We are now less than 20 bookings away from our 1000th client, book now and you could win a free beer! 2010 season is about to start, so if you're joining us this year, make sure you've been through the equipment list carefully and sorted all your insurance and travel arrangements. If you're still thinking of coming, June and July are mostly full now but we still have spaces for August and September - don't forget your chances of good (and bad!) weather are about the same throughout the season. Good luck with your training, and we look forward to seeing you out here soon.

Bookings for 2010 are now well under way. If you're restricted to certain dates it's as well to let us know as soon as possible to make sure of availability - if you're flexible on dates however you can monitor remaining spaces on our Dates and Prices page and take more time to decide. Bear in mind that experience has shown your chances of succes are about the same throughout the year, as while June and September can sometimes be a bit too cold and snowy, July and August are more likely to produce heat generated thunderstorms - all in all you've got about a 30% chance of being stopped by the weather on our courses, and this is bearing in mind we allow three days for the actual ascent, and have the maximum possible flexibility regarding the weather.

2009 was a fantastic season for us, with long periods of settled weather and very few courses affected by the weather. We are often asked about our "success rate", so it is perhaps worth explaining a bit about this here. By specialising solely in climbing Mont Blanc, we have been able to constantly refine our course program to give you maximum flexibility and the best possible chance of being able to attempt the mountain; however, experience has shown that there is still on average a 30% chance of being stopped by the weather on one of our weeks. This will always be the case with Europe's highest mountain and is very much part of mountaineering in general, but we will always find other exciting objectives for you, so you'll still have a great holiday (several of our testimonials are from clients who were unable to attempt Mont Blanc). This average 30% bad weather chance also varies greatly from year to year, and was more like 15% in 2009 and 2006, 30% in 2008 and 2005 and as high as 50% in 2007 (our worst year to date). Much more impressive statistics than these can be found on the web (95% success rate currently the highest!), but the actual course program (as well of course as what's included in the price) is what makes the difference.