...come and climb in the Pyrenees with local UIAGM mountain guides

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Ice Climbing in the fantastic Cirque de Gavarnie - more than 40 separate icefalls !
- Classic spring mixed rock and snow routes in the French Haute Pyrenees with local UIAGM mountain guides
- Winter walking and safety courses instructed by UK guides and leaders
- Small groups led by experienced specialists
   
 


The Pyrenees is a fantastic range of mountains offering a huge variety of mountaineering challenges. The Cirque of Gavarnie is a UNESCO World Heritage Site protected from any development and most famous of all for its stunning water falls in summer and its ice climbing in winter. Then there are the Cirques of Troumousse and Estaube the canyons of Ordessa and Anisclo and the high mountain summits of the Vignemale, the Mont Perdu, Astazou and Pic de Midi - all of which provide challenging winter climbs.

There are simpler mountains too - and some great winter walks in the Pyrenees National Park and the Neouvielle Nature Reserve, so we are offering a week of winter skills walks with a built in teaching programme that will help you develop the skills you need for winter walking back at home.

“Brilliant week ! Thanks so much for all the organising and hard work.”
- David Booth

Classic Winter Climbing (week 1)
These weeks are based in Luz St Sauvuer at the heart of the French Haute Pyrenees. We offer courses at two levels for complete ice novices and for those that have some previous Alpine or Scottish experience. These courses are backed up with a bespoke guiding programme in which one of our local French UIAGM mountain guides will lead you in a ratio of two to one. Read the details here >

Classic Winter Climbing (week 2)
 These weeks are designed to take in some of the most classic winter / mixed climbs of the Central Pyrenees. Itineraries are tailored to meet the needs of participants but among the options are climbs on the Vignemale, the Balaitous, Pic du Midi d'Ossau, the Astazou, Casque, Mont Perdu and many others. We offer courses and tailor made guiding for individuals or groups. Read the details here >

Winter Walks and Winter Skills Courses
New for this season are our April and May Winter Walks and Winter Skills Courses. These are based in Luz St Sauvuer in the Pays Toy area of the Haute Pyrenees and are led by UK leaders with WML, MIC or European Mountain Leader qualifications. Our Walks take you on a six day exploration of the Pyrenees National park and the Neouvielle Nature reserve while our Skills Courses teach you about winter navigation, using crampons and ice axes and general winter mountain craft. Read the details here >



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.)