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ITINERARY
This
itinerary is currently being prepared. Please re-visit later.
EQUIPMENT
AND CLOTHING NEEDED FOR THIS TREK
We
recommend that people joining this trek are equipped with
the following:
Technical
equipment
Ski Touring Skis with Touring Bindings
Ski Poles
Skins (with good glue!)
Ski Crampons
Crampons
Ice Axe
Ski Strap (for tying top of the skis together when carrying
on rucksack)
Avalanche Transceiver
Snow Shovel
Clothing
suggestions
Thermal underwear- 1 set as a base layer
Fleece
Waterproof jacket
Waterproof over trousers
Warm hat
Warm gloves
Warm walking socks
Sun hat or peaked cap
Sunglasses/Goggles
Other
useful items
40-60 litre rucksack (needs side straps so that you can carry
skis)
Head torch and batteries
Sun block for face and lips
Personal First Aid kit (plasters,compede, paracetamol)
Water bottle or Platypus
Penknife
Optional
items
Change of clothing to include: underwear,tracksuit bottoms/
long-johns,dry shirt, spare socks.
Camera and film
Paperback novel
Maps
Ear plugs(there is always one snorer)
Snack bars/dried fruit/chocolate
Sheet sleeping bag (if you like them...)
Ski
Touring Equipment Hire
Pyrenean Mountain Tours offer
a full equipment hire pack. You can hire everything you need
for this tour or individual items at the costs shown in the
table below. We are unable to provide equipment "last
minute" so you need to book what you need well in advance.
| Items |
Description |
Costs |
| Ski
Touring Pack |
includes:
skis, skins, ski crampons, poles, ski touring boots |
£110 |
| With
Own Boots |
includes:
all of the above but no boots |
£80 |
| Avalanche
Transceiver |
|
£30 |
| Snow
Shovel |
|
£15 |
| Climbing
Harness |
not
required for this tour |
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| Boot
Crampons |
to fit ski touring boots |
£22 |
| Ice
Axe |
|
£22 |
Please
remember to carry as little gear as possible. A heavy rucksack
will make the trip hard work and less fun.
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Ski trips and more throughout Europe and beyond
Don’t let our name fool you: as well as Pyrenees
trips, we can take you to the Alps, South Tyrol, Dolomites,
Tatra Mountains and even further. In France, Spain,
Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Poland, Slovenia…even
Mongolia.
Downhill skiing, alpine skiing, off piste, telemark
skiing, ski tours, ski touring snowshoeing, trekking,
mountaineering, expedition training, motorcycle tours,
expedition training, walking, activity holidays, canyoning,
mountain biking, white water rafting, road touring,
cultural tours and study – chances are we have
just what you’re looking for. We can also arrange
all accommodation, from a hotel or B&B to a self-catering
apartment or gite.
Can’t see what you’re after? We’d
be happy to arrange a bespoke trip for you.
Pyrenean
Mountain Tours
2 Rectory
Cottages, Rectory Lane, Wolverton,Hants,
RG26 5RS, UK
tel and fax: (0044)(0)1635 297209, web: www.pyrenees.co.uk
(Pyrenean
Mountain Tours is a trading name of European Mountain
Holidays Ltd.)
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preparation |
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Maps
and Guidebooks
Your guide will carry all the maps
that the group needs.
There are a variety of maps available for the
Tatra mountains but we can't comment on which
will prove to be most useful.
You
can order maps and books online at: www.mapsworldwide.co.uk,
www.amazon.com,
or buy them at Stanford books in London.
Fitness and Skiing Standard
This
tour requires that you should be able to walk
uphill for up to 5 hours gaining an average of
1000 metres. Ski descents are generally quite
steep and exposed and there will be no tracks.
You will need to walk on crampons on two or three
days to reach summits and you must be comfortable
with an ice axe. This tour is suitable for experienced
tourers with good fitness
This
tour is at altitude and this may affect your performance
if you are not fit. We advise all of our clients
to undertake some basic form of fitness training
before joining a ski tour.
Group
Size: 1 group of 6 people
DAF Scale:A3:D2:F2
Questions
about this tour ? Email Jessica
for help.
Mountain Guides and
Leaders
This tour is being led by Richard Dupont
- one of our most experience and qualified UIAGM
mountain guides.
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details & costs |
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Departure
Dates & Flight Details
Flight
details for this tour have not yet been fixed.
Please call our office for advice (00 44 (0) 1635
297 209) or email Wendy.
What
your Holiday will Cost
£795
per person
Is
this your first ski tour ?
This year we are trailing
a new discount scheme for people trying ski touring
for the first time. If you book an Introduction
to Ski Touring course and a ski tour in the
same year we will reduce your overall bill by
£100.
Toured
with us Before ?
If
you have been ski touring with us twice or more
before you are entitled to a £40
discount. Please
remind us when you book!
The Diary Discount
We
know that lots of you keep diaries of your ski
tours and we want to publish some of them ! Our
aim is to have a link on each of our ski touring
itinerary pages to a previous years diary of the
trip. If we publish yours we'll pay you £15
(in the form of a discount on a PMT trip of course)
for your trouble.
Transfer
Arrangements
We
will be using a local minibus taxi to move around
the area during this tour. These ground arrangements
are included in the cost of this tour.
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| Accommodation
Quick List
Day
one: TBC
Day two: TBC
Day three: TBC
Day four: TBC
Day five: TBC
Day six: TBC
Day seven: TBC
Please note: accommodation changes may have to
be made if weather conditions or other unforeseen circumstances
make it necessary. We try to ensure that hotel rooms
are twin bedded with en suite facilities but this is
not always possible. If you pay a single supplement
but do not receive a single room , then your money will
be refunded on your return to the UK.
Included
in the Price
-2 nights half board
at hotel
-5
nights half board accommodation in mountain huts
-mountain guiding fees and expenses
Not
Included in the Price
-International air
travel
-Hiring of equipment from the equipment list specified
for this trip
- Drinks and snacks at huts and hotels
- packed lunch or mountain cafe lunches.
- daily ski passes as required
Spending
Money
Please
bring all money in local currency, as there will be
no opportunity to go to a bank en route. There is little
opportunity to spend much on this trip other than on
a few beers at the huts.
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