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The Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix offers a wide range of climbing adventure for both beginners and experienced climbers: rock climbing, adventure park, and via ferrata.
The Chamonix Valley provides an incredible setting for rock climbing. The Gaillands climbing school, closed to the town centre is the main rock climbing crag. It is especially suitable for families and kids climbing. With over 150 pitches it includes all the types of climbing: slab, crack, overhang, chimney and slab. It is an ideal place to begin top rope climbing or improve your lead climbing skills with safety as a priority. Our mountain guides and climbing instructors are there to help you every step of the way. They will teach you about essential climbing gear, such as: carabiner, belay device, harnesses, quickdraw, rope, sling and knots. You will also learn crucial roping techniques like belaying and rappelling, ensuring you are well-prepared to lead your first ascent to the top. Right next to the climbing area, the adventure park offers long zip lines with breathtaking views of the Mont-Blanc Massif, making it a thrilling addition to your alpine climbing adventures.
Chamonix is renowned for its high-altitude climbing routes, offering a paradise for sport climbers in the Alps. Enjoy multi-pitch routes with bolts or asking for cams & stoppers and advanced rock climbing skills including all the hands and feet jamming techniques for crack climbing. Some destinations like Les Chéserys and the peaks accessible from the Flégère cable car are not to be missed. The iconic Aiguilles de Chamonix attract climbers from around the world seeking challenging crack climbs on exceptional granite quality. Whether you are a novice looking to get started in climbing on bolted crags or an experienced climber seeking trad climbing adventures, the Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix organises climbing courses or climbing classes. Learn to climb, get the basic climbing techniques and develop your climbing ability to become a proper mountaineer.
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The largest adventure park in the valley with over 100 different areas and zip lines
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Level 1: You have never practiced.
Level 2: You have some initial experience.
Level 3: You practice occasionally.
Level 4: You practice regularly.
Level 5: You have a sustained practice.
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Half a day
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78€
78€
A dizzying activity for an unforgettable climb in a majetic setting
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Level 1: You have never practiced.
Level 2: You have some initial experience.
Level 3: You practice occasionally.
Level 4: You practice regularly.
Level 5: You have a sustained practice.
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Half a day
Half a day
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55€
55€
Climbing training for the whole family at two steps from the center of Chamonix
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Level 1: You have never practiced.
Level 2: You have some initial experience.
Level 3: You practice occasionally.
Level 4: You practice regularly.
Level 5: You have a sustained practice.
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Half a day
Half a day
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55€
55€
Go climbing around Argentière and enjoy familly lessons with a climbing instructor
Difficulty:
Level 1: You have never practiced.
Level 2: You have some initial experience.
Level 3: You practice occasionally.
Level 4: You practice regularly.
Level 5: You have a sustained practice.
Duration (d):4
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4 days
4 days
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200€
200€
Introduction to verticality over 4 half-days at the Gaillands climbing crag
Difficulty:
Level 1: You have never practiced.
Level 2: You have some initial experience.
Level 3: You practice occasionally.
Level 4: You practice regularly.
Level 5: You have a sustained practice.
Duration (d):4
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4 days
4 days
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435€
435€
Immersion in the exciting world of climbing combining adventures and techniques
Difficulty:
Level 1: You have never practiced.
Level 2: You have some initial experience.
Level 3: You practice occasionally.
Level 4: You practice regularly.
Level 5: You have a sustained practice.
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4 days
4 days
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435€
435€
Advanced rock climbing course combining bouldering and cliff climbing
Difficulty:
Level 1: You have never practiced.
Level 2: You have some initial experience.
Level 3: You practice occasionally.
Level 4: You practice regularly.
Level 5: You have a sustained practice.
Duration (d):2
Duration
2 days
2 days
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355€
355€
Learn all the climbing techniques for multi-pitch routes, including belaying and rappelling
Difficulty:
Difficulty Level 1: For beginner climbers climbing at the French grade 4a - 4b level.
Difficulty Level 2: For intermediate climbers climbing at the French grade 4c - 5a level.
Difficulty Level 3: For advanced climbers climbing at the French grade 5b - 5c level.
Difficulty Level 4: For experienced climbers climbing at the French grade 5c - 6a level.
Difficulty Level 5: For expert climbers climbing at the French grade 6a level and above.
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2 days
2 days
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345€
345€
A climbing course to learn traditional climbing basics for crack climbing
Difficulty:
Difficulty Level 1: For beginner climbers climbing at the French grade 4a - 4b level.
Difficulty Level 2: For intermediate climbers climbing at the French grade 4c - 5a level.
Difficulty Level 3: For advanced climbers climbing at the French grade 5b - 5c level.
