Mercian Mountaineering Club

Hello All

This years alps trip will to the Aosta Valley in Italy, just over the boarder from both Chamonix and Zermatt. So it ticks the mountain boxes, but is hopefully a bit less of a tourist trap.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Aos ... d7.4261866

Hike - Everywhere. Buy a map, start walking.

Bike - Pila and La Thuile have bike parks
-https://pila.it/en/bike-stadium/
-https://www.lathuile.it/en/bike_park.html

Climb - Loads of it from sport to 4000m alpine peaks
-https://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=5410
-https://57hours.com/review/aosta-valley-climbing/

Via Ferrata - 67 trails worth, apparently.
-https://www.wikiloc.com/trails/via-ferr ... e-di-aosta

Boating - Theres a river in the valley
-https://www.lovevda.it/en/sport/rafting ... g-kayaking

They also have ice cream and pizza.

There is 2 options for accomadation.
1. Pay a deposit of £100 (non refundable, per person) in the Mercian bank account by 23.59 on 13/3/22. You will then be included in the accomadation booking.
Ref - Alps Trip
Mercian MC - Acc No. 46607568 - Sort Code 30-96-26
2. Sort yourself out.

Sign up below, irrespective of accomadation, if plan on attending.

Cheers
Adam

1. Adam (deposit paid)
2. Dan (deposit paid)
3. Ruth (deposit paid)
4. Enoch (deposit paid)
5. Owen (is keen to do some climbing?)
6. Zoe
7. Mai (deposit paid)
8. Louise (is interested?)
9. Ian (hopes to come?)
10. Harry
11. Dan 2.0
999.

Sign me up.

Me too

Good choice. Please sign me up

I haven't been to the Alps before, but I am keen to do some climbing!

Sign me up please

Do you know what the accommodation will be?

Do you know what the accommodation will be? Cheers

Actually it doesn't matter as I've just realised that it's July and we are already away that first weekend. Sorry.

Sign me up please. Thanks! Mai

Id be jnterested! Looks great.

Deposit paid

I hope to come along. I am not sure however I can commit to the accommodation at present due to my current situation

Sign me up please

***ACCOMADATION ***

After chatting with someone who has local, Courmayeur has been chosen as the location. If a post holiday witch hunt is required, the name will be forthcoming .

I should have said in the original post, the accomadation will be a challet of some description, not a leaky tent in a muddy field.