Ski touring
Supervised mixed race
by SIMOND
Simond is a partner of the Trace des Grands 2025. The brand, with its long-standing expertise, will be showcasing its mountaineering equipment (crampons, ice axes, carabiners), as well as the Wilder ski touring range, co-developed with Jonathan, Nicolas and Alexis, all three mountain guides in the Chamonix valley.
On these two days, Simond offers ski touring outings: mixed races, all levels, supervised by their partner guides.
Programme
Learn rope techniques and abseiling on ridge/mixed ski touring routes.
Activity supervised by partner guides, available on registration.
Registration required – free – deposit: €50 (non-refundable in the event of absence).
Dates :
Saturday, March 8 & Sunday, March 9
Timetable:
From 8am, at the bottom of the Plan-Joran gondola (to be confirmed with the guide the day before).
Every day,
- 1 Initiation group of 4 people, for a half-day outing
- 2 Perfectionnement groups of 4 people, for a day outing
- Initiation group: Good level of off-piste skiing
- Groupe Perfectionnement: Previous ski touring experience, ability to put on and take off boots, conversions and knives.
Established in Chamonix since 1860, the Simond brand equipped the first roped parties, such as the one on the first ascent of Everest in 1953, with The Special A Simond ice axe, in the hands of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.
Today, Simond continues to design and produce all its metal products (ice axes, crampons, carabiners) in its Chamonix factory. In 2025, the brand expands. Because mountain sports are evolving, blending and combining more and more, Simond is broadening its scope. Our teams focus their technical expertise, rigor and commitment to sustainability on trekking and ski touring, in addition to our traditional mountaineering and climbing activities.
