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Refreshing your Crevasse Rescue and Snow Belay Knowledge - Part 3

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Clothing for summer alpine mountaineering

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Packing Your Waterproofs

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A look at some of the different types of crampons available

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My Icefall Climbing Crampons

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How to build a belay using a rope when traditional climbing

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Adrian Nelhams flies into the Kitchatna Spires, Alaska

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What's in my backpack - Single Day Ski Tour

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Icefall Climbing This Winter

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Review of the Barryvox S Transceiver.

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The Wild Side

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ISM Kyrgyzstan (Pamirs) Virgin Summits Expedition 2016

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Winter Ice Climbing Kit – Get ready for the Ice!

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ISM Kyrgyzstan (Pamirs) Virgin Summits Expedition 2015

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Taking Coils

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Fond memories of Pete Boardman

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Spring Newsletter

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Courses for Challenge and Enjoyment

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ISM West Kokshal-Too Expedition, 2008

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Dolomites in May - far from the crowds, by Adrian Nelhams

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2006 Ice-Climbing round-up, by Adrian Nelhams

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Ice Climbing Kit Check by Adrian Nelhams

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Heaven and Ice

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ISM Central Borkoldoy Expedition - September 2004

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Mountain Info - High magazine, August 2000

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Student Alpine Week (Instructional Course)

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Swiss 4000ers

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Mont Blanc Ascent

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Technical Alpine Ascents

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Expedition Training

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Oct 2021
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Indoor Wall to Outdoor Climbing

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Scrambling Skills

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Outdoor Bouldering for Beginners

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Building Safe Anchors & Setting Up Top Ropes

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Fine Tune Your Lead Climbing

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Conservation Work with the Cumbria Wildlife Trust

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Apr 2022
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Morocco Rock Improvers

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Nov 2020
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Off-Piste Skiing and Ski Touring

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Advanced Ski Touring Skills (Instructional Course)

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Feb - Mar 2023
£1525
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West Oberland Haute Route

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Mar - Apr 2023
£1695
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Ski Saas 4000ers

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Apr 2023
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Dolomites Ice

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Jan - Feb 2023
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Canadian Icefalls

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Mar 2023
£2245
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Getting to Leysin

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Booking Conditions

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Virgin Peaks Expedition Information

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ISM Historical

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Kyrgyzstan Faces 2022

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ISM Virgin Peaks Expedition 2022 - Fergana Range, Kyrgyzstan

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Petzl 'Alpen Adapt' Crampons

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Petzl Crampon Compatability

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William 2021

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UK Classic Rock Summer Challenge

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Prussiking Up A Rope

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Rucksacks for Summer Alpine Mountaineering

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Refreshing your Crevasse Rescue and Snow Belay Knowledge - Part 2

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Refreshing your Crevasse Rescue and Snow Belay Knowledge - Part 1

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Summer Alpine Mountaineering Boots

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Walking Poles

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Glacial Travel 3 People Set-Up

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Summer Climbing Grade Comparisons

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My Climbing Harnesses & Helmet

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My Trad Climbing Rack

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A look at some of the different types of ice axes available

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My Climbing Ropes

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My Winter Clothing and Gloves

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My Icefall Climbing Ice Axes

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Racking Ice Screws

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Arc'teryx Webinar with Adrian Nelhams

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Christmas Newsletter 2020

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Helping you plan your Alpine Goals

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Planning for the winter

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Summer Newsletter 2020

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How to use slings, to equalise tradition anchors and create a belay

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Making an Abalakov or 'V' Thread ice anchor.

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What's in my backpack - Technical Alpinism

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What's in my backpack - Multi-day Ski Touring

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What's in my backpack - Classic Alpinism

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What's in my backpack - Trad Climbing

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What's in my backpack - Sport Climbing

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What's in my backpack - Icefall Climbing

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What's in My Backpack - Freeride

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Red-Pointing - Tips and techniques

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Reflecting on my winter icefall climbing

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Climbing Motivation

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Which Boots do I need?

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Christmas Newsletter 2019

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IFMGA Mountain Guides

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The Art Of Making Traditional Kyrgyz Bread

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The Art of Making Traditional Kyrgyz Bread!

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Leash or Leashless?

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Traditional Climbing on a Single Rope

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ISM Autumn Newsletter 2019

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ISM Virgin Peaks Expedition 2019 – The Pamir Mountains

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Transceiver Group Check

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What to take Icefall climbing

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Expedition Climbing and Planning a Trip

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Using 'Avalanche Probes' and advice for buying

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ISM Virgin Summits Expedition 2018 Trip Report

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Arc’teryx Procline Lite Ski Boot Review.

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Booking Thankyou

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Waterfall Ice Safety Leaflet

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Wild Horses

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Ice Screws and Accessories

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Ice Axes

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Alpine Icefall Climbing

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David (2017)

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Rachel (2017)

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Edward (2017)

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Steve (2017)

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KL (2017)

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Steve

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EP

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BT

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ISM Virgin Summits Expedition 2017 Trip Report

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Transceiver and Avalanche Rescue

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Why We Love British Trad Climbing!

