Hello all, new to the forum and glad to be here. Thanks for reading!
I just moved from the states to Germany and am looking for good training peaks in Germany, Austria, or Italy. I have a team of 4 folks who have all committed to climbing Mont Blanc next summer... We are looking for some good routes peaks that would require the use of crampons & ice axe, as well as somewhere that we can practice rope work and glacier travel techniques without the the danger of a lot of crevasses. 1x in our party has experience, 3x do not... all could use the practice I am looking to find a place where everyone can practice the basic skills and gain experience before they take on a bigger mountain. For those who are familiar, I am looking for something similar to the Mt. Adams climb in Washington (large snow fields, some steap climbing to practice, and relative safety to practice self arrests, rope travels, and belay techniques).
Thanks all so much for reading, I am looking forward to hearing some ideas... we are new to Alps travel and are a bit overwhelmed with the differences in european climbing customs vs. Cascade/American climbings.