Dream Guides Brochure

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Founded in 2005 by alpine climbers and adventurers, Kenton Cool and Guy Willett, Dream Guides specialise in bespoke climbing and skiing expeditions across the globe.

Both founders are experts in skiing and climbing, and so the company’s central principle was to create courses and expeditions from the point of view of the ‘Guide on the ground’, ensuring that every aspect of the trip is carefully planned to be of the highest standard.

Based in Chamonix, in the heart of the French Alps, Dream Guides organise complete itineraries for trips including off-piste skiing clinics, Alpine climbing adventures and expeditions to the highest peaks in the world including Everest, Denali and Kilimanjaro.

Dream Guides has expanded rapidly over the years to offer an even greater range of skiing, hiking and climbing adventures all over the world.

Dream Guides provide a wide range of worldwide winter adventures including ski touring, alpine climbing and expeditions to all corners of the globe.

We can take care of every aspect of your trip including accommodation, itinerary and guide so all you need to worry about is having the time of your life.

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CHAMONIX OFF-PISTE SKI CLINICS Chamonix off-piste skiing clinics focus on doing a lot of skiing but pinning this around plenty of coaching and instruction from a top BASI ski instructor and a Mountain Guide. The main aim of this week is to improve your off-piste skiing technique and you spend at least three days with a top BASI ski instructor, and up to two days with an IFMGA Ski Guide. We stay in one of our comfortable Adventure Base Chalets, six minutes’ walk from the town centre’s restaurants and bars.

BACKCOUNTRY SKIING Backcountry Skiing weeks are exciting guided ski holidays with the focus on skiing the best terrain and best snow further away from the pistes. As the week progresses you will pick up the essentials of backcountry skiing including avalanche awareness, skinning, boot packing, glacier skiing and decision making. Destinations include La Grave, Vanoise, Zinal and Chamonix.

SKI TOURING Our ski tours are designed for those off-piste skiers keen to explore a less frequented area away from the crowds, but who are also looking for a great off-piste descent each day, to reward their uphill toils. Aimed at intermediate and advanced off-piste skiers, our tours guarantee fantastic skiing and panoramic views.

SKI MONT BLANC Skiing Mont Blanc is an ultimate backcountry experience - picture standing on the top of Western Europe’s highest mountain with at least 2500m of descent ahead of you... Our six day programme

involves plenty of quality descents and day tours to acclimatise and prepare for the main event. We provide a full itinerary for this incredible once-in-alifetime experience.

AVALANCHE SAFETY WEEKEND Based in Chamonix our two-day avalanche safety course is ideal for off-piste skiers who want to get a practical grounding in staying alive when skiing off-piste. We focus on practical knowledge and spend two days skiing off-piste whilst learning to recognise hazards and how to avoid them.

SKI EXPEDITIONS Dream Guides offers a host of ski expeditions that should be on every off-piste skier’s wish list. Visit unexplored worlds of limitless possibilities including Greenland, Alaska and Antarctica. Enjoy our full ‘state of the art’ expedition service whichever trip you decide to embark upon.

PRIVATE SKI GUIDING Private ski guiding offers a more personalised experience. Our Guides have a huge breadth and depth of knowledge of skiing all over the Alps and further afield. With our alpine base in Chamonix, we have lots of experience throughout France and Switzerland. Whatever ski adventures you have in mind, we can organise it for you.

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ICE CLIMBING Whether it is mountain ice or frozen waterfalls, Chamonix ice climbing is superb. The ‘thunk,thunk’ of your axes bedding into the ice, and the beauty of the mountains in winter is hard to beat. Our ice climbing expeditions are great action-packed weeks or weekends that feature ice climbing every day and returning to our chalet base each evening.

ALPINE CLIMBING Scale some of the most dazzling peaks in the world with Dream Guides. For complete beginners, we offer an Alpine Essentials course which is designed to teach you all the fundamental skills for climbing in the Alps. For experienced climbers, expeditions such as scaling the Matterhorn provide a truly immense challenge.

EXPEDITIONS Far-flung climbs to remote or high altitude peaks including Everest and the seven summits, our range of expeditions include exhilarating physical challenges that push you to the limit but provide you with incredible rewards.

TREKS Join our classic treks for a gentler introduction to the mountains including the Everest Base Camp. A dazzling combination of scenery, culture, religion and of course your own personal effort, this particular trek is not to be missed.

PRIVATE Bespoke guiding and courses for individuals or groups – decide on your perfect trip and let Dream Guides help that fantasy become a reality.

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Dream Guides has taken hundreds of clients to the roof of Western Europe, including none other than Sir Richard Branson, Princess Beatrice and Dwaine Chambers. Our clients come to us because they know that with our experience in mounting international expeditions, we offer something that other companies cannot. When the weather changes, your guide has seen it a hundred times before.

When the going gets tough, your guide knows exactly what to say. Because we know what climbing Mont Blanc means to our clients.

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For more information about any of our winter adventures, contact one of our dedicated team who will be able to offer all the help and advice you need.

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