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Established in 2000, Icicle has grown to become the largest UK provider of specialist guided courses. Join us in the mountains to climb, trek and ski. Our head office and equipment shop is based in Windermere, in the heart of the English Lake District. We offer a wide range of trips and expeditions around the world.

14/09/2026

Matterhorn Training
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Enjoying fifteen pitches of epicness, on the Chamonix uber classic route, the Chapelle de la Gliere, on day 1 of Matterhorn preparation. Dominic, expertly guided by Marc T, winner of a 2026 Piolet dโ€™Or ๐Ÿ’ช

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๐Ÿ“ Chapelle de la Gliere, Chamonix

12/09/2026

Penultimate Mont Blanc
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Well done to our penultimate teams on Mont Blanc for this summer. 100% to the summit. Congratulations all of you! 2027 dates are now live. Are you up for the challenge?

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๐Ÿ“ Mont Blanc 4810m, Chamonix

Big Paradise Summit๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นPhoto just in from the guides leading our teams on Gran Paradiso today, enjoying sunshine on...
07/09/2026

Big Paradise Summit
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Photo just in from the guides leading our teams on Gran Paradiso today, enjoying sunshine on the summit. Congratulations all, and safe return to Chamonix!

ใ€ฝ๏ธ Many 2027 course dates now LIVE https://www.icicle-mountaineering.ltd.uk/courses.html

๐Ÿ“ Gran Paradiso 4061m

Back To The Top!!!๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ˜ŽCongratulations to all our teams on Mont Blanc this week, for reaching the summit after the ...
05/09/2026

Back To The Top!!!
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Congratulations to all our teams on Mont Blanc this week, for reaching the summit after the huts reopened. Thanks to the guides Riki ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ, Martin ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท, & Andrea ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น, for keeping everyone safe. Well done all ๐Ÿ‘

ใ€ฝ๏ธ 2027 dates now LIVE https://www.icicle-mountaineering.ltd.uk/mont+blanc+guide+course.html

๐Ÿ“ Mont Blanc 4810m, Chamonix

01/09/2026

Matterhorn Sunrise
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Epic sunrise on Matterhorn last week, filmed by Marc while guiding the Hรถrnli ridge. Last minute space 6-12 September. Final chance this summerโ€ฆ

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๐Ÿ“ Matterhorn 4478m, Zermatt

Monte Rosa 2026 wrap!๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นLast week saw our final Spaghetti Tour climbing 4000m in the Monte Rosa massif, led by IFM...
31/08/2026

Monte Rosa 2026 wrap!
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Last week saw our final Spaghetti Tour climbing 4000m in the Monte Rosa massif, led by IFMGA mountain guide Paolo T. Thanks for the photos. 2027 dates have just been released!

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๐Ÿ“ Main pic Balmenhorn summit

Matterhorn summits!๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญA huge congratulations to our 3 teams on the Matterhorn yesterday, guided by Marc ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ, Marti...
27/08/2026

Matterhorn summits!
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A huge congratulations to our 3 teams on the Matterhorn yesterday, guided by Marc ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ, Martin ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท, and Alessio ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น. Amazing photos as ever from Marc! What a sunrise and epic summit view

ใ€ฝ๏ธ 6-12 September; 1 space, https://www.icicle-mountaineering.ltd.uk/matterhorn.html

๐Ÿ“ Matterhorn 4478m, Zermatt

Dom 4545m summits๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญCongratulations to Kate & Scott, led by IFMGA mountain guide Eukeni, on their ascent of Dom, t...
24/08/2026

Dom 4545m summits
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Congratulations to Kate & Scott, led by IFMGA mountain guide Eukeni, on their ascent of Dom, the highest summit completely in Switzerland, a 3100m ascent from Randa!

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๐Ÿ“ Dom 4545m, Randa, Switzerland

Eiger 3970m summits!๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญCongratulations to Fergus and IFMGA guide Roger on grabbing the weather window this week, f...
21/08/2026

Eiger 3970m summits!
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Congratulations to Fergus and IFMGA guide Roger on grabbing the weather window this week, for a perfect summit day on the traverse of the Eiger, climbing the Mittellegi, descending the South ridge. Well done ๐Ÿ‘

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๐Ÿ“ Eiger 3970m, Grindelwald, Switzerland

Gran Paradiso ๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นIFMGA mountain guide Martin leading this Alpine Intro team last week on Gran Paradiso, the highes...
19/08/2026

Gran Paradiso
๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐ŸŽ’โ„๏ธโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
IFMGA mountain guide Martin leading this Alpine Intro team last week on Gran Paradiso, the highest mountain completely in Italy. Good luck to this weeks teams! A brilliant first 4000m peak.

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๐Ÿ“ Gran Paradiso 4061m

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