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What is a B1 or B2 boot?

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Ski Touring Equipment Advice

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Off-Piste Ski Technique: Five Key Focus Points

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Kalymnos

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ISM Summer Alpine Conditions

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ISM Celebrating 50 years

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Article in 'The Professional Mountaineer' on Heuristic Traps

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Donald Connolly

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Lachlan MacGregor

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David Hughes

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Maite Iriarte

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Donald Connolly

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Michael Firth

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Ian Twizell

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Clare

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ISM West Kokshal-Too Expedition

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How to climb waterfall ice - part 2

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Lake Louise

How to climb waterfall ice

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Teaching leading

Building an ice screw belay

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Arc'teryx Psiphon AR Pant review

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Kyrgyzstan 2014

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Homepage

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The Mittellegi Integral

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The Brunton Hydrogen Reactor

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The Cordillera Blanca - Peru

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A clients view on 'being guided'

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Kyrgyzstan - Adventure Travel Magazine Article

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Canadian Rockies First Ascent by Adrian Nelhams

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Pat Littlejohn Interview

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2012 Expedition Report – Tien Shan

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Climbing on Gran Canaria by Pat Littlejohn

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Kyrgyzstan 2010 – ISM At Bashi Expeditions

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ISM Instructional Courses by Pat Littlejohn

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ISM Guide climbs hard mixed route in the Lakes

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My Kyrgyzstan Trip by Adrian Nelhams

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Kuilu & Son Kul Expedition 2009

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Bulletin from Leysin - Hope, Noise and Great Ice!

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Winter report from Terry & Graham

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Adventures in Alaska by Adrian Nelhams

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Award for Services to Mountaineering

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Alpine Weather News - by Terry Ralphs

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Tien Shan Expedition 2007 by Pat Littlejohn

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Ethiopia: More Climbs and Finds by Pat Littlejohn

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Winter Training - Is it the Real Deal? By Adrian Nelhams

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Borkoldoy Report, CLIMB Magazine 2006

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The Urner Alps - alpine rock paradise, by Terry Ralphs

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Sun Rock on Sardinia by Adrian Nelhams

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ISM Virgin Peaks Expedition 05 by Pat Littlejohn

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ISM Central Borkoldoy Expedition - September 2005

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Sandstone Towers in Ethiopia by Pat Littlejohn

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The Client’s Eye on the Guide Guy!

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Winter first ascents in Canada by Adrian Nelhams

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ISM - Virgin Peaks of the Tien Shan - 2003

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ISM West Kokshaal-too Expedition, 2002

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Summer Alpine Mountaineering

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Private Guiding

Private Guiding & Custom Weeks

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Summits & Skills 1

Summits & Skills 4000m (Instructional Course)

Level 1: Instructional Courses

Jun - Sep 2023
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Climbing Grunegghorn 2

Classic AlpinISM (Instructional Course)

Level 2: Instructional Courses

Jun - Sep 2023
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£2045
Classic Alpine Ascents 1

Classic Alpine Ascents

Level 2: Guided Courses

Jun - Sep 2023
3:1 Ratio
£2045
Monte Rosa Traverse 2

Monte Rosa 4000ers

Level 2: Guided Courses

Jul - Sep 2023
3:1 Ratio
£1895
Bernese Oberland Climb 1

Bernese Oberland 4000ers

Level 2: Guided Courses

Jul - Sep 2023
2:1 Ratio
£2695
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Mont Blanc (Extension)

Level 2: Guided Courses

1:1 Ratio
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Technical AlpinISM (Instructional Course)

Level 3: Instructional Courses

Jun - Sep 2023
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Technical 4000ers

Level 3: Guided Courses

Jun - Sep 2023
2:1 Ratio
£2595
Technical Alpine Rock 1

Classic Alpine Rock

Level 2: Guided Courses

Jul - Aug 2023
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£1795
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Matterhorn Ascent

Level 3: Private Guiding & Custom Weeks

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Custom Courses

Private Guiding & Custom Weeks

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Lake District Rock Climbing

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Try Climbing Outdoors

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Rock Climbing Improvers

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Coaching Lead Climbing

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Alpine Preparation

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Classic Rock - Lake District

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Roped Scrambling Skills & Techniques

Level 1: Instructional Courses

Apr 2022
6:1 Ratio
£35
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GORE-TEX Outdoor Climbing for Beginners

Level 1: Instructional Courses

May 2022
6:1 Ratio
£30
IMG 20210720 WA0048

Women's Introduction to Trad Climbing

Level 2: Instructional Courses

4:1 Ratio
£35
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DMM Introduction to Trad Climbing

Level 2: Instructional Courses

4:1 Ratio
£35
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Progressing Your Trad Climbing

Level 3: Instructional Courses

4:1 Ratio
£35
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Women's Progression Trad Climbing

