ISM - Summer Moutaineering Course Programme

Alpine Mountaineering & High Alpine Treks - Summer Programme / Planner 2010

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 & Tech Alpine Skills
23		Summits & Skills 4000m 5 Jun - 12 Jun	Classic Alpin-ISM 5 Jun - 12 Jun
24	Introductory Alpin-ISM 13 Jun - 19 Jun FULL	Summits & Skills 4000m 12 Jun - 19 Jun	Technical Alpin-ISM 12 Jun - 19 Jun
25		Summits & Skills 4000m 19 Jun - 26 Jun	Classic Alpin-ISM 19 Jun - 26 Jun
26	Student Alpine Week 27 Jun - 3 Jul	Summits & Skills 4000m 26 Jun - 3 Jul FULL	Technical Alpin-ISM 26 Jun - 3 Jul	Classic Alpine Summits 26 Jun - 3 Jul	Alpine Rock - Skills & Climbs 27 Jun - 3 Jul	Mont Blanc Special 26 Jun - 3 Jul
27	Introductory Alpin-ISM 4 Jul - 10 Jul	Summits & Skills 4000m 3 Jul - 10 Jul FULL	Classic Alpin-ISM 3 Jul - 10 Jul FULL	Classic 4000 - Monte Rosa Chain 4 Jul - 10 Jul	Technical Alpine Ascents 3 Jul - 10 Jul FULL	Technical Alpine Skills 3 Jul - 10 Jul Mont Blanc Special 3 Jul - 10 Jul
28	Swiss Via Ferrata 11 Jul - 17 Jul	Summits & Skills 4000m 10 Jul - 17 Jul FULL	Technical Alpin-ISM 10 Jul - 17 Jul	Classic 4000 - Saas Valley 10 Jul - 17 Jul FULL	Bernese Oberland 4000m Summits 11 Jul - 17 Jul	Mont Blanc Special 10 Jul - 17 Jul FULL
29	Student Alpine Ascents 18 Jul - 24 Jul FULL	Summits & Skills 4000m 17 Jul - 24 Jul FULL	Classic Alpin-ISM 17 Jul - 24 Jul FULL	Classic 4000 - Monte Rosa Chain 18 Jul - 24 Jul	Technical Ascents Central Switzerland 17 Jul - 24 Jul	Technical Alpine Skills 17 Jul - 24 Jul
30	Zinal High Level Route 25 Jul - 31 Jul	Summits & Skills 4000m 24 Jul - 31 Jul FULL	Technical Alpin-ISM 24 Jul - 31 Jul FULL	Classic Alpine Summits 24 Jul - 31 Jul FULL	Technical Peaks - Swiss Valais 24 Jul - 31 Jul FULL	Mont Blanc Special 24 Jul - 31 Jul FULL
31	Introductory Alpin-ISM 1 Aug - 7 Aug FULL	Summits & Skills 4000m 31 Jul - 7 Aug FULL	Classic Alpin-ISM 31 Jul - 7 Aug FULL	Classic 4000 - Monte Rosa Chain 1 Aug - 7 Aug FULL	Bernese Oberland 4000m Summits 1 Aug - 7 Aug FULL	Technical Alpine Skills 31 Jul - 7 Aug FULL
32	Student Alpine Week 8 Aug - 14 Aug	Summits & Skills 4000m 7 Aug - 14 Aug		Classic Alpine Summits 7 Aug - 14 Aug FULL	Technical Alpine Ascents 7 Aug - 14 Aug FULL	Mont Blanc Special 7 Aug - 14 Aug FULL
33	Oberland Trek 15 Aug - 21 Aug	Summits & Skills 4000m 14Aug - 21 Aug FULL	Classic Alpin-ISM 14 Aug - 21 Aug FULL	Classic 4000 - Monte Rosa Chain 15 Aug - 21 Aug FULL	Alpine Rock - Skills & Climbs 15 Aug - 21 Aug	Technical Alpine Skills 14 Aug - 21 Aug
34	Student Alpine Ascents 22 Aug - 28 Aug FULL	Summits & Skills 4000m 21 Aug - 28 Aug FULL		Classic Alpine Summits 21 Aug - 28 Aug FULL	Bernese Oberland 4000m Summits 22 Aug - 28 Aug	Mont Blanc Special 21 Aug - 28 Aug FULL
35	Introductory Alpin-ISM 29 Aug - 4 Sep FULL	Summits & Skills 4000m 28 Aug - 4 Sep FULL	Classic Alpin-ISM 28 Aug - 4 Sep FULL	Classic 4000 - Monte Rosa Chain 29 Aug - 4 Sep FULL	Technical Peaks - Swiss Valais 28 Aug - 4 Sep	Technical Alpine Skills 28 Aug - 4 Sep
36	Zermatt High Level Route 5 Sep - 11 Sep	Summits & Skills 4000m 4 Sep - 11 Sep FULL	Technical Alpin-ISM 4 Sep - 11 Sep FULL	Classic Alpine Summits 4 Sep - 11 Sep FULL	Technical Ascents Central Switzerland 4 Sep - 11 Sep FULL	Mont Blanc Special 4 Sep - 11 Sep FULL
37	Swiss Via Ferrata 12 Sep - 18 Sep	Summits & Skills 4000m 11 Sep - 18 Sep FULL	Classic Alpin-ISM 11 Sep - 18 Sep FULL	Classic Alpine Summits 12 -18 Sep 5day itinerary
38		Summits & Skills 4000m 18 Sep - 25 Sep	Technical Alpin-ISM 18 Sep - 25 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..