The perfect time for a mountaineering adventure completely depends on the location - we have incredible mountaineering holidays running across the world throughout the year!

For those hoping for a mountaineering adventure during the British summer, we have a variety of magnificent trips in Europe and in India that run from June – September.

For those looking for a winter adventure with possibilities to climb on Christmas day, we have an array of trips across countries such as Nepal, Morocco, and Ecuador.

A mountaineering holiday is no walk in the park! Although the difficulty does vary from holiday to holiday, a good level of fitness and experience is always expected. Each of our mountaineering holidays are graded to show the relative difficulty and there is an ‘Is this Holiday for You’ section that describes in detail the nature of the terrain encountered and the experience and fitness level required for each trip.

Some of our mountaineering holidays involve going to very high altitudes. But this is not something that you should worry about; the human body is quite capable of adapting to a very wide range of altitudes and our proven programme of acclimatisation will give you the best chance of being in the best condition to attempt the climb, but it is important that we follow some simple rules to acclimatise successfully. Before coming on this holiday you should read the advice on trekking at high altitude.

The required specialist mountaineering equipment will vary for each holiday. For further details on the equipment required, please refer to the Equipment page in the Essential Information section for each trip. If you needed any further information you could e-mail or call the KE office to speak to an experienced member of our team.