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This website was last updated on Sunday June 28, 2009 Welcome to Mountainvision, Guiding in the Alps & Scotland.
Mountainvision
For dates in the Alps during 2009 contact us for availability.
In Scotland we have been providing Winter mountaineering, climbing & walking courses, based in Torridon & Glencoe, for the last 15 years.
In the Alps we have been providing all-inclusive Alpine mountaineering
courses and
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! 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 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
.............................................................................................................................................................................. Alps Saas Grund 2009
26th June 2009. Allan & Malcolm on the summit of the Gran Paradiso, the 7th highest mountain in the Graian Alps with an elevation of 4061 m. The Gran Paradiso is the only mountain whose summit reaches over 4,000 metres that is entirely within Italian territory.
June 9th 2009. Ed Lamb on the Dri Horlini
June 11th 2009, Ed Lamb on the ascent & summit of the Lagginhorn 4010 metres. Aconcagua January 2009
Kevin, Patrick, Peter, Eileen, John, Margaret, Winky Some 2008 Saas Grund 'Alps' pictures
4th June: Andrew Irvine & Jane, snowshoeing to the Dix hut Arolla, in poor conditions
22nd June: Ian Ridley on the Monch
23rd June: early morning, on the way up the Jungfrau
28th June: Ian on the Fieschergrat, Gross Fiescherhorn, Bernese Oberland
30th June: Richard + Rose on the Allalinhorn
2nd July: Chris flying the flag at the Almageller hut
3rd July: On Schmetterling, 5a, Dri Horlini
25th July: Jim & Julian on the summit of
Mont Blanc 6.25am. A cold wind blowing meant
27th July: 2 days later, Rob on the summit of Mont Blanc at 6.30am, just at sunrise.
31st July: Eiger Mittellegi Ridge. Photo,Tim Blakemore
5th August: Richard on the South Ridge of the Lagginhorn
19th & 22nd August: Left - Richard & Declan on the summit of the Lagginhorn; Right - Declan on top of Mont Blanc at 6am.
29th August: Left - Ross, Steve, Tom, Peter & Jim outside the Hornli Hut after their successful ascent of the Matterhorn. All got back to the Hornli Hut by 1.30 in the afternoon, the fastest 'round trip being Steve with his guide Robin Beadle in 6 hours & 30 minutes. Right - Jim Laylor on the Swiss summit of the Matterhorn 4½ hours after starting.
4th September: Ian Funnel & Ian Cochrane flying the flag on the Allalinhorn
17th September: Harry McGee & Jon Pain on the Hohlaubgrat.
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The British association of International Mountain Leaders
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