ALAIN PAYOT

Alain took part in skiing and climbing competitions and went down some of the most prestigious corridors of the Massif du Mont Blanc by ski or snowboard. Alain is now a dedicated high altitude guide in Chamonix, being the 6th generation of his family to do so. For more than 15 years he has shared with clients his passion for the mountains through alpinism, climbing and heli-skiing.

“Chile and Turkey have become my favourite spots for heli-skiing, and now we discovered agreat spot in 2007 : KAMCHATKA... Incredible landscape, one of the best i ever seen ! Since 2002 i worked as heli-guide in Caucasus and Andes mountain ranges to share with my friends my passion. I also love to dicscover new destination searching the best slope to ride who is alaways the next to come”.

alain@planete-montagne.com
 




   

DENIS LEROY

On the paths leading to the planet’s highest summits, my companions and I keep up and maintain our hopes and visions. To climb, ski, slide or ascend allows us the pleasure of descending; such is our enthusiasm and our way of life. How could we possibly imagine a different way of life, we who are born in the mountains which makes us live and vibrate to this day?

What could be more normal than turning our objectives towards horizons which lie far beyond our own frontiers and the mountains in which we live? A far away summit, a far away slope, and the next even further away, all holding an irresistible attraction. And how we picture those invisible mountains; we know they are there and we imagine them as impregnable forts coldly taunting us, so we want to climb them, we want to ski them, just for fun and perhaps quite simply just to conquer them.

Continuing to explore the mountain ranges of the world gives me the pleasure of accompanying my clients off the beaten track. Like in the Caucasus where we can ski in complete freedom, or on prestigious summits such as Xixabangma, or even more unusually in the arid mountains of the Sahara desert.

The diversity of my activities pushes me even further. My thirst for adventure and all the diverse forms of skiing urges me to continue my daily battle for the survival of our ideals. This freedom which is ours and which we offer to you, remains the best insight into our profession.

denis@planete-montagne.com




FRANCO OBERT

After many seasons as a downhill racer on the World Cup circuit, Franco made the choice to dedicate his energy to his dual careers at the Chamonix Ski School and the Chamonix Guide Company. He has worked as a racing coachand has gravitated towards back-country and glacier skiing in keeping with his trade as a year-round mountain guide. He enjoys sharing his experience and passion for rock climbing with his clients at different sites around the world.

franco@planete-montagne.com

FRED ANCEY

Fred is an ex-member of French ski team (downhill-Kitzbuhel, Val Gardena) and also a high standard rock climber.
He spent several years living in Austria where he discovered the pleasures of hang gliding.

Fred has now returned to his native village of Vallorcine, situated on the French / Swiss border, 15 kms from Chamonix where, as a ski instuctor and mountain guide, he shares his passion for the mountains whis his clients.