Chamonix

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Logistics

Arrival: June 13th
Departure: June 20th
Seven nights in the Accommodation

 

Transportation

Everyone books their own transportation!

Below are some recommended flights. Other options are available 

 

Recommended Flights: 

Outbound :

• Edinburgh to Geneva - EasyJet 06:05 Arrive 09:20 
• Edinburgh to Geneva - EasyJet 11:10 Arrive 14:20
• Glasgow to Geneva - KLM 06:00 Arrive 11:10

Return:

• Geneva to Edinburgh - EasyJet 09:55 Arrive 11:15
• Geneva to Edinburgh - EasyJet 14:55 Arrive 16:20
• Geneva to Glasgow - KLM 19:15 Arrive 23:10

Cost:~£250-300

Bus from airport

FlixBus

 

Important! As this is a trip to the EU, you NEED a passport. If you do not have one when you try to enter the EU you will most likely not be able to get in.

 

Accommodation

We have secured four apartments in the Résidence Le Cristal de Jade, right in the heart of Chamonix.
This means we are perfectly located to explore the mountains of the Mont-Blanc Range. The cable car going up to Aiguille du Midi is right next to the Hotel and there are dozens of other lifts (not included in the price) in the valley that are easily accessible on foot and by public transport (busses and the train within the valley are included in the hotel price).
The apartments also give us access to all amenities of the Hotel which include a swimming pool, hot tubs, sauna, and steam room.
To keep prices low, we decided on a self-catering accommodation, the next big supermarket Carrefour is just across the road and offers everything we could need.

 

Activities

• Hiking
• Mountaineering
• High Altitude Opportunities (Must be glacier and crevasse rescue trained, speak to Sam and Paul for advice on this)
• Climbing: Trad, Sport and Bouldering
• Via Ferrata

 

Tickets and Cancellation

Tickets

 

The tickets you buy here covers only the price for the hotel.

• Base price of £370, this includes food for the wine and cheese social, if a certain amount of tickets sell this may reduce (and a bit of money may come back to you, this will be known closer to departure)

 

Other Costs

Other costs you will need to cover are transport, food, and the lift pass (optional, but highly recommended, as it opens up many possibilities of fantastic hikes at higher elevations without the streneous and very long ascent). All costs below are accurate at the time of writing and may fluctuate based upon the GBP:EUR rates.

 

Bus (Return from Geneva-Chamonix): £30

Lift Pass: £140 (6 day pass)

Food (rough cost): £100 (group meals make it cheaper, we will do a meal out with everyone on the Friday evening)

Alpine Insurance (Required to attend): £50 (Austrian Alpine Club Annual Membership)