Ice Climbing | Initiation and progression for all
Get started with ice climbing with a professional guide. Discover the techniques of climbing on icy formations safely, whatever your level.
Chamonix Icefall Weekend - Initiation and discovery
Ice climbing weekend in Chamonix or Cogne. 2 days to discover or improve yourself with a professional guide. Program adapted to your level.
Ice climbing course in Chamonix - All levels
Ice climbing course in Chamonix 5 days for all levels. Varied terrain to acquire rich gestures with a guide. Possibility to climb at the top.
Icefall course in Cogne - All levels
Icefall course in Cogne in Italy. 5 days in Val de Cogne with a large number of waterfalls for all levels. Possibility to climb at the head of the rope.
Guaranteed progress
Proven teaching method - You will leave with new technical skills
20 years of experience
Perfect knowledge of the conditions and the best routes to ensure a safe experience
Hardware included
No specialized equipment? Your guide can help you out with reserve equipment.
Ice climbing, a fascinating and accessible discipline
Ice climbing is one of the most spectacular and exciting activities of the winter season. This unique practice, halfway between climbing and mountaineering, allows you to explore an ephemeral world sculpted by the cold. Accompanied by a professional guide, you will discover the incomparable sensations of climbing on glacial formations with phantasmagoric shapes.
Contrary to popular belief, ice climbing is not just for experts. Thanks to adapted supervision, this discipline becomes accessible to all, offering opportunities for rapid progression and immediate sensations, even for beginners.
A unique sensory experience
Climbing on the ice is an unparalleled sensory experience. The crystal-clear sound of ice axes penetrating the ice, the changing texture of the icy formations under the crampons, the reflections of light passing through the translucent drapes: all your senses are awakened when climbing a waterfall.
This discipline also offers a remarkable aesthetic dimension. Each waterfall is unique, shaped by the vagaries of frost and thaw, creating ephemeral architectures of striking beauty. Stalactites, columns, drapes, ice mushrooms: the diversity of formations encountered adds an artistic dimension to this technical practice.
Progressive and adapted learning
The icefall allows a particularly rewarding technical progression. From the first outings, you will master the fundamentals that will allow you to evolve confidently in this very particular field. Supervision by a guide guarantees secure and personalized learning, adapted to your pace and abilities.
Traction ice techniques, frontal cramponnage, balance and ice reading are introduced gradually, in a controlled environment. This step-by-step pedagogy makes it possible to approach increasingly demanding paths calmly, while developing increasing autonomy in practice.
A varied playground for all levels
One of the major advantages of the icefall lies in the diversity of the available terrain. From school sites perfectly suited to beginners to committed stunts reserved for experienced climbers, to routes of intermediate difficulty, each practitioner finds a challenge suited to his needs.
This graduation in difficulty makes it possible to build a logical and secure progression. During the outings, you will be able to confront waterfalls with various configurations: plastic or brittle ice, vertical or dumped structures, isolated corridors or pillars. This diversity greatly enriches the experience and makes it possible to develop a complete technique.
Discover the ice fall with a professional guide and let yourself be seduced by this captivating winter activity. Between technique, aesthetics and sensations, this discipline opens the doors to a fascinating world, where each ascent becomes a unique adventure in a magical setting constantly renewed by the climatic conditions.