ISM - Summer Moutaineering Course Programme

Alpine Mountaineering & High Alpine Treks - Summer Programme / Planner 2008

The course programme is designed to allow you to choose:
• COMBINATIONS of courses which build up skills, acclimatisation and challenge.
• CONTRASTING weeks if you would like a longer, more varied mountaineering holiday.

Wk No.	Introductory	Intermediate	Mont Blanc	Classic Alpine	Technical Alpine	High Alpine Treks
24	Summits & Skills 4000m 7 Jun - 14 Jun
25	Alpine Introduction 15 Jun - 21 Jun	Technical Alpinism 14 Jun - 21 Jun
26	Summits & Skills 4000m 21 Jun - 28 Jun FULL	Student Alpine Ascents 22 Jun - 28 Jun FULL Technical Alpinism 21 Jun - 28 Jun FULL	Mont Blanc Summit 21 Jun - 27 Jun
27	Summits & Skills 4000m 28 Jun - 5 Jul	Technical Alpinism 28 Jun - 5 Jul	Mont Blanc Summit 28 Jun - 4 Jul FULL	Classic Alpine Summits 26 Jun - 5 Jul FULL	Technical Alpine Ascents 28 Jun - 5 Jul
28	Summits & Skills 4000m 5 Jul - 12 Jul	Technical Alpinism 5 Jul - 12 Jul	Mont Blanc Summit 5 Jul - 11 Jul	Classic 4000 - Saas Valley 5 Jul - 12 Jul	Technical Ascents Central Switzerland 5 Jul - 12 Jul
29	Summits & Skills 4000m 12 Jul - 19 Jul Student Alpine Week 13 Jul - 19 Jul	Technical Alpinism 12 Jul - 19 Jul	Mont Blanc Special 12 Jul - 19 Jul FULL	Classic 4000 - Monte Rosa Chain 13 Jul - 19 Jul	Technical Ascents - S Oberland 12 Jul - 19 Jul	Swiss Via Ferrata 13 Jul - 19 Jul
30	Summits & Skills 4000m 19 Jul - 26 Jul	Technical Alpinism 19 Jul - 26 Jul Student Alpine Ascents 20 Jul - 26 Jul FULL	Mont Blanc Summit 19 Jul - 25 Jul	Classic Summits - Bernese Oberland 19 Jul - 26 Jul	Technical Peaks - Swiss Valais 19 Jul - 26 Jul	Chamonix to Zermatt Haute Route 19 Jul - 26 Jul
31	Alpine Introduction 27 Jul - 2 Aug Student Alpine Week 27 Jul - 2 Aug FULL	Technical Alpinism 26 Jul - 2 Aug	Mont Blanc Special 26 Jul - 2 Aug FULL	Classic Alpine Summits 26 Jul - 2 Aug	Technical Alpine Ascents 26 Jul - 2 Aug	W Oberland Summits Trek 26 Jul - 2 Aug
32	Summits & Skills 4000m 2 Aug - 9 Aug	Technical Alpinism 2 Aug - 9 Aug	Mont Blanc Summit 2 Aug - 8 Aug	Classic 4000 - Monte Rosa Chain 3 Aug - 9 Aug	Technical Ascents - S Oberland 2 Aug - 9 Aug	Central Oberland Trek 2 Aug - 9 Aug
33	Summits & Skills 4000m 9 Aug - 16 Aug	Technical Alpinism 9 Aug - 16 Aug	Mont Blanc Special 9 Aug - 16 Aug	Classic Summits - Bernese Oberland 9 Aug - 16 Aug	Technical Peaks - Swiss Valais 9 Aug - 16 Aug	Eiger Trek 9 Aug - 16 Aug
34	Summits & Skills 4000m 16 Aug - 23 Aug	Technical Alpinism 16 Aug - 23 Aug	Mont Blanc Summit 16 Aug - 22 Aug	Classic 4000 - Saas Valley 16 Aug - 23 Aug	Technical Alpine Ascents 16 Aug - 23 Aug	Swiss Via Ferrata 17 Aug - 23 Aug
35	Alpine Introduction 24 Aug - 30 Aug	Technical Alpinism 23 Aug - 30 Aug Student Alpine Ascents 24 Aug - 30 Aug	Mont Blanc Special 23 Aug - 30 Aug	Classic 4000 - Monte Rosa Chain 24 Aug - 30 Aug	Technical Ascents - S Oberland 23 Aug - 30 Aug
36	Summits & Skills 4000m 30 Aug - 6 Sep	Technical Alpinism 30 Aug - 6 Sep	Mont Blanc Summit 30 Aug - 5 Sep	Classic Summits - Bernese Oberland 30 Aug - 6 Sep	Technical Ascents Central Switzerland 30 Aug - 6 Sep
37	Summits & Skills 4000m 6 Sep - 13 Sep	Technical Alpinism 6 Sep - 13 Sep	Mont Blanc Special 6 Sep - 13 Sep	Classic Alpine Summits 6 Sep - 13 Sep
38	Summits & Skills 4000m 13 Sep - 20 Sep

• Matterhorn Ascent , Eiger Ascent and Weisshorn Ascent courses - available any Monday to Friday throughout the programme. The traditional ‘high season’ for these peaks runs from mid-July till the end of August, however in recent hot summers the season has greatly extended.

• If you can’t make the course dates advertised, we can run any course from our Technical Alpine programme at any week in the summer, for a PAIR of climbers, on payment of a supplement of £35 per person.

• We can run any course from our Classic Alpine programme at any week in the summer for any team of THREE people at no extra charge..