Master file E-00 — Expedition index
Est. 2014 — Chamonix, FR
The far places,
on file.
Six routes across five ranges, graded honestly and documented obsessively. Read the file, then write to us.
Next departure
6 Sep 2026
Files open
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Grade range
F — TD (alpine)
Guide ratio
never above 1:6
E-01 / 31°04′N 007°55′W / F / 4167 m
E-02 / 42°42′N 044°31′E / PD / 5054 m
E-03 / 69°29′N 019°48′E / PD / 1834 m
E-04 / 45°50′N 006°52′E / AD / 4810 m
E-05 / 08°53′S 077°39′W / D / 5947 m
E-06 / 27°53′N 086°41′E / TD / 6186 m
01 — Current files
Open expeditions
E-01
F
Toubkal by the Azzaden Valley
5
days ·
4,167
m ·
Morocco
North Africa’s highest point taken the quiet way — over the Tizi n’Mzik and through the Azzaden valley rather than up the mule track. Snow holds on the summit ridge into late autumn; crampons are issued at the refuge.
from €
2,400
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E-02
PD
Kazbek from the Gergeti Glacier
8
days ·
5,054
m ·
Georgia
Kazbek climbed from the Gergeti side, based at the old meteorological station at 3653 metres. Two acclimatisation rotations are logged before the summit day; the church at Tsminda Sameba watches the walk-in.
from €
3,400
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E-03
PD
The Lyngen Traverse
7
days ·
1,834
m ·
Norway
A ski traverse of the Lyngen peninsula with summits taken as the weather file allows, Jiehkkevárri the standing objective. Fjord to fjord; the sea never leaves the frame.
from €
4,400
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02 — The doctrine
How we run a rope.
1.1
The file precedes the trip
No expedition is sold until its route card, kit manifest, and weather history sit complete in the archive. If we cannot document a route to our own standard, we do not run it.
1.2
Ratios are structural
One guide to two climbers on technical ground, one to four below it. These numbers are load-bearing walls, not seasonal furniture — they never flex with demand, deadlines, or enthusiasm.
2.1
Grades mean what they say
We grade on the alpine scale, F through TD, and we grade honestly. A route that flatters its number in a brochure will not flatter it at 5,000 metres.
05 — Field notes
From the journal
Have a route in mind?
Every enquiry is answered by a guide within 48 hours. Not an autoresponder, not a portal — a person, occasionally typing from a tent. If all four of us are on the hill, the reply will be brief, but it will arrive.