What's new in the mountains this week?

Sunday, August 25, 2019

An eclectic mix of alpine climbing.

South Face of the Dibona I was about to be joined by John Young for ten days climbing just as the local, Mt Blanc massif weather fore...

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

I call him the "Alpine Metronome." The climber with the perfect alpine pace.

Peter Little approaching the summit of the Pigne de la Lé Nearly thirty years of climbing together in Wales, Scotland the Lakes, the Pea...

Wednesday, June 05, 2019

Mt Blanc. The first ascent of the year on foot was hard earned.

Jody Laoureux crossing the Gouter Couloir Global warming has been messing with the traditional climbing seasons for a while. For examp...

Wednesday, May 01, 2019

Rite of passage? Its a bit like ski touring only different.

Sunset from Wildstrubel Hutte If you come to the Alps for your holidays the one word you never want to see on the weather forecast is Fo...

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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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