Wilderplaces Alpine is an Irish registered company (Wilderplaces Adventure Tours NI Ltd) run by Robbie Fenlon with help behind the scenes from Claire Michael. We are is based in the Chamonix valley year round. In winter we specialise in adventure skiing, ski touring and ice climbing. In summer we specialise in alpine training courses classic ascents and Alpine walking holidays. Our trips are skills oriented, adapting itineraries and teaching levels to suit your level of fitness and ability.
Wilderplaces have two partner companies:
NomadicMorocco is run by Des Clark who lives full time in Morocco. NomadicMorocco.Com specialises in ascents and cultural adventure treks in North Africa’s highest mountains - the Moroccan High Atlas. Toubkal Mountain Guides is the website that specialises in (mainly winter) ascents of Jebel Toubkal - the highest peak at 4167m. Groups are always small and privately arranged trips are a speciality.
Wilderplaces Nepal run by an independent Nepalese team under the direction of Dhan Bahadur Rai. Wilderplaces Nepal specialises in trekking holidays, trekking peaks and Himalayan expeditions.
The Wilderplaces Alpine team in Chamonix are:
Robbie Fenlon
Robbie is the director of the company and has been a UIAGM guide for the past 12 years. He now lives permanently in the Chamonix valley in the hamlet of Tacconaz. His main interests are skiing and trekking in Nepal. He is originally from Dublin and still returns to Ireland regularly each spring and autumn.
Claire Michael
Claire has been living in Argentiere for the five years. Originally from Dublin she is Wilderplaces’ administrative and logistics coordinator. In her spare time Claire is a keen skier and especially loves ski touring. In the summer she also likes to climb, cycle, hike and grow things. Claire hopes to start training for the International Mountain Leader qualification at some point soon..
Brooke Kerrigan
Brooke is a Canadian Illustrator/ Graphic Designer based in the Chamonix valley and is responsible for the Wilderplaces look. Among other things, Brooke loves to swim, doodle, read, travel, is a keen climber and has fallen head over heels in love with skiing of every sort -especially touring.
Darragh and Eoin Curran
The Dublin based Curran brothers are highly skilled computer geniuses. Between them they built our website operating under their company www.peelmeagrape.net. Darragh is an avid climber with an impressive portfolio including many hard alpine climbs. Both are keen skiers and ski tourers and have spent winter seasons in the Chamonix valley.PeelmeaGrape
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