Coaching, Glacier Discovery and Peak Experience
Take a break from your routine, radically change your surroundings and invest in you!
If you are looking for personal growth, but the idea of another webinar or staying inside one more day doesn’t appeal, we’ve got just the thing for you. An Alpine Azure retreat is a personal development program with plenty of fresh air, outdoor activity and stunning mountain views in spectacular regions of Switzerland. It is a transformational experience you won’t forget.
Summer programs focus on energizing and inspiring you forward. They help you explore and discover yourself, where you may feel held back and ease you out of your comfort zone. You will gain empowerment and a renewed energy to live your life with purpose and courage.
Feeling curious? Learn more about the program in a free 30-minute discovery call.
Picture this…as your crampons bite satisfyingly into the icy pitch, climbing step by step toward the peak, you’ll be simultaneously ascending an inner mountain to reach new heights in your self awareness and growth. A trip with us will challenge you both mentally and physically, and bring an integrated embodiment to your inner journey. You will discover yourself anew, all the while meeting like minded women, for an adventure that will nourish you for the time ahead.
Our 5-day women’s programs are designed to develop self-awareness, resilience and confidence as you explore yourself and the glacier environment. Each day provides a mix of reflective coaching activities, mindfulness practices and outdoor fun like hiking (or swimming in a glacial lake). The physical highlight of the experience is our “peak day,” where we set out early for a nearby summit under the leadership of our mountain guide. The stunning vistas of endless mountains offer new perspectives to take home and apply to your life or work, amplifying both your joy and your impact.
Our summer and early autumn programs take place in the Valais, in Lötschental, where we explore the glaciers in the UNESCO World Heritage Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region. We are residing in the luxurious Anenhütte overseeing the Lötschental valley.
Choose your date now and be part of a retreat that comes with wildflowers, blue skies, calming sunset and perhaps an impressive thunderstorm:
2023 Dates Coming Soon!
How you’ll benefit:
- Connect with your potential by trying something new and challenging
- Get outside and play, reconnecting with your creativity and joy
- Explore your own limits and gain new perspective on what may be holding you back
- Learn new tools and gain experience in facing uncertainty or doubts
- Practice slowing down and being present with nature and beauty
- Feel inspired and confident to explore new possibilities at home or work
- Feel unstoppable as you learn how to walk in crampons with a group on the glacier
5-Day Program Overview
Here you’ll find all the relevant information relating to our 5-day summer & autumn retreats. If what you are looking is not featured here, please feel free to contact us.
Daily Itinerary
Wednesday: Arrive at the beautiful village of Fafleralp, where the Alpine Azure Team will meet you. Kick off and brief orientation before we start our guided hike to the Anenhütte. After arriving at the hut, get settled, enjoy a traditional dinner and close with our evening discussion.
Thursday: Wake up early for meditation and reflection amidst the views of the Lötschental. After breakfast we enjoy a walk in the nearby landscape. Back to the hut for lunch, then the afternoon includes guided group discussions, followed by open time before dinner. Evening includes meditation and close with our evening discussion.
Friday: Another beautiful morning for meditation outside, then morning group discussion and activities. After lunch we meet our mountain guide and prepare for our training exercise on the snow or glacier, preparing us for a great peak day. Open time before dinner, evening meditation and early to bedd before Peak Day.
Saturday: Wake up super early for Peak Day, where our aim is a nearby destination that helps us grow and stretch out of our comfort zone. We hike and eventually rope together for our trek on the glacier. Expect to be gone all day and then back to the hut by late afternoon, and maybe a dip in a lake. Evening includes dinner and discussion about your Peak Day experience and learnings.
Sunday: Your final day for morning meditation and group breakfast together. We close the program at Anenhütte before hiking back down to Fafleralp. Picnic lunch along the hike as we enjoy our final moments together in this beautiful place. We may adjust specific activities based on the weather.
What to Expect
A unique 5-day mountain experience in the Swiss Alps: A retreat experience designed to move you into your growth zone while exploring the alpine environment. Expect to be challenged holistically in a small, supportive environment.
Personal development coaching: Deepen your personal awareness and sense of purpose with daily group coaching, discussions and activities. Practical exercises from coaching, positive psychology and embodiment training will support you to explore what matters most to you and in which direction you want your life to go.
