Alpine
This course is an introduction to Winter Alpine skills
It’s suitable for beginners keen to experience snow and ice conditions for the first time and regular alpine trampers wanting to refresh their skills for walking and mountaineering.
COURSE OUTLINE
Two days of instruction and training and one evening session. The course will cover:
- Choosing equipment for an alpine environment
- Movement skills on snow
- Ice Axe use
- Safe use of crampons
- Emergency rope use for steep ground
- Emergency snow shelters
- A mountain journey putting all of the new skills into perspective
COURSE DATES
This course also operates on demand from June to September. Please contact us to discuss options. Alternatively, we offer privately guided instruction for a truly tailored experience. Please contact us with your aspirations and we can discuss your best option with you.
Sample Program
DAY 1
- Introductions
- Kit Check and Discussion
- weather forecast and route planning
- Step kicking/cutting
- Ice axe arrest
- Walking in crampons
- Emergency rope work and snow shelters
DAY 1 EVENING SESSION
- Introduction to Avalanche Awareness
DAY 2
We will use the skills learnt on the previous day to embark on an alpine journey, practicing self arrest and crampon technique along the way where appropriate. We will also talk about avalanche awareness, snow conditions, mountain weather and route planning.
A PERFECT COMBO
Our Avalanche Awareness course is a perfect compliment to the Mountain Skills course. Please contact us for a discount if you wish to book both at the same time!
OPTIONAL ADD-ON DAY
For those that want to take the course to the next level, we offer an optional extra day taking in an ascent of Single Cone, The Remarkables highest peak. This involves more advanced mountaineering and climbing techniques and as such has a smaller ratio size of 1:2