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Val d'Isère

Cascade de glace avec guide privé

Ice climbing

This is the activity nobody thinks to ask us about and the one that produces the strongest reactions. You find yourself at the foot of a frozen waterfall, crampons on and an axe in each hand, and you climb. The La Daille site, at the entrance to the resort just after the tunnel, is five minutes from the village: no long approach, no day lost to travel, you can climb ice in the morning and ski in the afternoon. What reassures most people once it is explained: you are never at risk of a free fall. The guide sets the rope from above, you are belayed throughout, and if you let go of everything you simply hang. No climbing experience is needed. What you need is a head for heights and a willingness to have cold hands for the first ten minutes. One honest caveat: ice depends entirely on cold. Three days of thaw and the fall becomes unclimbable. We watch the temperatures the week before and warn you as soon as it looks compromised, rather than have you walk up for nothing.

Duration

Half a day, including equipment and the walk in

When to go

Mid-November to mid-April, for as long as the fall stays frozen. A thaw can cancel the outing overnight

Pricing

From €500 for a group of one to six

The rate is for the guide and the group, not per person: it is the only high-mountain activity in our book where coming as six works out at under €90 each. Crampons, ice axes, helmet and harness are provided and included. Bring warm clothing and above all spare gloves, your hands are invariably wet after an hour.

Activities in Val d'Isère

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