Introduction to Mountaineering and Glacier trekking: Ready for some fun? Learn to walk in crampons and travel on a glacier in a roped team. Work as a team to reach a peak. Gain confidence with new outdoor skills that will stay with you for future adventures. No previous experience is needed, just a sense of curiosity to try something new.
Experienced leaders: Our leaders bring their expertise from their years of diverse experience and their enthusiasm for the outdoors. Also accompanied by a certified mountain guide, their combined experiences are leveraged to build your confidence and sense of courage.
A licensed mountain guide for our time on the glacier: Your safety is our top priority. Our experienced guide will lead the climb on our peak day experience. But even before that, she will guide you through an introductory safety training to teach the mountaineering basics you’ll need to do the trek safely.
A chance to disconnect from the day to day and invest in YOU: Feel yourself come alive as you experience the restorative beauty of nature and the wonder of a glacier up close. Take this time for you to pause from your busy routine, gain new perspective and bring out the best in yourself.
Daily reflection & meditation: We start and finish each day with meditation practices, enabling calm and centeredness, and helping you reconnect with and nurture your best self.
Environment: Explore and observe this unique mountain environment with a sense of curiosity and learn from our mountaineering guide about changes in the high alpine ecosystem.
Traditional mountain accommodations: Part of the alpine experience is staying in a Swiss mountain hut. We stay in the beautiful Anenhütte. Meals prepared daily at the huts include local specialties. Vegetarian options are available.
Small, intimate group size: We intentionally keep the group small to create a trusting and supportive environment that enables reflection, connection and growing together. Max 14 participants, 2 leaders and mountain guide.
Your Investment
The price for this one of a kind 5-day experience is CHF 3,650–.
Pay in full by July 1st and the price is CHF 3250.
Includes:
-Pre-retreat group call
-Tailored program consisting of group coaching, embodiment and mindfulness practices
-Glacier trekking training and peak day experience with our mountain guide
-Accommodation, food, drinks in a shared mountain hut dorm
-Gear
-Follow up group connect after the retreat
Not included are:
Transport
Alcohol
Dates and Times
August 2021
Start: 03 August 2022 at 12:00
End: 07 August 2022 at 15.00
September 2021
Start Time: 07 September 2022 at 12:00
End Time: 11 September 2022 at 15.00
Meeting Point
We will meet in Fafleralp, outside the camping snack bar in the parking area. This is a small cabin selling snacks, coffee and parking tickets at the end of the parking area in Fafleralp. There is also a toilet here. More details here.
Fafleralp can be easily reached by public transport, train and bus, or by car.
Public transport schedule: Link to SBB >
From Geneva (approx. 3.5 hours):
- Interregional train to Brig
- Connecting regional train to Goppenstein or Gampel-Steg
- Connecting post bus to Fafleralp, arriving hourly at Fafleralp
From Zürich (approx. 3 hours):
- Train to Bern
- Connecting regional train to Goppenstein
- Connecting post bus to Fafleralp, arriving hourly at Fafleralp
Car: Directions to the parking area where we will meet >
Parking: There is parking at the Fafleralp car park. The price for a parking ticket for more than 4 days is CHF 5.– a day. More information >
COVID-19
Alpine Azure will comply with all federal and local regulations. Due to the dynamic nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting impact on policy, we must accept that we live at a time during which what applies today may longer apply tomorrow. As a result, we are currently unable to confirm absolutely that the program will not be affected by COVID-19 nor are we able to provide definitive information on the protective measures that will apply during the event. We will remain closely informed and will adapt our program policy as needed according to regulations. We will inform all participants of the respective protective measures one month in advance of the event.
Note: Depending on the federal situation and recommendation regarding Covid-19, we might decide to ask our clients to provide a negative PCR test not older than 3 days before arrival. In that case, we would also require all participants to follow all COVID 19 protocols for 14 days prior to the program and while traveling including physically distancing, wearing a mask inside and when distancing is not possible and frequent handwashing.
Julia (24, CH), Public Transport
“Women on Ice was life-changing for me and when I tell those around me what I’ve done, they are thrilled! I would do a lot for you so that you can have success with Women on Ice.”
