Vertical Frontiers Ltd

Name: Vertical Frontiers Ltd
Address: Chamonix, 74310, FR
Telephone: +33787371926
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Vertical Frontiers Ltd We like being in the hills and mountains :)
Mountaineering courses and trips in the Alps during the Fully qualified IFMGA mountain guides.

Rock Climbing, Mountaineering and Ski guiding trips in the UK and alps.

17/02/2025

Full Skimo mode today, coaching and guiding the new GB Skimo squad in Bormio.

Mega team psyche ahead of the Olympic test event this weekend.

Today: refining kick turns, pole technique, transitions and some powder skiing 😎

10/02/2025

A varied long weekend with trips to Switzerland, Italy and a day here in France.

Great to be out skiing with the repeat offenders again. And thanks to aspirant guide for the lead and tail guiding 🤝

07/02/2025

Type 2 fun on the suffer sticks last night, racing the Verte a l’Envers race at Les Houches.

Good to be out on the uphill only local races again. I feel very out of practice, but now well motivated for some proper training again. Time for some intervals.

Highlight of the evening was the beer and food afterwards in the salle Kandahar. Lots of friends, good food and banter (in French, so I understood 70%… pretty sure they weren’t talking about me 🫣)

06/02/2025

Searching for nice spring snow in the Aiguille Rouge yesterday afternoon 👌

20/01/2025

A few photos from 🇮🇹 and 🇨🇭 last week.
Some nice cold snow out there. And some fun touring.

13/01/2025

Freezing cold in the shade (and wind) followed by roasting hot in the sun.

Nice turns on the col du Passon today.

10/01/2025

Avalanche training for the aspirants in La Grave this week.

Lots of talking, digging and practicing.
Topics included advanced transceiver search techniques, snow profile recording and interpretation, strategic mindset, avalanche case studies and multiple burial rescue exam.

An absolute pleasure working with a strong and motivated team of soon to be guides.

04/01/2025

Blue bird powder day 😎

Great pictures from Hamish whilst out ski touring with our guests yesterday. 30cm of light powder overnight, without any wind. Absolutely perfect!

25/12/2024

Christmas Eve guiding 😎⛷️

Lots of short ski touring laps to enjoy the good snow.

22/12/2024

Touring around Grand Montet last week.
It’s shaping up to be a good start to the season 😊

17/12/2024

Back on the skinny skis for a catch up (in more ways than one) with Nuno.

Nice jaunt up Mont Joly, with fun skiing and 5 start views. Lots of future projects to tick off in this area.

15/12/2024

Over the past several winters, I’ve gotten quite good at snatching ski outings in and around family time, guiding and work admin.

Although short, sometimes these little micro adventures have been super memorable and today was definitely one of those days.

I had a two hour window between ski club drop off and pickup, plus a little extra buffer. I wanted a workout, and some powder so started skinning into the Lac Blanc area, passing one skier in front of me and then pushing the track up to col Belvedere. The ski down was fantastic, even on narrow toothpick skis and I was back in plenty of time and even got another lap in with the mini-Bradford.

When you’re expecting little, to get such a good ski was sweet 😎 A 1000m cardio workout, followed by 1200m of first tracks down ⛷️

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07/12/2024

Flegere opening day this morning 🤘

Out testing the legs, warming up for ski club and giving the new kit a slide 😊
Pretty thin cover up there, but quite a bit to ski, and some folk venturing off-piste and short tours.

05/12/2024

Last weekend I ran, and suffered, the SainteLyon race.
Apparently France’s oldest trail race, it has an infamous 11:30pm start and attracts thousands of runners.
Easily the biggest and most competitive race I’ve ever done.

82km, 2300m D+ on a mix of trail, 4x4 track and tarmac.

It is pretty hard to run fast in the dark. It feels speedy, but when you look at the watch or the splits the reality is quite different.

