Summer draws to a close

Well summer in the Alps has almost passed and autumn is rolling in, the first frosts have appeared in Chamonix and it won’t be long before I have to scrap the ice of my car windscreen before I go to work!

We have had a successful summer at Mountain Tracks with almost all of our trips achieving their summit goals. Only the last few weeks have been hampered by poor weather preventing some summit attempts on Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn. Our guides have worked hard to move to an area of better weather, usually on the south side of Mont Blanc and the Gran Paradiso providing an excellent alternative summit.

Over this summer from late June to mid September we have run 3 successful Haute Route Treks; 2 short Best of Chamonix Weekends for budding alpine mountaineers; 3 exciting Via Ferrata holidays in the Dolomites; we have lead over 20 guests to the summit of Mont Blanc this summer and many more up and over copious other alpine peaks including the Matterhorn, Monte Rosa, Eiger, Brithorn, Castor, Pollux and the Aiguille du Chardonnet to name but a few. We have employed over 30 different mountain guides across the Alps to safely lead our guests up, down, over and around the mountains. They do a wonderful job and now having a well deserved rest before they start to lead our winter program.

Nick is leading our penultimate trip of this summer at the moment, a stunning trek in the Bernese Oberland, taking in the splendour of the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau. Nick then heads off to the Dominican Republic for more safety work on a program for the Discovery Channel.

Hopefully you will be looking forward to the winter ski season with the night’s drawing in, take a look at our great range of courses for budding off piste skiers, to those who want to search out the steep and deep. Later on in the season our ski touring program begins with weeklong ski safaris to multi day hut-to-hut trips from the western to eastern Alps; there is something for everyone. Come and join us for a carbon neutral adventure!

Susie Burt