Harness the powers of nature on this eco-challenge and re-discover your inner self. On this trip you will test your head for heights scaling frozen waterfalls and challenge your endurance and survival skills building an igloo and then sleeping in one for the night. There is also an option on your last afternoon to try cross country skiing, husky sledding or snowshoeing to complete your winter weekend adventure in the Alps!
Holiday Details:
Your challenge begins on your first day with a frozen waterfall to climb. Your guide will equip you with ice axes and crampons and give you some top tips on the best way to scale the magnificent cascading icicles above you.
The following day you will snowshoe into the Alpine wilderness to test your design and construction skills building an igloo. Your guide will give you advice on how to build a structurally sound igloo and then you can get creative! This is a physically and mentally challenging feat!
Afterwards, you will head to the igloo village at the end of the icy Champsaur valley near your Auberge where you will spend the night in one of the pre-built igloos. Here you can compare your building skills with the professionals! Dinner will be in the warm of the Auberge but you'll be heading out in the cold for the night in your snow home!
The following day, you have a free day to recover and can choose to spend it either snowshoeing, husky sledding, cross country skiing or just relaxing before getting your train home! Extra activities cost an additional supplement.
Why is this an Eco-Challenge?
Many communities in the Alps are dependent on the ski industry which has a precarious and ecologically questionable future with climate change, increasing dependence on artificial snow and pressure on local resources. With this trip, we are trying to raise awareness of the many other fabulous adventures you can do in the Alps in winter without strapping a pair of skis to your feet and which don't put pressure on local resources. The evolution of these alternative activities is important for the future of many Alpine communities.
This trip is also about getting back in touch with nature, feeling and harnessing the power of the natural elements first hand to help in our own general awareness and well-being.
We are also giving 50€ of every eco-challenge booking to the TCV, the UK's Community Volunteering Charity, whose mission is about helping get people back in touch with nature and supporting communities to help their own local environment and green spaces in the UK.
