Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix
The Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix wishes to take climate change into account in all its actions. As such, we are committed to avoiding and reducing as far as possible all our emissions, with the aim of becoming carbon neutral by 2025! To reduce our direct emissions (operations & activities), we have introduced the following measures - Eliminating all our trips outside Haute Savoie, Savoie, Valais and Val d'Aoste, and all our day activities more than 60 km from Chamonix. When we are asked to operate outside these areas, we refer our clients to local guide companies. - Optimization of luggage transport on our trips and widespread use of public transport. - Introduction of telecommuting for our employees, reduction of our minibus fleet, and remote working for our guides. Known the world over, Chamonix attracts an international clientele that relies in part on air travel. Although it is difficult for us to take concrete action on our indirect emissions (customer journeys), we have nevertheless introduced the following measures: - Development of a carbon calculator to calculate the impact of home - Chamonix journeys. - Elimination of all promotional activities in long-haul destinations. Offsetting without questioning our activities makes no sense to us. Reduction and elimination are the priority, and offsetting should be a last resort. By 2025, our direct emissions (operations & activities) will be fully offset. The equivalent amount will be donated to our FOEHN environmental fund to support local awareness-raising and conservation initiatives.
Born 200 years ago, the Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix is the reference for mountain lovers.
Historically focused on mountaineering, the company has gradually diversified and now offers a wide range of activities.
Passionate, seasoned technicians, our job is to take you on a human and sporting adventure in the wilderness of the mountains.
- Follow our guides off the beaten track and make your mark in unsuspected places. Set off on a truly timeless journey to discover the pristine mountains: ski touring, Vallée Blanche and off-piste skiing.
- Enjoy an extraordinary experience in the heart of the winter mountains. Discover unusual places and make your vacations with family or friends unforgettable in a magical setting: day trips, high mountain and Alpine breaks.
- Rope up with our guides and explore a world of glaciers and towering peaks. Experience exceptional moments in a world above the world, an inexhaustible source of energy: ascent and training courses for all levels in snow, ice, mixed and rock.
- Discover the incredible diversity of mountain life and enjoy the exceptional beauty of mountain landscapes. Experience out-of-the-ordinary moments and time in the mountain wilderness: day trips, Mont Blanc tours and Alpine breaks.
- The Chamonix valley offers sports and leisure activities for the whole family. Our outdoor activities include climbing, via ferrata, accro'park, mountain biking, canyoning and rafting.
- Supervised by mountain professionals, your children and teenagers will enjoy unforgettable, enriching adventures in summer and winter thanks to our multi-activity programs for 4-16 year-olds: Cham mini loup, Cham kid and Cham ado.
Opening hours daily between 9 am and 7 pm.
Closed exceptionally on Easter Monday.
Open December 25 and January 1 from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
It is the mountain in all its forms: off-piste skiing, Vallée Blanche, Chamonix-Zermatt, snowshoeing, ice climbing... for individuals, groups and seminars.
Summer is all about mountains in all their forms: from initiation to improvement, from our must-see trips such as the Tour du Mont Blanc, our junior raids, our Mont Blanc training courses... through our children's programs from 3 years old, to mountaineering in the biggest North faces!
