WHAT IS IT?

Basically; climbing in winter, in the alps.

When is the winter season?

Generaly December Janurary and Feburary. Obviously this is weather dependant but you can usualy rely on it to be cold in these months.

Where are the alps?

South of France, North of Italy, and a good part of Switzerland.

What is different from summer/spring mountaineering?

Its colder, less rock fall and with any luck more ice. Temperatures in Jan have been recorded down to -47 degrees C, however in normal weather, in Janurary, at around 3000m, you can expect -6 to -25 degrees C. In the morning still it can be qutie pleasant in the sun.

There are many different things to think about in winter and most things become more difficult. Click here to see why it is called the hard season...

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