I am, as is often the case, slightly frustrated with my time/performance, but it has stoked the fire for some training through the winter before the spring:)

But having said that, I can’t wait for winter to start properly and the skiing to begin 😊

14/10/2024

An adventurous couple of days based out of the Moiry hut “winter room”. Climbing ice on the glacier and then the Pigne la lé the second day.

We had the whole mountain to ourselves, which was a pretty amazing introduction to mountaineering for the Canadian lads. And my culinary skills at the hut made the other occupants jealous, so it must’ve been alright 🍽️

04/10/2024

As the summer season is finishing (although we’re climbing right through the autumn) we’re reflecting on the summer season and planning 2025.

We had plenty of trips on a variety of routes and styles including the Trois Monts, Gouter route, Grand Mulet and single push ascents from Les Houches.

Some teams were unlucky with the weather, and others fortunate to catch a good window. That’s always the gamble with the higher peaks, and we enjoyed some good “plan B” climbing anyway 🙂

Next year we have trips scheduled for June, July and September. Plus some single push ascents in June for those endurance machines out there.

27/09/2024

Quality shots from Boris and Marek from an overnight trip to the Cosmiques refuge next to the Aiguille du Midi. Just before the recent storm.

Acclimatation and equipment check ✅

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25/09/2024

A nice day hiking and scrambling Pointe Percée via the Sallanches chimneys, with the ever on-form Catrin.

Quite snowy and icy on the shady side. And a bit breezy on the summit, but a great bit of mid alpine cardio before the expected storm this evening.

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Can you spot the Aiguille du Midi in the sea of clouds? Cold but sunny up near the summit of Mont Blanc du Tacul this morning. Acclimatisation and prep complete. Ready for a “Mont Blanc one shot” on Thursday 👍 #montblanc #guide #verticalfrontiers

Finished my ski guiding season with a superb day on the Grand Paradiso. We went car to summit, had the whole mountain to ourselves and fresh powder to enjoy. A top effort from Rachel and Rich. Especially the bush wacking at the end 🥵 Straight into climbing and mountaineering next week :) #skiguide #verticalfrontiers #grandparadiso #skitouring #skitrabber

A week-end in Italy 🔥🔥 #notskitouring #skiguide

The ski tourers dream : a blank canvas, deep powder and blue skies 🔥🔥 All time conditions day after day in the Ortles this week. #skitouring #skiguide #skitrabber #verticalfrontiers

When your expecting a whiteout and get handed one of the best days of the season 😊 First day in @ski_trab land - the Ortles is delivering. #skitrabber #skitour #skiguide #verticalfrontiers

It snowed! In Italy at least. Forgot what it was like breaking trail in powder. But definitely worth it, we went back for a 2nd lap. #skitouring #skiguide #chamonix

Making the most of the sunshine and spring snow around Brevant and Flegere. No ski touring kit, no problem. Just a LOT of boot packing 😂 well worth it though, some good snow if you worked for it. And the lunch spot was spectacular! #chamonix #skiguide #skitrabber #skitouring

A big old day on the tour du Chardonnet with @joshuapuchalski & @catrinimperial Lots of transitions, multiple boot packs, tricky skiing and solitude. When the weathers stable and the snow is safe, it’s good to get out and tick off a long route. The silver lining of the unseasonably warm weather we’ve been experiencing in the alps. A top day guiding Josh and Catrin - looking forward to the next one soon :) #chamonix #skiguide #skitouring #skitrabber @ski_trab

Good fun bashing around Grand Montet with father and son team Canada yesterday. Some really nice snow and quiet on the slopes. Love January skiing! Chamonix #skiguide

Bad visibility but top quality powder yesterday. I’d take that over blue skies and bullet hard ice. Love a bit of storm skiing! Blue skies and hard snow, or white out and powder? Preference? 😎 Chamonix skitouring #skiguide

Unbelievable weather and great snow. Such a good day in the Aravis cruising through the trees and meadows. Could do this every day of the week 😎 Ski touring in #chamonix #skiguide