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Mountaineering
Courses |
COURSE:
5 days 1:2 guiding, Sunday to Saturday.
DATES:
Every week from mid June to early September.
PRICE:
£695 per person. |
| PHOTO:
Charmian on Mt Blanc du
Tacul | PHOTO:
Amanda on Argentiere glacier |
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Angels 'Intro Course'
The course
is designed to teach a total novice the key climbing and mountaineering Alpine
skills over a week of training and ascents. The week focuses on the skills that
you will require on rock, ice and snow; including Alpine ropework, glacier travel,
navigation, avalanche awareness, crampon and ice axe techniques. The course also
contains as many key Alpine experiences as are possible to fit into a week; including:
a night spent at altitude in a mountain hut, an Alpine start for a route, a bivouac
night under the stars, and the ascent of a 4000m peak, such as Gran Paradiso.
The Guides for this course are all IFMGA Qualified Mountain and Ski Guides with
extensive experience of Guiding in the Chamonix region. A
principal feature of this course are the evening theory sessions, where you are
taught many technical aspects, from knots and ropework to crevasse rescue hoist
systems, so that the daylight hours are optimised for your climbing time. |
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Ice
Angels 'Alpine Autonomy Course'
On this course there is a real focus on climbing in some of the most stunning
areas of the Mont Blanc massif, as well as learning skills that will be useful
in your climbing after the course. The course culminates in the ascent of a quiet
and remote summit, such as the traverse of the Domes du Miages, or another classic
peak in the Trient plateau glacier region. The technical content will be tailored
to build on your current experience, with an emphasis on glacier travel and crevasse
rescue on both dry and wet glaciers. The course also covers a whole host of ropework
and Alpine safety issues
such as avalanche awareness, belays and anchors, crampon and ice axe techniques.
The course also contains as many key Alpine experiences as are possible to fit
into a week; including: two nights spent at altitude in mountain huts, an Alpine
start for a route, a bivouac night under the stars, and the ascent of a major
altitude snow covered peak. A principal feature of this course are the evening
theory sessions, where you are taught many technical aspects, from knots and ropework
to crevasse rescue hoist systems, so that the daylight hours are optimised for
your climbing time. The
aim of the course is to provide you with enough skills to consider climbing your
own routes of a similar grade in the Alps, or some low grade Scottish winter gullies
without a Guide. |
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