High AlpineMountaineering and ski tours in the Alps: France, Switzerland and Italy2012-08-24T09:33:04Zhttps://high-alpine.com/feed/atom/WordPressMichaelhttp://www.high-alpine.comhttp://high-alpine.com/?p=8502012-08-24T09:33:04Z2012-08-22T12:53:55ZA fast and light Haute Route with return by bicycle has been a dream of mine for years and this spring, 25-29 April 2012, I finally put it all together. Graham Barnes and I have been climbing together for over 12 years and when I proposed this trip, he was up for the challenge! Nina […]
The post SPEED HAUTE ROUTE–Chamonix to Zermatt and back again in five days on skis and bike first appeared on High Alpine.]]>Michaelhttp://www.high-alpine.comhttp://high-alpine.com/?p=8422011-04-12T14:21:41Z2011-04-12T14:18:04ZThe winter season is winding down. Check out all my posts on Facebook. January-mid march was full on off piste and ski tour guiding around Chamonix, then a Haute Route ski tour with Olympic Gold Medalist marathon runner, Joanie Benoit Samuelson and her crew. In between it all I went up to Garmisch, Geramany and […]
The post Chamonix and Kudos to POWERBAR. My first and most loyal sponsor! first appeared on High Alpine.]]>Michaelhttp://www.high-alpine.comhttp://high-alpine.com/?p=8012010-12-19T02:22:14Z2010-12-18T20:32:05ZHigh-Alpine Mountain and Ski Guides warmly welcomes UnderArmour as it’s apparel sponsor. We are excited to be supported by the dynamic technical clothing company that is growing in the outdoor and ski market. Their technical materials, cutting edge design, and great looks make these some of the best clothes I’ve worn. Today was my first day guiding in […]
The post UnderArmour gives a new look to High-Alpine Mountain Guides this winter! first appeared on High Alpine.]]>Michaelhttp://www.high-alpine.comhttp://high-alpine.com/?p=7892010-12-19T09:35:41Z2010-12-18T20:00:59ZToday was the first day of winter guiding for the 2010/2011 season. Or should I say teaching beginning skiing. It was fun though. I had two sisters from Lebanon (not New Hampshire) who live in Paris. They were great; one of them brought along for the lesson her husband who is a very good skier, […]
The post Let the Season Begin,18 December 2010, Chamonix, France first appeared on High Alpine.]]>Michaelhttp://www.high-alpine.comhttp://high-alpine.com/?p=8172010-12-19T09:29:10Z2010-12-11T03:24:46ZI had a chance to visit the BMC bike headquarters with Bike Switzerland partners, John Klemme and Chris White. John and I first discussed working together over five years ago when my family and I were still living in Switzerland, but it was last year I first led a few trips for him. It was a great […]
The post 10 dec 2010, BMC Bikes HQ, Grenchen, Switzerland first appeared on High Alpine.]]>Michaelhttp://www.high-alpine.comhttp://high-alpine.com/?p=7552010-08-15T19:45:22Z2010-08-15T19:45:22ZBud and Sam came to Chamonix this summer for their annual trip. Last year was a great trip (with a father and son ascent of Mont Blanc) and they wanted more of the same. A mix of alpine climbing, rock climbing and an occasional hike. The weather was not the greatest, but we made the best of it and […]
The post 14-20 August 2010 Bud and Sam Shulman, Chamonix Climbing first appeared on High Alpine.]]>Michaelhttp://www.high-alpine.comhttp://high-alpine.com/?p=7342010-05-23T21:39:46Z2010-05-23T21:39:46ZBeth and Will came out from Seattle with their 13 year old son, Max. Will was a real trooper because he had broken his leg (tibial plateau) earlier in the season and was only coming in support. So Beth, Max and I hit the slopes each day, with one rest day in the middle. We […]
The post 13-22 April, Chamonix Off Piste with Beth, Will, and Max Mondzac first appeared on High Alpine.]]>Michaelhttp://www.high-alpine.comhttp://high-alpine.com/?p=7192010-04-09T13:30:28Z2010-04-09T13:30:28ZGood thing the Orlter is my favorite ski tour of all time, because I had not quite three days at home before I had to trek back to Sulden, Italy for another one. Sulden is in the Sud Tyrol part of Italy where they speak German and where Reinhold Messner is from. And Sulden has one of […]
The post 2-8 April 2010 Ortler Ski Tour with Lisa Beaudreau and Matthew Hyde first appeared on High Alpine.]]>Michaelhttp://www.high-alpine.comhttp://high-alpine.com/?p=7022010-03-28T11:02:07Z2010-03-28T11:02:07ZAfter our Zermatt trip finished up, Chris and I hopped in the car (actually since Zermatt is a car free town–NOT, more later–we took the train to Taesch where the car was parked), then drove over Simplon Pass to Italy and up to Sulden, Italy to start the Ortler ski tour. The Ortler ski tour […]
The post 21-27 March 2010 Ortler Ski Tour w/ NASTC first appeared on High Alpine.]]>Michaelhttp://www.high-alpine.comhttp://high-alpine.com/?p=6662010-03-20T19:22:26Z2010-03-20T19:22:26ZNASTC or North American Ski Training Center Chris Fellows organization. He started in a while back in order to make high level ski instruction available to any skier throughtout the winter and quickly expanded from his base at Lake Tahoe to add destinations around the world. His plan was to get the cream of the crop […]
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