 90° ripe ice will be on the menu of this 500 m high chute. The lengths and the experience will continue to accumulate in order to overcome the hardest passages. Return to Chamonix and summary of the internship at the end of the day.