French Alps mountaineering holiday: Climb Dome des Ecrins

A carefully designed mountaineering and alpinism itinerary to successfully climb Dome des Ecrins 4015m (mountaineering grade: Facile / Easy) in the limited time of a weekend! The trip includes a day of glacier and mountaineering skills and technique and an…

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Mountaineering first summits: Five beginner climbing peaks in the Alps

There are few better sensations in life than reaching the summit of a mountain. The metaphorical, physical and visual reasons really speak for themselves. But, of course, there are different kinds, sizes and types of mountains to climb. However, even…