2-day intro to the high mountain in the Mont Blanc massif

Elevate your climbing skills with the IFMGA-certified Prorock Outdoor Team on the Mont Blanc massif, and be surrounded in the stunning Italian mountainside.

Group

Alps

2 Days

Aug

High

Beginner

Highlights

Develop your mountaineering skills with an IFMGA-qualified team.
Surround yourself in the stunning Italian mountainside.
Master glaciers and mixed terrain.

Description

Head to the heart of the beautiful Mont Blanc massif to learn mountaineering techniques, including how to conquer glaciers, mixed terrain and high altitudes.

With our 2-day base at the Torino refuge, our main objective is to build confidence and teach participants the essentials, including glacier crossings, mixed routes and ridges, and steep gullies. All this is in order to make participants independent on the mountainside.

While keeping the guide ratio low, you can expect the care and attention needed in order to develop your mountaineering skills.

Reserve your place amid the high mountain of the Mont Blanc massif, and upgrade your mountaineering techniques, build confidence, and experience the wild beauty of the Italian alpine mountainside.

Price includes

Guiding fee

Price details

The price does not include the guide´s expenses (accommodation, meals, lift tickets, etc).
This is the price for a group (minimum of 2 people). This price does not include: travel, meals, accommodation, ski lifts, guide costs (to be divided by the number of participants), equipment.

Itinerary

Day 1: Day of techniques

We will ascend to the Torino refuge, and dedicate the rest of the day to glaciers, tying techniques and self-rescue techniques, in the event of a crevasse fall. Then we will take a short climb on snow and mixed terrain.

Day 2: Climb the massif

Today we climb to a top of the massif, where we will experiment with the techniques of progression on snow and mixed terrain, together with all the tying methodologies learned in the previous day.

Details

More info

Required equipment: 40-liter minimum backpack; mountaineering boots (crampon or semi-crampons); ice axes; crampons; harness; frontal battery; charged battery and replacement; helmet; 1.5-liter thermal bottle; sun cream and lip cream; Sacco sheet or a single sheet; light socks and ski or hiking socks, possibly 2 pairs; undershirt; turtleneck sweater; light fleece; trousers; lightweight fleece; gloves, hat and sunglasses; cereal bars or fruit for lunch.

Meeting point

About the guide

Prorock

5.0

(34)

Guide Agency

The Prorock Outdoor Team is based in Camaiore (Lucca, Tuscany), a renowned holiday resort in the heart of Apuan Alps, one of the most beautiful mountain ranges of central Italy. Our company promotes fun and safe outdoor activities, offering professional support and training at all levels. Our expertise includes rock and ice climbing, mountaineering, vie ferrate, canyoning, backcountry skiing and hiking.

Our highly experienced team of IFMGA certified mountain guides will lead you on a unique experience to the most interesting spots of Apuan Alps, Cinque Terre and many more localities. Carlo, Cristiano, Franco, Pasquale and Roberto, our guides, will make you enjoy your holiday time with Prorock Outdoor!

Languages

Italian | French | English

Certificates

UVGAM | IFMGA

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What people are saying about Prorock

Stephanie

It was my first climbing experience and it couldn’t have been better. My guide Franco chose a climbing spot that allowed for varying degrees of difficulty, took his time to explain safety, all the different tools, show me basic techniques, and guided me through the pitches to help improve my skills over the day. We were able to do several pitches of varying difficulty to explore and push my limits and get comfortable with the elevation. Thank you! I highly recommend him.

Marcus

Great service from Explore Share arranging a world class guide (Franco) to take our family of 6 on the via Ferrata expedition. Highly recommend!

Great experience overall - we went to the Apuan alps where we were able to climb multiple routes with a fantastic view all with our guide Franco - very fun and memorable experience and would definitely recommend

Really great climbing experience near Cinque Terre. The location was beautiful and our guide was fantastic. 1/2 of our group was experienced and 1/2 was not. Our guide made sure to find an area to accommodate everyone's abilities. Would highly recommend this experience!

I got to spend two amazing days climbing on two of the most beautiful climbing places you could think of. The guides were fantastic! Everything was well prepared, they took good care of everything and everyone, making sure we all felt safe and satisfied at all times. So if you want to start climbing as a beginner in one of the top 20 climbing spots of the world, or if you already have climbing experience and simply want to improve your technique or skills. Or if you’re already an experienced climber and you simply are looking for super professional climbing partners, this is what you have to go for! I feel like I made friends and will definitely come back next year to climb again with these lovely guys 🏼🏼🏼