Guide and mountain leader
Bureau des Guides et Accompagnateurs des Écrins
Based in Vallouise-Pelvoux, this office brings together mountain guides and leaders for guided summer and winter outings in the heart of the Écrins massif.
At a glance
- Area
- Écrins
- Opening season
- Year-round
- Official website
- www.guides-ecrins.com (new tab)
- Opening times
- Office at Vallouise-La Casse; in summer at Ailefroide. Other number (tourist office listing): +33 4 92 23 32 29. Since the floods of late August 2026, the road from Ailefroide to the Pré de Madame Carle has been cut indefinitely: check with the office before any outing in this area.
- Phone
- 06 37 49 67 59
- Address
- Ailefroide (été) et Vallouise-La Casse, 05340 Vallouise-Pelvoux
Information from Département des Hautes-Alpes (Geotrek)(new tab), checked on . Opening times may change: please check before you go.
Experiences on offer
- Mountaineering
- Rock climbing
- Via ferrata
- Canyoning
- Glacier hiking
- Snowshoeing
- Ski touring
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