Cartography
The IFMGA Guide as Cartographer: A Bench at Chamonix
Many alpine guides keep their own private maps. A morning with one of them, in a small flat above the Rue Whymper.
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chamonix
Routes
The Haute Route from Chamonix to Zermatt in April: A Ski Traverse
A daily account of the classic ski mountaineering traverse from Chamonix to Zermatt, completed in seven days in mid-April under shifting spring conditions.
Guides
A Day on the Aiguilles with Jean-Luc Pochon
One spring day on the south face of the Aiguille du Midi with a Chamonix guide of thirty-one years.
Mountain Towns
Chamonix in October, Off-Season
Between the last alpinists of summer and the first skiers of winter, the valley empties for six weeks. A report from the rue du Docteur Paccard and the small huts above it.
Guides
The IFMGA Aspirant Examination, Observed
Three days at the Aiguille du Midi with a cohort of aspirants and the examiners who will pass or fail them.