We are an international climbing and skiing guide service owned and operated by UIAGM / IFMGA Certified Mountain Guides Kathy Cosley & Mark Houston. We specialize in small-group and custom climbing and skiing trips and expeditions to the great alpine destinations of the world. Our programs include mountaineering, rock and ice climbing, expeditions and ski mountaineering.

With a base of your hotel in Chamonix, you can enjoy an amazing variety of off-piste skiing at nearly any level of difficulty. Many route are possible on downhill "alpine" ski gear, while others need randonnée skis with skins.

This quiet corner of the Alps is known for powder snow and sunshine. Think "Colorado" with huts that have showers and a full bar. In our Queyras tour we spend 6 days skiing, staying in both hotels, gites as well as three nights in mountain refuges.

The Silvretta group straddles the border between Italy and Austria. Our 6-day tour starts on the Austrian side and visits 3 huts, the Heidelberger, the Jamtal and the Wiesbadener. This is a prefect choice as an introduction to ski touring in the Alps, with comfortable huts (showers!) and superb touring terrain.

The Tour du Soleil straddles the Swiss/Italianborder. We traverse from the Binntal hut, near the Nufenenpass, to Realp, not far from Andermatt. Sunshine, great huts, and lots of options.

This tour is one of our favorites. Great huts, fantastic ski descents, and big, glaciated peaks. We have 7 days of skiing starting and ending in Sulden, Italy. The daily routine: get up, enjoy a fine breakfast, climb another big peak, have a great ski down, shower, relax in the bar, dinner, to bed, and repeat. The perfect tour for skilled and adventurous skiers who enjoy their fun.

This is the classic Chamonix to Zermatt ski journey. Our 8-day program starts with a day of off-piste in Chamonix (usually the Vallée Blanche) and cruises into Zermatt a week later. We'll stay at the Trient, Mont Fort, Prafleuri, Dix and Vignettes huts as we wind our way through the highest and most impressive section of the Alps.

The Berner Oberland is a vast complex of giant valley glaciers and big peaks. This country looks more like Alaska, with immense glaciers, big icefalls and long descents. Unlike Alaska, however, there are comfortable huts and easy access from the Jungfraujoch train. 6 days of skiing, staying in a new hut every night (except the two we spend in the very nice Finsteraarhorn hut.

This version of the Chamonix to Zermatt Haute Route avoids the more rigorous glaciers and off-trail hiking of the "Glacier Trek" (above). But even though the route stays on trails, and lodging is in more comfortable village inns, it is still a demanding hike, with some big days. The entire program is 9 days of alpine trekking.

This is a challenging high altitude trek linking the Chamonix Valley and Zermatt. For much of this route we are on glaciers or off-trail, on climber's paths and routes. We'll stay in mountain huts, rise early and enjoy long days in high alpine terrain. This 7-day route is distinctly more difficult than the Walker's route, but offers the rewards of a greater challenge.

We spend every summer guiding in our backyard, the Alps. Let us know if you think you might like to join us.