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SKILLS: Acclimatising for the European Alps

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 UKC Articles 06 Jun 2016
Climbers descending Bosses ridge of Mt. Blanc, 3 kbIn the run up to the 2016 Arc'teryx Alpine Academy in Chamonix, France, we have a series of articles on some key skills in Alpine climbing. To kick us off UKC editor Jack Geldard gives us a run down on how he thinks you should acclimatise for the European Alps.

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 Misha 08 Jun 2016
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Everyone is different but climb high, sleep low followed by climb high, sleep high(ish) seems to work well for me. The only trouble with doing high up day hits is that if it's something that's dependent on a lift descent, you have to make sure you get the last lift down or you're in for a very unpleasant night, even if it's in a hut. I've missed the Midi lift a few times on a first day out at altitude and had a lousy night in the Cosmiques. A brutal way to acclimatise! However it works well if you get back down the same day.
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