Guiding in the Alps and in Scotland

This website was last updated on 5th March 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 2010 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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Alps Saas Grund 2009

Mark Hanna on the South Ridge of the Weissmies. photo by Mountainvision

Mark at the start of the rock section of the South Ridge of the Weissmies, taking our crampons off. photo by Mountainvision

Friday 18th September Mark Hanna on the South South East Ridge
of the Weissmies. descent by the WNW Flank

Looking up at the WNW Flank of the Weissmies and our descent tracks. Thigh deep snow on this side after a couple of days snowfall with a southerly wind earlier in the week. photo by Mountainvision

Looking up at the Biancograt snaking away to the first summit. photo by Mountainvision

Looking across to other parties on the rock section on the Biancograt
Thursday 27th August On the ascent of the Biancograt, Piz Bernina

27th August. Miles Smith & Kevin on the ascent of the Biancograt

24th August Miles Smith on the summit of the Matterhorn

Descending the Ruinette.

16th & 18th August descending from the
La Ruinette 3875m, Mauvoisin.
The first ascent of this
marvellous mountain was by Ed Whymper,
a week
before his Matterhorn ascent.

John at the summit of the Matterhorn, with his favourite chocolate. photo by Mountainvision

John Gregory on the Jegihorn Via Ferrata, just at the start of the Bridge of Doom, over the Gorge of Eternal Peril. John Gregory on the Jegihorn Via Ferrata above, and on the summit of the
Matterhorn.

Tom Hunt and David Elphick on the Half Travese of teh Breithorn, a great AD- and excellent training for the Hornli Ridge on the Matterhorn. Photo by Mountainvision

11th August Traverse of the Breithorn

Owain Jones & Alex Brunton-Reid on the summit of Mont Blanc. Photo by Alex.

Friday 31st July. Owain Jones & Alex Brunton-Reid
on the summit of Mont Blanc.

Breakfast in the Hornli Hut before roping-up & heading out of the door for the start of the Hornli Ridge. The first hour scrambling by the light from headtorches strapped to helmets. Photo by Mountainvision

Friday 31st July. An ascent of the Matterhorn,
Marie, Charles, Lars, John (Blash) and Alex were all
successful in their ascents with their guides Kevin, Dave Hollinger,
David Fasel, Phil Ashby and Robin Beadle. Bottom pictures Marie
and Charles on the Swiss summit,
left picture breakfast at 4am in the Hornli hut.

Marie on the summit of the Matterhorn, 31st July. Photo by Mountainvision Charles on the summit of the Matterhorn, with his guide David Hollinger. Photo by Mountainvision

Allan & his son Malcolm on the summit of the Gran Paradiso. 26th June 2009. Photo by Mountainvision

Allan & Malcolm resting afer a good ascent of the Gran Paradiso. Photo by Mountainvision

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.

Ed finishing the five abseils from the Grand Gendarme on the Dri Horlini. Photo by Kevin O'Neale, Mountainvision. Ed on th etop of the Grand Gendarme, Dri Horlini, Photo by Kevin O'Neale, Mountainvision

June 9th 2009. Ed Lamb on the Dri Horlini

Ed LAmb descending the Lagginhorn, in great conditions - firm snow & blue skies!June 11th 2009. Photo by Kevin O'Neale, Mountainvision. Ed Lamb on the summit of the Lagginhorn, Saas Grund. June 11th 2009. Photo by Kevin O'Neale, Mountainvision.

June 11th 2009, Ed Lamb on the ascent & summit of the Lagginhorn 4010 metres.

The summit of the Nadelhorn. Photo by Mountainvision Descending the Nadelhorn East Ridge. Photo by Mountainvision

10th July Steve & Benjamin on the Nadelhorn

Aconcagua January 2009

The group at Camp 2, 5900 metres on Aconcagua. Photo by Mountainvision.

Kevin, Patrick, Peter, Eileen, John, Margaret, Winky

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British Mountain Guides

Association of Mountaineering Instructors

The British association of International Mountain Leaders

UK: 01768 896 718

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Scalehouses
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Penrith
Cumbria
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Switzerland
Swiss: 0041 (0)279 573 311

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