Guiding in the Alps and in Scotland

This website was last updated on 28th August 2010

Welcome to Mountainvision, Guiding in the Alps & Scotland.

Mountainvision

For dates in the Alps and Scotland during 2010 contact us for availability.

Our Scottish Winter brochure for 2011 is here

In Scotland we have been providing Winter mountaineering, climbing & walking courses, based in Torridon & Glencoe, for the last 15 years.

1st March 2010
Toby, Tim & Winky on the Upper Connecting Ridge, Beinn Bhan, Applecross.

In the Alps we have been providing all-inclusive Alpine mountaineering courses and guiding since 1994. Our base
is Saas Grund in the Swiss Valais Alps. We use the Hotel Schonblick for
client accommodation.

Our ALPINE COURSES run from early May until the end of September, are run from Saas Grund, in the Valais Alps. Surrounding the Saas & Zermatt valleys is a huge selection of some of the best & most famous Swiss 4000 metre peaks, including Monte Rosa, the MATTERHORN, Ober Gabelhorn, Zinal Rothorn, Weisshorn, Dom, Nadelhorn, Alphubel, Allalinhorn, Strahlhorn, Rimpfischhorn, Weissmies, Lagginhorn & more!

For Mont Blanc we use some of these marvellous 4000 metre peaks for acclimatisation & training, before driving over to Chamonix for the ascent of Mont Blanc. So clients have the opportunity to experience
& get to know two contrasting Alpine areas.

The Eiger, the Bernese Oberland & the Gran Paradiso are all within a couple of hours drive.

Our Courses in Scotland during the Winter, Spring & Autumn, are run from our base in Kinlochewe, and from Carbost on Skye. We are a few miles south of the Torridon mountains - with the 'big three' - Liathach, Beinn Eighe and Beinn Alligin dominating. We have Beinn Bhan and the Applecross hills on our doorstep, with Sgorr Ruadh and Fuar Tholl nearby. Across the way is Skye and the Cuillin hills. In the Spring & Autumn we run Cuillin Traverse, Scrambling, and Cuillin Munro courses from Carbost, a village at the head of Glen Brittle.

Our past Nepal Expeditions include the Khumbu Lobuche East & Pokalde in 2005, and Mera & Island Peak in 2006, 07 & 08

Aconcagua ascents during January 09 & 10

Our Corsica trekking holidays include the traverse of the GR20 - a super Cuillin Ridge, but with lots of sun & no midges!

Start by finding out who we are on the Background page -

Alpine courses AND SCOTTISH WINTER

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Alpine Photos 2010

Jody on the Lagginhorn, 4010m. Saas Grund, 8th June 2010. The Mischabel range in the background - from Alphubel, Taschhorn, Dom, Lenzspitz, Nadelhorn - the mighty Weisshorn in the background. Photo by Mountainvision.

June 8th - the start of my Summer guiding season in Saas Grund, more photos to follow as the season progress ...

Jody Knight on the summit of the Lagginhorn 4010m. The South Ridge in the background, a very good AD scramble later in the Summer. Photo by Mountainvision.

8th June 2010. Jody on the Lagginhorn

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British Mountain Guides

Association of Mountaineering Instructors

The British association of International Mountain Leaders

UK: 01768 896 718

The Granary
Scalehouses
Nr. Renwick
Penrith
Cumbria
CA10 1JY

Haus Opal
3910 Saas Grund
Switzerland
Swiss: 0041 (0)279 573 311

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