Ice climbing is an alternative for get the best of your holiday!

Ice Climbing with a guide

Ice climbing in winter is not only for extreme climbers.

We always like to offer something different than skiing every day in deep powder that could become boring after a while! Mostly for those people that staying for one week or more in the same ski resort….

One day of heliski, ski Touring, ice-climbing or also rock climbing in spring when the climate is nomally a bit milder could be a unique experience to try!

We offer the possibility to do a day of climbing school for those of you with no experience. You will become confident with the climbing gear and the terrain, and learn basic technique and skills.For those who already have some basic experience of the climbing technique or those who have a good level is also the possibility to have a beautiful day doing a multi-pitch climb on one of the local ice-falls of the valley, discovering the secrets of the “Crystal World” of the mountains.
Type of course	guide fee for 1 day
ICE CLIMBING INTRODUCTORY COURSES for BEGINNERS	1 – 2 people x 1 guide 400€/day 3 – 5 people x 1 guide 500€/day
ICE CLIMBING ADVANCED COURSES	1 – 2 people max per guide 400€/day
ICE CLIMBING MULTI-PITCH ROUTES	1 – 2 people max per guide 450€/day
Prices include taxes. For all these activites we provide all the climbing gear and the safety gear you need. This does not include the climbing boots and the clothes. We can help with renting these items if necessary.

Booking form

We highly recommend that you arrange your own personal insurance before undertaking any mountain activity.
You can have a look at your own country EUROP-ASSISTANCE, they normally have an outdoor insurance (Outdoor no problem), or we suggest to register as member of your country Alpine Club (like CAF or CAS or BMC, personal insurance is included and also discounted price at mountain huts. Here you can see the official list). If your country doesn’t have an Alpine Club you can also check out the Britannia Section of Alpenverein, that is now normally open also to non-resident in UK: www.alpenverein.at/britannia/membership/

What Do our Guides do?

All our guides are expert climber and speak good English. This is what they like to do with you:

Teach to you ice climbing technique and skills always with an intensive daily program.
Guide you safely on climbing the best ice-falls of the area.
Teach to you all they know about safety, weather, snow, avalanches.
Teach basic information about rescue and practice with ropes.
Last but not least looking for the best food and the best drinks at the end of the day!

Book your Ice Climbing day now!

We’ll be happy to send you a quote for one or more days of Ice Climbing with one of our qualified guides. Please fill in the following form. If you want to get in touch with us directly because you want to book on short notice or for some other reason, please call Paolo on his cell (+39 347254 9956). If he’s out of reach or on the slopes, leave a text message, he checks regularly!

Filling out this form doesn’t tie you to anything. After we have received your request, we will get back to you with a price quote and further details. Then it’s up to you to confirm and this is done by transferring a 15% deposit into our bank account.

Pieter Spruijt

24/08/2023

Me and my girlfriend were guided by Paolo during a 4-day program in the Monta Rosa. We made our first three 4000m summits! Paolo is a very professional guide who learned us a lot in mountaineering techniques and mountaineering safety. And with that, we made a lot of fun too! Would definitely recommend Alagna Ski Guides. And last tip, their B&B in Rassa is a good place to stay before your trip on the Monta Rosa.

Olga Lukyanova

10/08/2023

We had a great mountaineering adventure going up to Rifugio Margherita with Alagna Ski Guides! Paolo did a great job organising everything, and we had an excellent guide, Tazio, who he made it all to be a lot of fun while making us feel very safe!

Luuk van Dijk

09/08/2023

Paolo was the perfect mountain guide. He organized a great trip for me and my friends on the Monta Rosa, with a lot of variation. His B&B in Rassa is a perfect place to relax. Also he tells great stories over a drink in the mountain huts. Definitely recommend!

Floris Rozendaal

02/08/2023

Paolo is a fine likeable guide. Who has a lot of knowledge about the mountains. I highly recommend this guide, in addition to his knowledge is sociable guide to drink a wine with.

Philip Breitenstein

01/08/2023

We went with Paolo on the Monte Rosa Massif and did a 4 day tour in which we summitted three peaks (Zumsteinspitze, Signalkuppe and Pyramid Vincent). Paola was an excellent and friendly guide. He listened to our requests and did routes that we found both challenging as safe. Definitely would recommend Paolo as a guide. He also has a very nice B&B in Rassa called Locanda Margherita B&B and does tours in the entire area (also Mont Blanc).

John

01/05/2023

We had another great week with Paolo this year. Based in Valtournenche we had options for the Cervinia/Zermatt areas as well as the other resorts in the Aosta valley depending on weather and conditions. Paolo used this flexibility to provide some great days including a wonderful day of powder fun in Pila. Highly recommended and will be back for more next year!

Gary Baker

08/04/2023

We havr had some great adventures skiing with Paulo. He has kept us safe in the off piste for many years now. Cannot recommend highly enough.

Richard

07/04/2023

If you want mountain expertise, careful planning, attention to detail, safety awareness and a touch of humour, these are the guys to ski with! Another brilliant year. Thank you.

juerg bischof

Trotz misslichen Wetter- und Schneebedingungen findet Paolo immer noch eine lohnenswerte Abfahrt, auch wenn sie im Tirol statt im Monterosa liegt! Dazu macht es einfach jede Menge Spass mit ihm unterwegs zu sein. Hoffentlich bald wiedermal mit viel Schnee!