In reply to Milesy: I was on the Conville last year. Fully Reccommend getting the Eurolines coach over (I will be myself in 3 weeks), you get huge baggage allowance and it drops you off at the train station in Cham.
Stay at Bernards campsite (Chosalets - Argentiere) for the Course, everything runs from there, so just shell out for 3 nights and you will be with everyone else from the course in the good old english "ghetto".
If you are coming onto a later course, get to the campsite and ask if anyone has a lift pass for sale, i picked up a 10 day pass for £40 last year so some bargains about !
The course is pretty full on and definitely one of the best experiences of my life, got some uni mates going on the course this year so will be at the site a couple of times for BBQ's and beer!
Going to be an epic summer !
Pete.
Oh and if you;'re on the first course as I was last year, it was bloody freezing for the first few days, dont skimp on belay jackets etc, we needed them all 3 days of the course ! It warmed up lots afterwards