Difficulty Level 4: For experienced climbers climbing at the French grade 5c - 6a level.
Difficulty Level 5: For expert climbers climbing at the French grade 6a level and above.
Duration (d):1
Duration
1 day
1 day
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220€
220€
Introduction to mixed climbing in the sunny setting of the Aiguilles Rouges
Fitness:
Physical Level 1: For individuals who engage in occasional physical activities, positive elevation gain of up to 300m.
Physical Level 2: For individuals who engage in regular physical activities, positive elevation gain of up to 600m or routes above 3500m.
Physical Level 3: For individuals who engage in regular endurance activities, positive elevation gain of up to 900m or routes above 4000m.
Physical Level 4: For individuals who engage in regular endurance activities, positive elevation gain of up to 1300m.
Physical Level 5: For individuals who engage in intensive endurance activities, positive elevation gain exceeding 1300m.
Technique:
Technical Level 1: For regular hikers wishing to discover mountaineering. The route is not very steep and is well-marked, or the activity may also take place in beginner-friendly areas.
Technical Level 2: For experienced hikers wishing to discover mountaineering. The route includes short, steep sections and may involve scree or rocky ridges, requiring surefootedness.
Technical Level 3: For occasional mountaineers (2 to 5 recent outings). The route includes steep sections requiring prior climbing experience at a French grade 3c level and/or mastery of crampons and ice axe use.
Technical Level 4: For regular mountaineers (5 to 10 recent outings). The route requires climbing at a French grade 4c level and mastery of mountaineering techniques, including the use of crampons and an ice axe, as well as basic roping and belaying techniques.
Technical Level 5: For experienced mountaineers (more than 10 recent outings). The route requires climbing above a French grade 4c level and mastery of mountaineering techniques, including the use of crampons and ice axes for ice climbing, as well as advanced roping and belaying techniques.
Duration (d):1
Duration
1 day
1 day
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220€
220€
Magnificent and varied climb, a natural progression from rock climbing lessons
Difficulty:
Difficulty Level 1: For beginner climbers climbing at the French grade 4a - 4b level.
Difficulty Level 2: For intermediate climbers climbing at the French grade 4c - 5a level.
Difficulty Level 3: For advanced climbers climbing at the French grade 5b - 5c level.
Difficulty Level 4: For experienced climbers climbing at the French grade 5c - 6a level.
Difficulty Level 5: For expert climbers climbing at the French grade 6a level and above.
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1 day
1 day
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310€
310€
A magnificent route combining mountaineering and rock climbing
Difficulty:
Difficulty Level 1: For beginner climbers climbing at the French grade 4a - 4b level.
Difficulty Level 2: For intermediate climbers climbing at the French grade 4c - 5a level.
Difficulty Level 3: For advanced climbers climbing at the French grade 5b - 5c level.
Difficulty Level 4: For experienced climbers climbing at the French grade 5c - 6a level.
Difficulty Level 5: For expert climbers climbing at the French grade 6a level and above.
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1 day
1 day
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160€
160€
The perfect terrain to learn multi-pitch climbing techiques: belaying and abseiling
Difficulty:
Difficulty Level 1: For beginner climbers climbing at the French grade 4a - 4b level.
Difficulty Level 2: For intermediate climbers climbing at the French grade 4c - 5a level.
Difficulty Level 3: For advanced climbers climbing at the French grade 5b - 5c level.
Difficulty Level 4: For experienced climbers climbing at the French grade 5c - 6a level.
Difficulty Level 5: For expert climbers climbing at the French grade 6a level and above.
Duration (d):1
Duration
1 day
1 day
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235€
235€
One of the most beautiful climbs on Brévent with a breathtaking view of Mont Blanc
Difficulty:
Difficulty Level 1: For beginner climbers climbing at the French grade 4a - 4b level.
Difficulty Level 2: For intermediate climbers climbing at the French grade 4c - 5a level.
Difficulty Level 3: For advanced climbers climbing at the French grade 5b - 5c level.
Difficulty Level 4: For experienced climbers climbing at the French grade 5c - 6a level.
Difficulty Level 5: For expert climbers climbing at the French grade 6a level and above.
Duration (d):1
Duration
1 day
1 day
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355€
355€
The most popular granite route on the southern face of the Aiguille du Midi
Difficulty:
Difficulty Level 1: For beginner climbers climbing at the French grade 4a - 4b level.
Difficulty Level 2: For intermediate climbers climbing at the French grade 4c - 5a level.
Difficulty Level 3: For advanced climbers climbing at the French grade 5b - 5c level.
Difficulty Level 4: For experienced climbers climbing at the French grade 5c - 6a level.
Difficulty Level 5: For expert climbers climbing at the French grade 6a level and above.