Touring holiday April 10-17 for £200!

A snowHead

Here's a great offer if you can fit it in. I am booked on a hut to hut Tour of the Valais region from Haute Nendaz, taking in parts of the Haute Route area, guided by Andy Teasdale April 10-17. Due to work pressures I cant take the time off so I have to drop out, My place is available at a discounted cost of £200. (I paid £300, so will subsidise £100) You would need about 600 SFr for huts and food over the week. Usual touring equipment needed, Standard is Touring Intermediate, Purple Off Piste. The trip is part of the Eagles Ski Club programme, but you dont have to join the Eagles to join this group. Here are the details:

This tour is aimed at those who have recently completed the “Introduction to Ski Touring” training course recently, and are looking to undertake a first tour. It is also suitable for those who would like an interesting and exciting tour to refresh their hut to hut ski touring skills as we undertake a six day journey with five nights spent in huts. The journey starts in Nendaz and follows variations of the Haute Route in a fantastic circuit that finishes in Les Hauderes. Guided by Andy Teasdale IFMGA. Date: 10th – 17th Apr 2010

Standard: E2 (Normal hut to hut tour, 800-1200, ascent/day) S2 (experienced off piste skier) M2 Limited Mountaineering experience - should be able to tie in to a rope, carry ice axe and crampons)

This is an ideal week for keen and adventurous skiers to develop their hut to hut ski touring skills. Off-piste skiing is an integral part of ski touring, therefore it is advisable that you have a reasonable standard of off-piste ski technique. On some days you can expect to be skiing all day, carrying essential kit, so a good level of fitness is recommended.

Sat 10th

Meet in Evolene at a hotel to be arranged. 7pm.

Sun 11th

Taxi to Nendaz, then ski to the Prafleuri hut via the Rosablanche.

Mon 12th

Prafleuri hut to Dix hut via Pantalons Blanc and Pte du Vasevay.

Tues 13th

Dix to Chanrion hut via Pigne d’Arolla and Les Portons or Brenay glacier.

Wed 14th

Chanrion to Nacamuli hut via Col de l’Eveque and Becca Vannetta.

Thurs 15th

Nacamuli to Bertol hut via Col de Valpelline.

Fri 16th

Bertol to Les Hauderes via the Ferpecle Glacier. Taxi back to Evolene.

Sat 17th

Travel home.

Travel: You can fly to Geneva. Train to Sion, then postbus to Evolene. It might be possible to arrange a late flight home on the Friday night if required. The tour should be finished by mid afternoon on the Friday, unless we hit the lifts at La Forclaz.

Anyone interested? pm me/contact me at richardbird@yahoo.com

A snowHead

dickyb, that looks like a superb route. Assuming the £200 is just the guide cost it is still remarkably cheap. We paid a lot more (850 Euros all inclusive) doing the standard Haute Route from Chamonix using Chamonix guides. From memory the huts were about 50-60chf half board and we usually just made some sandwiches out of the breakfast stuff to eat on the route. You're usually back to the next hut by 2pm where you can get lunch and more importantly booze Toofy Grin

I'd heartily recommend this to anyone out there with reasonable off piste skills and good fitness. The Haute Route is a great experience for anyone who loves the mountains.

Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Yes it looked great to me. Not the classic Houte Route but a sort of exploration into its heartland. Breaks my own heart that I cant make it because of that 4 letter word w**k. Anyone tempted?

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Touring holiday April 10-17 for £200!

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