Find the mountaineering course that suits you best

Mountaineering is considered by many (and rightly so?) as the king of mountain sports. It is thanks to its own techniques that one can climb the highest and most beautiful peaks, evolve safely on the most beautiful routes and access the magic of the high mountains. Born in 1492 on the impressive cliffs of Mont Aiguille, mountaineering has since enabled man to conquer the highest peaks of the Alps, the Himalayas and many other high mountain massifs.

Mountaineering fascinates as much as it frightens the neophyte. Often described as a dangerous sport, it is associated with the dangers of the high mountains: crevasses, vertiginous abysses, extreme conditions. Venturing into this world without prior training is of course not a good idea, and it is imperative to know the basics in order to evolve safely roped up. The first outings will then be on easy routes and accompanied by a mountain guide or an experienced and competent person. Then, depending on your wishes, abilities and motivation, you can move on to more difficult routes, always accompanied by an experienced person, and easier routes with a climbing companion of your level.

So, before going to the high mountains, it is essential to learn and practice the basics of mountaineering safety. To walk correctly with crampons on snow or ice, to use an ice axe, to stop a fall on a snow slope, to rope up in the right way, to stop the fall in a crevasse of the rope-mate and then to secure the two climbers, to evolve in rocky terrain, to abseil down, to know the useful knots, etc. are all essential points to master before going on your first mountaineering trips.

Before the summer season, which is the best time to practice this activity, the Direct Mountain guides offer you different courses of several days to teach you and make you practice all these basics of mountaineering. It is up to you to choose the one that suits you best, depending on the date, the place or the number of days:

Discovery of mountaineering in the Aosta valley

More than a comprehensive mountaineering safety course, Edy, a mountain guide, offers you two beautiful days in the Mont-Blanc massif from Courmayeur in the Aosta Valley. He will teach you the technical notions necessary to evolve on glacier and via ferrata. This will allow you to know your aptitudes and your interest in the practice of mountaineering.

First steps in mountaineering in the Mont-Blanc and Monte Rosa massifs

Go with Edy, a mountain guide, in the Mont-Blanc and Monte Rosa massifs to learn the first technical notions necessary to start mountaineering. You will learn how to evolve safely on glacier and rock, and even climb a beautiful summit more than 4000 meters of altitude, the Breithorn (4165m).

Immersion mountaineering course in the Mont-Blanc massif

This immersion mountaineering course in the Mont-Blanc massif with Didier, a mountain guide, consists of two days starting from a refuge. It will be an opportunity to learn or revise the different safety techniques in snow, ice and rock, and to apply them during mountaineering trips adapted and defined together according to the conditions.

Training for autonomy in mountaineering with the goal of climbing Mont Blanc

Pieric, mountain guide, offers you an original formula with 4 training modules of 2 days each to bring you to autonomy in mountaineering. You will practice the basics to evolve on snow and ice, safety on glacier, roping techniques and an application outing. All this should lead you to climb Mont Blanc on your own!

Mountaineering course: objective Mont Blanc

Edy proposes a more classic mountaineering course to succeed in your ascent of Mont Blanc. During one week you will be able to revise the techniques of mountaineering and acclimatize during application courses, then launch yourself to the assault of the Mont Blanc for a final climax!