Insurance Information

Please ensure you have valid insurance in place before you travel

Although ISM's safety record is oustanding, mountaineering is a hazardous activity and accidents do occasionally happen.

You must have valid insurance for mountain rescue and medical costs resulting from an accident in the mountains (also On- and Off-Piste skiing for ski tours). This cover is not provided by normal travel insurance. We also strongly advise you to take out cancellation cover in case you are unable to travel for any reason.

UK RESIDENTS may obtain full mountaineering insurance cover from:

Snowcard tel: +44 (0)844 826 2699, web: Snowcard
BMC tel: +44 (0)161 445 6111, web: The BMC

Austrian Alpine Club (AAC) You can obtain automatic cover for rescue and some medical costs (resulting from an accident) by joining the Austrian Alpine Club, Tel: +44 (0)1929 556870. Please be aware though that their insurance covers helicopter rescue & repatriation, but any medical expenses are more limited in term of what's covered and up to what amount. You may want to 'top up' the medical coverage with the AAC, but please check the policy carefully beforehand before committing to anything.

Please be sure that you're happy with the cover you have.

Alpine Clubs By joining any of the major Alpine Clubs (Swiss, French or Austrian) or by obtaining a Reciprocal Rights card from the BMC, you can obtain reductions of up to 50% in hut fees. This is useful if you will be in the Alps before or after your course.

Testimonials For ISM

Terry was a wonderful guide and made everything fun, laid-back and an overall good experience. I would be happy to ski or climb with him again. All the logistics in Leysin and in Italy went smoothly. A really nice time.

KL (2017)

The course was excellent, lots of variety and provided me with a good range of skills. Loved reaching the summit of the Weissmeis, for such a nervous and unconfident novice like me, I gained a real sense of achievement from the ascent and the whole week. Huge thanks to Pat.

Jo Clark
Summits & Skills 4000m (Instructional Course)

“What an incredible week learning the basics of Mountaineering. The course is perfectly balanced between summiting high alpine peaks and learning rope, climbing and glacier skills.

William 2021

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