Témoignage

CR stagiaires UIAA - Stage cascade de glace Guillestre - 11 au 17 février 2024

Le 11/02/2024 par Biard, Christian

[L'équipe catalane - Anna Serradell]

We wanted to take a moment to express our sincere gratitude for the opportunity that it has been for us to participate in the International Youth Ice Climbing Camp. We spent 7 days with great people: instructors, guides and international teams, sharing knowledge, experiences, and learning a lot. We came with different levels of knowledge about ice climbing, and we all feel that we enjoyed ourselves and could say that we improved our autonomy in the mountains. We truly appreciate the hard work and dedication you and your team put into making the camp a success. Once again, we are sincerely grateful for this great opportunity and warm welcome. Keep up the excellent work, and for many more years, may this camp continue to exist.

Mieria, Àlex, Júlia i Anna

[L'équipe grecque]

We would like to thank everyone who organised the camp. We enjoyed every day 100%. 

• 1st day fressinnier
• 2nd day les pelouse
• 3rd day aguillie
• 4th day st veran
• 5th day celiac 

Our best day was in st veran because we enjoy multipitch!!! Also, the instructors are there for you if there was a need!! Nice

[L'équipe Slovene]

We really enjoyed this camp, as all of us learned something new, from ice climbing techniques to rope management. We especially liked it from a social point of view. We connected with many different teams from different country's, made new friends. The conditions weren't good, but we still climbed some cool lines. We want to say thanks to everyone who was involved in organization and to all the people with whom we had fun!

[L'équipe croate]

Here are a few words about our experience on the camp. We came to the camp as absolute beginners and on the end we were capable of climbing a multipitch icefall on our own. The organisation was perfect, we felt safe the whole time and progressed really quickly. Great camp for beginners and more experienced ice climbers. Thank you for everything!

Gregor from Croatia.

[L'équipe italienne]

When I have arrived to Guillestre at the hostel, I was warm welcomed from the instructors. They immeditaley made sure everyone had the necessary equipment for the week, they showed us how to make abalakovs from a clothes’ hanger, how to pile ice screws as well as crampons and axes, how to make prusiks ecc. I was immediately assured that we would have been in secure hands. From that point there was just action! We climbed from Monday to Friday, five days in a row. Every day in a new place, always with the presence of instructors. Their assistance was really flexible; when they saw we needed support, they were there for us, but when they could see we had enough knowledge/experience, they left us climbing by ourselves (always with supervision). I am thankful for this camp as it has built up my knowledge, has expanded my experiences, has permitted me to meet new people from around the world with my same passion for ice climbing. 

Thanks to the instructors for organising this camp, for supporting us every single day and to be available and kind to all of us. I would definitely recommend this camp to anyone!

Cecilia Giacomazzi, Italy

[ le participant anglais]

"A Week to Remember."

The UIAA Youth ice climbing camp, organised by the Alpine Club of Toulouse was an unforgettable and valuable experience. The camp's schedule was filled with long ice climbing sessions, while evenings presented an opportunity to explore the local French culture and get to know the camp's international participants. Despite the suboptimal ice conditions this year, there were still plentiful well-selected ice falls that offered a range of climbing options. These ranged from easy routes on an artificial ice tower to long multi-pitch routes and challenging mixed climbs. Legendary guides and skilled instructors who accompanied climbers made the climbing experience feel safe and shared lots of valuable theoretical and practical knowledge. Thanks to that, I now feel much more confident and secure on the ice falls. 

I would like to thank Bibi and the whole organising team for the warm welcome and the amazing week in French Alps.

Thank you! Roberts

 I wanted to reach out and say a big thank you and Bibi for hosting the ice climbing camp. I had an amazing time and learned a lot. The experience was invaluable, and I greatly appreciate the opportunity to my first ice climbing specially the day of multi pitch. Your hospitality and support were exceptional. It was an unforgettable experience in Toulouse. Thank you again for this wonderful opportunity. I hope to stay connected and meet in future events. 

Hin.