Level 3: Instructional Courses

4:1 Ratio
£35
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Multi-Pitch Rock Climbing

Level 2: Instructional Courses

3:1 Ratio
£40
Teaching1 2

Rescue Techniques

Level 4: Instructional Courses

3:1 Ratio
£40
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MSR & Therm-a-Rest overnight wild camp

Level 1: Instructional Courses

6:1 Ratio
£30
Female open water swimming

Wild Swimming & Mindfulness

Level 1: Instructional Courses

8:1 Ratio
£40

Sun Rock Destinations

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Kalymnos

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Morocco 5

Morocco Lead Climbing

Level 3: Instructional Courses

Nov 2020
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Expeditions & Treks

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Virgin Peaks Expedition - Kyrgyzstan

Guided Courses

Aug - Sep 2023
£3495
Sardinia Trekking 1

Sardinia Trekking

Guided Courses

Oct 2021
5:1 Ratio
£1095
Intro Off Piste 1

Introduction to Off-Piste Skiing (Instructional Course)

Level 1: Instructional Courses

Jan - Feb 2023
£1625
Ski Touring Equipment

Ski Touring Skills (Instructional Course)

Level 2: Instructional Courses

Feb - Apr 2023
£1525
Grand St Bernard 1

Ski Grand St Bernard

Level 2: Guided Courses

Feb - Mar 2023
£1545
Ski Touring Advice

Chamonix Zermatt Haute Route

Level 4: Guided Courses

Apr 2023
£1845
Gran Paradiso 1

Ski Gran Paradiso

Level 3: Guided Courses

Apr 2023
£1595
Avalanche Awareness 1

Avalanche Awareness for Skiers

Level 2: Instructional Courses

Jan - Feb 2023
6:1 Ratio
£599
Ski Lyngen 1

Ski Lyngen Alps Norway

Level 2: Guided Courses

Apr - May 2023
£2095
Oberland Ski Mountaineering 1

Oberland Ski Mountaineering Traverse

Level 4: Guided Courses

Apr 2023
£1645
Advanced Off Piste Skiing 1

Advanced Off-Piste Skiing

Level 3: Instructional Courses

Jan - Mar 2023
£1625
Ski Touring Advice

Private Guiding

Private Guiding & Custom Weeks

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Classic Dolomites Ski Touring

Level 2: Guided Courses

Mar 2023
6:1 Ratio
£1545
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Ice Climbing

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Ice Climbing Skills 1

Ice Climbing Skills (Instructional Course)

Level 1: Instructional Courses

Jan - Mar 2023
3:1 Ratio
£1595
Classic Alpine Icefalls 1

Classic Alpine Icefalls

Level 2: Instructional Courses

Jan - Mar 2023
2:1 Ratio
£1995
Technical Alpine Icefalls 1

Technical Alpine Icefalls

Level 3: Instructional Courses

Jan - Mar 2023
2:1 Ratio
£1995
Technical Canadian Icefalls 1

Canadian Icefalls

Level 2: Guided Courses

Mar 2023
£2245
Technical Dolomites Ice 1

Dolomites Ice

Level 3: Guided Courses

Feb 2023
2:1 Ratio
£1995
Technical Slovenijan Ice 1

Slovenian Ice

Level 3: Guided Courses

Jan 2023
£1995
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Custom Courses

Private Guiding & Custom Weeks

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Knowledge Base

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Making Outdoor Activities Covid Secure

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Equipment Information

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Summer Alpine Equipment

Summer Alpine Mountaineering Equipment

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Ski Touring Equipment

Ski Touring Equipment

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Off Piste Ski Equipment

Off-Piste Ski Equipment

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Norway Ski Equipment

Ski Lyngen & Ski Narvik Equipment

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Ski Touring Advice

Ski Touring Equipment Advice

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Kyrgyzstan Equipment

Kyrgyzstan Equipment

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Classic 4000m 1

Fully Inclusive Prices

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Alpine Rock 3

Things to do in Leysin

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Gran Paradiso 1

Insurance Information

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Privacy Policy

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Classic Alpine Ascents 1

Payment Information

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Intro Off Piste 1

Passport & Visas

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Classic Dolomites Ice 1

Canadian Icefalls Information

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Sardinia Trek information

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News, Articles and Trip Reports

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About ISM

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Why Choose ISM?

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Adrian Nelhams

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Steve Monks

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Paolo Intropido

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Max Cole

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Carlo Cosi

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Enrico Mosetti

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Anders Swensson

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Neil Hitchings

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Mont Blanc Ascent

I just wanted to thank you as well as Mark, our guide for the amazing week. The course was well organized and was just perfect for a beginner to mountaineering. We couldn't have wished for a better adventure. The memories are irreplaceable.

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Summits & Skills 4000m (Instructional Course)

Perfectly paced and tailored, great variety of skills learned. Guiding and Instruction? Thomas was fab! Everything was pitched at the right level (no pun intended), safety was always paramount and everyone had so much fun learning everything.

Clare
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ISM Director

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