Useful info

• a library with the main scientific journals (paper version or online) and some reference books 
• three working rooms with blackboards 
• projectors for standard slides and for transparencies 
• a video-tape recorder VHS + monitor multi-system (NTSC, PAL, SECAM) 
• a video projector 
• a photocopying machine 
• a fax 
• an Internet link, currently 2 Mb/s 
• desktop computers (10 PCs + 2 Macs) and a B&W Laser Printer 
• hubs to connect laptops to the local network 
• a wireless network.

The altitude of the school is 1150 m. Temperature may range from -15°C to 5°C in winter and from 5°C to 25°C in summer. Sport clothes are preferable. Warm sweater(s), rain gear, good walking shoes and home shoes are necessary. Check here for weather forecast for the next days.

See for example: 

http://www.leshouches.com 

http://www.chamonix.com

DANGERS OF THE MOUNTAIN

The mountains, especially the Mont-Blanc, attract a large number of people. Each year, the valley has a significant number of accidents (mostly climbing but also hiking). Participants, including expert climbers and hikers, are strongly adviced to gather a maximum of information from professionals in the valley (mountain-guides office, weather) or from administrative staff of the school. Albeit classified as technically easy, the ascent of Mont Blanc is not meek (altitude, extreme and brutal weather phenomena, crevasses, rockfall), and is not recommended for unaccompanied beginners and untrained persons. Neither the organizers nor the Ecole de Physique are liable for any accident that may occur.