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This week we welcome a guest post from a new Zoombu Ski user:

Whilst skiing is the sport that dominates the Alps during Winter, another, more remote sport, is also in full swing: ice climbing. This form of climbing involves the climber donning ice-axes and crampons, before they begin their upward ascent of a waterfall. Despite looking extremely precarious, it is not in fact as dangerous as some might think; the climber secures their ropes to ice-screws meaning that any fall is not usually serious, and the lower altitude (compared to climbing to the summit of an Alpine Peak) means the seriousness of an ascent is reduced.

In January I headed over to Chamonix to indulge in the sport of ice climbing. On the way out I was rather haphazard with my travel; I picked my flights far too late, didn’t plan my transfers, turned up at Geneva airport and spent a good while there figuring out how to get to Chamonix. I found a lift and got to Chamonix in one piece, although if I had to guarantee my arrival time, I would not recommend this approach. On the way back I didn’t leave things to chance – a missed flight would be disastrous.  Fortunately Zoombu’s ski search was available so I used it to see what they could offer. Using the site I found out that Holiday Taxis would pick me up from the flat at 6:45am with no dramas, which indeed is what they did (and after a week swinging around on the ice, the last thing I needed was to be running around the town in the early hours looking for a lift!).

I’m off to Cham again in the summer and will definitely be using Zoombu. If only they had launched their site before I had booked the flight as well!

- Posted by Geoff