ISM - Summer Moutaineering Course Programme

Alpine Mountaineering and Trek & Summit weeks - Summer Programme / Planner 2012

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.	Intro/Student/Treks & Via Ferrata	Summits & Skills	Instruction/Skills	Classic Alpine	Technical Alpine & Skills	Mont Blanc & Swiss Giants
23
24
25	Introductory Alpin-ISM 17 Jun - 23 Jun	Summits & Skills 4000m 16 Jun - 23 Jun	Classic Alpin-ISM 16 Jun - 23 Jun
26	Swiss Via Ferrata 24 Jun - 30 Jun	Summits & Skills 4000m 23 Jun - 30 Jun	Technical Alpin-ISM 23 Jun - 30 Jun	Classic Alpine Summits 23 Jun - 30 Jun	Technical Alpine Ascents 23 Jun - 30 Jun	Mont Blanc Special 23 Jun - 30 Jun
27	Student Alpine Week 1 Jul - 7 Jul	Summits & Skills 4000m 30 Jun - 7 Jul	Classic Alpin-ISM 30 Jun - 7 Jul	Classic 4000 - Saas Valley 30 Jun - 7 Jul	Technical Alpine Skills 30 Jun - 7 Jul Alpine Rock - Skills & Climbs 1 Jul - 7 Jul
28	Introductory Alpin-ISM 8 Jul - 14 Jul	Summits & Skills 4000m 7 Jul - 14 Jul	Technical Alpin-ISM 7 Jul - 14 Jul	Classic 4000 - Monte Rosa Chain 8 Jul - 14 Jul	Oberland Summits 8 Jul - 14 Jul	Mont Blanc Special 7 Jul - 14 Jul
29	Trek & Summit Bishorn 15 Jul - 21 Jul	Summits & Skills 4000m 14 Jul - 21 Jul	Classic Alpin-ISM 14 Jul - 21 Jul	Classic Alpine Summits 14 Jul - 21 Jul	Technical Ascents Central Switzerland 14 Jul - 21 Jul	Swiss Giants 14 Jul - 21 Jul
30	Student Alpine Week 22 Jul - 28 Jul	Summits & Skills 4000m 21 Jul - 28 Jul	Technical Alpin-ISM 21 Jul - 28 Jul	Classic 4000 - Saas Valley 21 Jul - 28 Jul	Technical Peaks - Swiss Valais 21 Jul - 28 Jul	Mont Blanc Special 21 Jul - 28 Jul
31	Introductory Alpin-ISM 29 Jul - 4 Aug	Summits & Skills 4000m 28 Jul - 4 Aug	Classic Alpin-ISM 28 Jul - 4 Aug	Classic 4000 - Monte Rosa Chain 29 Jul - 4 Aug	Oberland Summits 29 Jul - 4 Aug	Swiss Giants 28 Jul - 4 Aug
32	Swiss Via Ferrata 5 Aug - 11 Aug Trek & Summit Bishorn 5 Aug - 11 Aug	Summits & Skills 4000m 4 Aug - 11 Aug	Technical Alpin-ISM 4 Aug - 11 Aug	Classic Alpine Summits 4 Aug - 11 Aug	Technical Alpine Ascents 4 Aug - 11 Aug	Mont Blanc Special 4 Aug - 11 Aug
33	Trek & Summit Breithorn 12 Aug - 18 Aug	Summits & Skills 4000m 11 Aug - 18 Aug	Classic Alpin-ISM 11 Aug - 18 Aug	Classic 4000 - Saas Valley 11 Aug - 18 Aug	Technical Alpine Skills 11 Aug - 18 Aug Alpine Rock - Skills & Climbs 12 Aug - 18 Aug	Swiss Giants 11 Aug - 18 Aug
34	Introductory Alpin-ISM 19 Aug - 25 Aug	Summits & Skills 4000m 18 Aug - 25 Aug	Technical Alpin-ISM 18 Aug - 25 Aug	Classic 4000 - Monte Rosa Chain 19 Aug - 25 Aug	Oberland Summits 19 Aug - 25 Aug	Mont Blanc Special 18 Aug - 25 Aug
35	Student Alpine Ascents 26 Aug - 1 Sep	Summits & Skills 4000m 25 Aug - 1 Sep	Classic Alpin-ISM 25 Aug - 1 Sep	Classic Alpine Summits 25 Aug - 1 Sep	Technical Peaks - Swiss Valais 25 Aug - 1 Sep	Swiss Giants 25 Aug - 1 Sep
36	Trek & Summit Breithorn 2 Sep - 8 Sep	Summits & Skills 4000m 1 Sep - 8 Sep	Technical Alpin-ISM 1 Sep - 8 Sep	Classic 4000 - Saas Valley 1 Sep - 8 Sep	Technical Alpine Ascents 1 Sep - 8 Sep	Mont Blanc Special 1 Sep - 8 Sep
37	Introductory Alpin-ISM 9 Sep - 15 Sep	Summits & Skills 4000m 8 Sep - 15 Sep	Classic Alpin-ISM 8 Sep - 15 Sep		Canadian Rockies Special Course 09 Sep - 22 Sep
38	Swiss Via Ferrata 16 Sep - 22 Sep	Summits & Skills 4000m 15 Sep - 22 Sep	Technical Alpin-ISM 15 Sep - 22 Sep

• Matterhorn Ascent , Eiger Ascent and Weisshorn Ascent weeks - available any Monday to Friday throughout the programme (or Sunday to Friday if you opt for 6 days). 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 2:1 ratio course from our 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 3:1 ratio course from our programme at any week in the summer for any team of THREE people at no extra charge, and also any 4:1 ratio course for a team of FOUR people at no extra charge.