Mountain Guide Office of La Grave
Experienced mountain guides at your service, to help you achieve your dreams of mountains, from the most contemplative to the most sporty ones.
The Mountain Guides office of La Grave offers you the following collective outings:
Snowshoing strolls
From your village ski resorts, Le Chazelet and Villard d'Arene , discover our mountain !
Monday & Tuesday: 10h-12h schedule, leaving the village of Le Chazelet
Thursday & Friday: 10 am-12pm schedule, starting from Villard d'Arene village
Outing Price: 2h activity 20 € / adult
Other snowshoeing can be arranged on request.
Other excursions organized by the Mountain Guide Office :
Collective excursions :
- Off piste in la Grave : 90€/pers + skipass.
Other prices : 360€ from 1 to 4 pers
390€ engagement from 5 to 6 personnes
420€ engagement from 7 to 8 personnes
- Ice climbing : 360€/day
- Ski touring : 360€/day
Overtures :
From 01/06 to 12/09/2023
Opening hours daily between 8.30 am and 11 am and between 4 pm and 7 pm.
Outside this period of time you can call at +33 (0)6 71 37 08 55.
Ski touring with mountain guides
Touring on skis or snowboard is a unique experience where you access to runs far from the crowds. Single to multiple day tours, easy or difficult, everyone can find a tour suiting his/her desires and abilities.
First climbs with the Mountain Guides of La Grave
From the Cerces to the Combeynots massif, from the La Grave cable car, via the Oisans and its high peaks. Set off for your first summit with a mountain guide from La Grave and explore wild, confidential and famous routes.
Group climb - La Grande Ruine (3756m)
Magnificent belvedere in the heart of the Ecrins massif, which we will climb from the very remote refuge Adèle Planchard
Group climb - The Rateau West (3769m)
The West Rateau is a great opportunity to discover all the terrains of high mountains: snow, ice and rock. The final climb is aerial, it will not fail to impress you!
Group climb - Northen Peak des Cavales (3362m)
We will climb its easy and aerial rocky southern ridge on an exceptional granite, facing the southern wall of La Meije.
Group climb - Refuge de l'Aigle (3450m) et Tête des Corridors (3734m) ou Meije Orientale (3891m)
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Group climb - Refuge de l'Aigle (3450m) et Tête des Corridors (3734m) ou Meije Orientale (3891m)
It is the highest refuge of Oisans, and its access constitutes already a beautiful outing! In the early morning, it is in front of La Meije that we will witness the sunrise. The final ridge of the Eastern Meije is very spectacular.
Group climb - Tête du Replat (3335m)
From the La Grave cable car, a cross-country glacial hike will take us to La Selle refuge. The first day apprenticeship will allow us to climb with confidence the South Head of Replat
Glacier hikes with the Mountain Guides Office
These hikes towards the Lauze Pass on the Girose Glacier allow you to discover a spectacular environement on routes without technical difficulties.
Offre ski de randonnée - L'autonomie vers les sommets à portée de spatule avec le bureau des guides
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Offre ski de randonnée - L'autonomie vers les sommets à portée de spatule avec le bureau des guides
Winter mountain safety training day. In winter, the mountains become an exceptional playground, magnificent and yet complex to apprehend.
Via ferrata des Mines du Grand Clot avec le Bureau des Guides
A long itinerary combining sport and culture in Isère
Via ferrata de St Christophe en Oisans (1ère partie) avec le Bureau des Guides
Half-day via ferrata in the Vénéon Valley.
100% natural discovery hikes with the guides' office
Mondays are for nature hikes! Facing the glaciers, you can take advantage of an exceptional variety of ecosystems to meet the inhabitants of the meadows, mountain pastures and forests: small animals, birds of prey and flowers.
'Edible and medicinal plants' discovery walk
A fun, scientific tour of the ethnobotanical trail of edible plants at Le Pied du Col to discover the uses and clever tricks of mountain plants.
Geology / Glaciology' discovery walk with the Bureau des Guides
Mineral walk: La Meije, glaciers, climate, for young and old, beginners and experts alike. Pebbles, rocks and landscapes tell the story of the mountain, while glaciers and moraines tell the story of climate, landscape and man.
Chamois evening treasure hunt with le bureau des Guides
A walk for children, adults and families to observe the animals of the Écrins and Oisans massif, between Hautes Alpes and Isère.
Evening under the stars
A walk for the curious, both young and old, to take time to listen to nature and dream under the stars of great stories from Greek mythology.
Meije intime, randonner hors des sentiers battus avec le Bureau des Guides
For hikers of all ages, off the beaten track: 'Intimate Meije' day out
Immersion 2-day hike and one night in a refuge with the Bureau des Guides
Are you used to hiking in the mountains and dreaming of going higher? This holiday offers you an immersion in the land of the Meije, adapted to your level and your desires.
VTT et mountain bike avec le Bureau des Guides
Join our guides and instructors on the most beautiful mountain bike trails in the Meije region, in the Hautes Vallées and at the La Grave cable car between the Hautes Alpes and Isère!
Parapente avec le Bureau des Guides de La Grave
Would you like to discover La Grave, the Écrins massif and the Oisans from the air? Or treat yourself to a paragliding experience on the north face of the Meije?
Xpérience - Formation Autonomie Alpinisme en 5 Jours
5 days for all those who want to better understand and progress towards autonomy in mountaineering.
Séjour Xpérience - Des sentiers aux glaciers
A first approach to the high mountains in the magnificent setting of the Meije massif. These two days, departing from La Grave and spending the night at the Évariste Chancel hut (2,508 m), will take you from larch forests to the Girose glacier, at 3,500 meters.
Xpérience - Week-end freerando et refuge au départ du Chazelet (La Grave)
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Xpérience - Week-end freerando et refuge au départ du Chazelet (La Grave)
Learn how to ski tour around the Chazelet ski resort, and spend a night in the cozy Pic du Mas Refuge for a true mountain experience
La Meije Orientale - 3891 m - Voie normale
An introductory course starting from the Aigle hut, offering one of the most beautiful views of the Ecrins.
A ski touring trip around La Meije with le Bureau des Guides de La Grave
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A ski touring trip around La Meije with le Bureau des Guides de La Grave
The original and complete traverse of la Meije, one of the most iconic ski traverses in the Alps
Course Doigt de Dieu 3973m - Guide Bureau La Grave
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Course Doigt de Dieu 3973m - Guide Bureau La Grave
Would you like to experience the thrill of climbing a peak in the Alps? Le doigt de dieu, the central summit of the Meije, offers you an ascent oscillating between ice, snow and rock.
Hiking at Lac du Goléon with the Bureau des Guides
A hike for everyone to one of the most beautiful and mythical landscapes in the Alps: Lac du Goléon, with La Meije in the background, mirrored in the lake! Technical and sporting level: medium (trail and off-trail, altitude difference 700 to 900m).
Arête de trifides with the Bureau des Guides de la Grave
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Arête de trifides with the Bureau des Guides de la Grave
Fancy coming face to face with the North Face of Le Râteau and La Meije? The guide bureau offers you a vertiginous ascent of the Trifides ridge, with a breathtaking view.