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Every year we offer a
different invitation to join us on far away mountains to experience a real adventure
full of challenges the excitement which bring knowledge and enjoyment .
No superlatives, our objectives are the summits as we adore them: majestic,
remote,
free of excessive objective dangers...
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Programmes
First
expedition
Argentina: Aconcagua -
Polish route, 2006
Peru: Alpamayo and Chopicalqui, 2007
Chile: San Lorenzo - north ridge, 2008
More
technical objectives
Nepal: Ratna Chuli, 2006
Nepal: Makalu II, 2007
Extreme
altitude
Tibet: Cho Oyu - South-west face, 2006
Tibet: Everest - north east ridge, 2008
Exploration
of new regions
Mongolia : ski touring in the Mongol Altaï, 2007
South Georgia: Long crossing, 2007
Canada: Yukon ice fields, 2008
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Expedition
Expeditions Nepal, Tibet, India, Peru, Chile,
Argentina,
Pakistan, Alaska, Kenya, South Georgia
Next Departure:
Ratna Chuli (7025 m) - Nepal
Cho Oyu (8201 m) - Tibet
First
expedition and discovery of new summits
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Prerequisites
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Technical: alpine
experience depending on the objective,
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Physical: regular
physical training (endurance),
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Mental: motivation,
integrate well in a group, acceptance of the
discomfot linked to altitude.
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Argentina
: Aconcagua, Polish route and
crossing (6960 m)
December 2006
Culminant
point of North and South America at almost 7000 metres,
l'Aconcagua is situated on Argentinean
territory,
not far from the Chilean capital of Santiago.
Its
ascent by the Polanaise route is a true expedition on glacial terrain.
After
having set up Base Camp at around 4200 metres, we use two altitude camps (5000 m et
5850 m)
before setting out for the summit.
We
return down on the northern slope (normal route) then follow a different valley
to the one of the walk out.
Price : all inclusive
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29th December 2006 |
24 days
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Very good level of fitness.
Confident in using crampons. |
4600
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Peru:
Crossing
of Alpamayo (5947 m), Chopicalqui (6345 m)
June 2007 Alpamayo
may attract the crowds but we'll be all alone on the north ridge !
Following this lofty crossing, we can bivouac for the ascent of a first
6000, the Quitaraju. A good rest in the valley and then we'll make our way at last towards Chopicalqui, a peaceful jewel in the heart of the
White Cordillera.
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Chile
: San Lorenzo (3700 m), north ridge. Little know Patagonia
January 2008 In
deepest Chilean Patagonia, in the country of the Gauchos,
San Lorenzo is situated in the area of transition between the great
forests of Chile the Pampa of Argentina.
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Prerequisites
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Technical:
autonomous on
alpine route graded AD. First expedition experience.
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Physical: very
fit, regular fitness training,
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Mental:
highly motivated, get on well in a group, accept a certain element of risks.
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Extreme
altitude
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Prerequisites
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Technical:
autonomous on alpine routes graded D and on expeditions. Several
expeditions, including at least one of which on a summit over 7500
metres,
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Physical:
excellent fitness, regular fitness training,
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Mental:
highly motivated, get on well in a group, accept a certain element of
risks.
On these objectives, the guide will open the route and advise you on
the best strategy to adopt. You may find yourself in the situation
where you are expected to progress without his presence at very high
altitude.
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Tibet:
Cho Oyu (8201 m)
September 2006 A
not so technical route to reach 8000 meters...
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Duration |
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27th august 2006 |
42 days
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Excellent level of fitness.
Confident in using crampons. |
11200
€ all inclusive. Departing from Paris. |
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Tibet
: Everest
(8850 m), north east ridge
May 2008 The
roof of the world, in the steps of Mallory and Irvine…
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Exploration
of new regions
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Prerequisites
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Technical:
expérience alpine préalable depending on the objective,
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Physical:
regular physical training (endurance),
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Mental: motivation, integrate well in a group,
acceptance of the discomfort associated
with altitude.
Through these itineraries we offer to take you into regions that we
don't know very well or that we don't know at all but which seem to us
to offer a strong potential for discovery. We cannot give any
guarantees; curiosity and a sense of improvisation will be essential…
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Mongolia
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touring in the Mongol Altaï
May 2006 Between
Siberia, Kazakhstan
and Mongolia the Tavan
Bogd range is one of hte remotest place for ski touring.
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May 2007 |
17 days
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Excellent level of fitness.
Confident in using skis. |
4000
euros all inclusive. Departing from Paris. |
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South Georgia: Crossing
of the Georgian mountains
November 2007 In
the tracks of Sir Ernest Shackleton, we'll set out to discover this
very wild mountain range...
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Canada
: Yukon
icefields, Saint Elias mountains
June 2008 From
the biggest non polar glacial mass on earth emerges superb mountains which
culminate in Mount Logan (5959 m). The isolation will be absolute: dropped
on the ice by aeroplane, moving across the glacier on skis with pulkas and
ascents (ski and alpinism). This aventure will have a
arctic atmosphere to it: 23 hour daylight, wind,
cold...
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