Bernard Muller

Bernard supervises our mountaineering courses in the Alps and most of our ascents of Mont Blanc and other 4000-meter summits in very small groups.

Alsatian by birth, Bernard Muller discovered mountaineering in his teens.

It was at the end of the 70s that he began his long-distance expeditions. In 1979, he led an expedition to the summit of Nanga Parbat (8125 m). In true Alpine style, he went on to climb summits of over 8000 meters: the south pillar of Dhaulagiri (8167 m) in 1980 and, in 1981, the west face of Manaslu (8163 m). Two major successes.

In the following years, Bernard climbed the south face of Aconcagua (Latin America's highest peak at 6962 m) using alpine techniques, and the first oxygen-free ascent of the southeast couloir of Kangchenjunga (8505 m).

On several occasions, he took participants to the summits of Gasherbrum II (8035 m), Everest (8848 m), Cho Oyu (8201 m) and Shishapangma (8027 m). Bernard then moved on to polar lands, successfully crossing Greenland three times (1997, 1998 and 2017), Iceland (1999) and Baffin Land (2000)... In short, one of the world's most experienced guides.

Bernard has the know-how to optimize the expedition's chances of success, not only in terms of group management, but also in terms of the pace at which the group builds up its strength and progresses, key elements in this type of expedition.

Setting off with Bernard in the Alps for an expedition preparation or a mountaineering training course is the assurance of a tried and tested approach to teaching in the field, and the immense pleasure of talking to a legend of French mountaineering.