This week consists of 5 days of climbing in the Alps. Location depends on weather and season: Lower Valais, Piedmont, Southern Alps, High Alps, Ticino, Graubünden. Camp in tents or mountain huts depending on the location. Plaisir Sud
Below is an overview of the Lower Valais program: We gradually train children in rope techniques, knots, and rock progression methods. During this learning period, we travel by minibus to the climbing schools of Dorénaz, Miéville, Chemin-dessus, and St Triphon. Accommodation is in dormitories at the Martigny campsite. In case of rain, we go to an indoor climbing gym. Picnics are held outdoors at the foot of the routes. Children can shower every evening at the campsite in clean facilities. Evening meals are taken at a large table, and children participate in meal preparations and household chores.
Day 1: Parents and children are welcomed at the Shell station in Signy, bus journey to Martigny. Check-in at the TCS campsite in Martigny, overnight in a dormitory.
Learning rope and belaying knots, first steps on boulders, familiarization with climbing shoes, first climbing routes. (Dorénaz la Carrière)
Day 2: Progression in climbing learning, body balance, foot positioning, climbing rhythm, breathing, rock reading. (Miéville)
Day 3: Easy to medium climbing routes depending on skill level. (Chemin-dessus or Colombey)
Day 4: More difficult routes, advanced training in Dorénaz
Day 5: Camp tidying and climbing in St Triphon, return to Nyon by minibus. Debriefing with parents at the Shell Station.
Day 1 at 8 AM at the Shell station in Signy
Via the Lausanne – Geneva highway, take the Nyon exit, head towards St Cergue, at the first roundabout, the Shell station is on the left
Day 5 at 7 PM at the Shell station in Signy
Certified mountain guide
Martigny Tourist Office: 027 720 49 49
Bring some pocket money (Swiss francs and euros) for any personal expenses (kiosk, ice cream, postcards…etc…)
Mandatory, to be given to the guide at the start of the camp
Accommodation in tents at the campsite or in a dormitory depending on the chosen region
Beginner or resourceful beginner
-1 pair of hiking pants + 1 pair of rain pants (K-Way) mandatory -Gore-tex jacket with a hood that protects the face well (in case of wind) -fleece
-change of clothes
-high-top trekking shoes, low-top sneakers not allowed!
-beanie -cap
-flashlight / headlamp -water bottle min 1 L
-sunscreen
-sunglasses
-sleeping bag for Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 -clothes for evenings in the chalet -slippers for the evening in the chalet -pajamas
-toiletries
-bath towel
-toothbrushes
-any medications
-reading material for bedtime (children’s books) -swimwear for the lake (swimsuit, bath towel)
-ID card! (DO NOT FORGET!)
– travel bag or suitcase to carry the week’s belongings listed above
– backpack for daily essentials (must fit harness, shoes, helmet, water bottle, jacket, rain pants)
technical equipment provided by PROGRESSION:
– climbing shoes – helmet
– harness
– carabiner
If needed, we recommend the following mountain equipment stores: – Passe Montagne / Geneva
– Passe-Montagne / Lausanne
– Espace Montagne / Monthey
– Yosemite Lausanne
Don’t hesitate to invest if your equipment is old or ill-suited, your child won’t regret it up there!!!
If you have any other questions about the equipment, don’t hesitate to call us!
Supervision is provided by a certified mountain guide. We reserve the right
to cancel the camp depending on conditions or lack of participants.
Price:
Our prices are per person and include supervision by a guide, half-board at a campsite, mountain hut, gîte, or hotel, picnic lunch, technical equipment, and transport. Consumption in mountain huts is not included.
Group Activities:
Group activity numbers are calculated per guide based on safety criteria for the activity itself. The camps take place in a good atmosphere and for the well-being of the young people. Disrespect and actions not conforming to the smooth running of the camp will be sanctioned, and the child sent home to their parents.
Registration:
A registration is only considered valid upon payment of a registration fee corresponding to the camp price.
Cancellation:
If, for any reason, a registered person withdraws from an activity, a 100% retention fee is applied. Any camp started will not be refunded except in the case of a medical problem, where a camp credit will be opened for the participant.
Insurance:
Participants are not insured by the mountain guide. It is the participant’s own responsibility to be adequately covered by health and accident insurance (including accidents that may occur during mountain tours).
Each participant must have helicopter rescue and repatriation insurance. For participants not benefiting from such insurance, we offer a REGA form to be completed and paid before the camp. Price/person: CHF 30.
Participant’s Responsibility:
The participant or the participant’s legal representative assumes:
– full responsibility for damages caused intentionally or unintentionally to facilities or
other items belonging to or rented by PROGRESSION
– Repatriation costs following expulsion
– Postal return costs for clothing and other items
Medical File:
Any medical problem must be reported to PROGRESSION in writing.
Transport:
Each participant must make their own way
CHF 690
To register your child, please send us
ALAN DELIZEE (Swiss Dôle Climbing School)
Post office box 252 La Bouriaz
CH-1265 La Cure
Beneficiary Bank: UBS SA Case postale 1002 Lausanne
Account number: 457893.41Z
IBAN: CH690024324345789341Z
Clearing number: 243
UBS postal account no.: 80-2-2
To register your child, please send us
ALAN DELIZEE (Swiss Dôle Climbing School)
Post office box 252 La Bouriaz
CH-1265 La Cure
Beneficiary Bank: UBS SA Case postale 1002 Lausanne
Account number: 457893.41Z
IBAN: CH690024324345789341Z
Clearing number: 243
UBS postal account no.: 80-2-2
