The mountain and trekking experts, Mountain Kingdoms, have added a new trip to their exciting portfolio of high level adventures with this five day, action-packed break in the beautiful Swiss Alps.

Aimed at both mountaineering novices and those looking to refresh their glacier skills, there are three days of activities. Day one is a day of skills training and acclimatisation on the Trift Glacier involving learning the use of crampons and ice-axe, moving across glaciers whilst roped up and some exciting crevasse rescue practice. This is followed by a thrilling via ferrata ascent of the Jegihorn combining easy scrambling with wire ladders and spectacular wire bridge crossings. And, finally, a challenging climb of the 4,017m high Weissmies, putting into practice all those new Alpine skills.

Led by Kevin O'Neale, a fully qualified and highly experienced British mountaineering guide, the trip is based in a comfortable hotel in the quiet mountain village of Saas Grund and also spends one night in the Hohass mountain hut. An exhilarating experience in its own right it's also great preparation for an ascent of Mont Blanc, which can be added as a three day extension, or to prepare for other trekking peak expeditions.

The price includes a group airport transfer, free use of mountaineering equipment and accommodation on a half board basis.

Grade: Expedition Trekking Peak

Duration: 5 days (London to London)

Departures: 24 August 2017, 13 June 2018, 23 August 2018

Prices from: £875 (land only) £1105 (with flights)

http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/holiday/introduction-to-alpine-mountaineering

CLIMB HIGH – EXPEDITION GRADE TREKKING PEAKS FROM MOUNTAIN KINGDOMS

Mountain Kingdoms now offers seven Expedition Grade trekking peaks in the Alps, Andes and Himalaya: New Introduction to Alpine Mountaineering, iconic Mont Blanc in the Swiss Alps, Island Peak and Mera Peak in Nepal, Stok Kangri in Ladakh, Chachocamani in Bolivia and Pisco Peak in Peru. They vary in height from Mont Blanc at 4,810m to Mera Peak at 6,476m and all offer something different in the way of difficulty and reward.

These high altitude challenges have carefully planned routes for the best acclimatisation, use highly experienced, well-trained leaders, offer flexible itineraries with contingency days to maximise the chances of reaching the summit, are fully portered and use good quality accommodation before and after the trek/climb. That's why Mountain Kingdoms has a superb track record of summit successs.

Details of all these trips can be viewed at:

http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/inspiration/holidays/expedition-grade-peaks

About Mountain Kingdoms:

Mountain Kingdoms is an independent, UK based, small group holiday specialist with over 29 years' experience. Now offering worldwide walking holidays, pioneering and classic treks, trekking peaks, cultural tours, cycling holidays, family adventures, walking safaris, polar and river cruises. Mountain Kingdoms is committed to responsible tourism and offers value for money with an emphasis on quality.

Visit http://www.mountainkingdoms.com for all our new holidays for 2017 and updates on all our worldwide adventures.

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Kerry Robins | kerry@mountainkingdoms.com |Tel: +44 (0)1453 844400