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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Thinking of climbing Mt Blanc this summer? Guided Ascents of Mt Blanc: What they Don't tell you.You need to know this.

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Far too many people who want to climb Mont Blanc are still under the impression that climbing it is just a long walk up a “big hill....
Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Ski traverse of the iconic col de la Grand Casse and unforgettable smell of ‘Eau de Drying Room pour Homme’

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Charles Sherwood , Charles son Tim and Charles brother Simon arrived in Chamonix to be greeted by perfect weather. Charles has ski toured a...
Monday, April 10, 2017

Father & Sons High Level Route.

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Arguably there can be no better way to spend quality time with your children than on a multi day ski tour. Especially when it all comes tog...
Monday, April 03, 2017

Following the sun.

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The request was an interesting ski tour which is challenging , but not too challenging with an overnight in a "nice" Mountain ...
Saturday, April 01, 2017

6 days of exceptionally good ski touring.

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The weather forecast was perfect. Clear skies meant we would get a strong overnight freeze. Bright sunny days would produce the optimum sp...
Sunday, March 26, 2017

Resort Skiing is not quite shot to bits : If you are flexible.

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The best way to have good skiing is to have a good sense of what the weather is doing and then go where the snow is best on the day. On Wed...

Ski Touring in the Vanoise

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Bill Mills and Greg Knott have been ski touring with me for nine consecutive years and we needed new areas of the alps to explore, so I sug...
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Mark Seaton
The current President of the British Mountain Guides Mark Seaton, a member of both the British and French Mountain Guides Associations. Based in Chamonix for over 30 years, Mark has guided people from all backgrounds, each with their own mountaineering ambitions. His work has ranged from leading a blind man with no previous mountaineering experience to the summit of Mont Blanc, to guiding clients on serious alpine routes such as the North Face of the Eiger. He has also worked on television projects, including as a camera safety specialist for the BBC series Forces of Nature, which filmed ibex on the Cingino Dam in northern Italy. Mark is the author of the Mark the Mountain Guide children’s book series, published in the UK, USA, and France.
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