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When
you book on an Icicle course we are looking to provide
you with much more than just taking you up mountains.
It should be summit success balanced with learning skills
and techniques. In order to achieve this balance perhaps
our strongest selling point is the provision of Instruction
Sessions in the evenings in Chamonix after Guiding for
all those on climbing and ski courses. Our aim is to
make you more autonomous, so that you learn skills on
the course that you can take away to use for your own
climbing.
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you are on a course, you spend several evenings in Chamonix,
and on these evenings there are Evening Theory Sessions
run in the office. The talks are designed to compliment
some of the Guiding instruction you have received during
the course. These evening theory sessions are a really
invaluable addition to your learning and development on
a course. Icicle is the only course provider to offer
our clients these theory / instruction sessions.
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entice you down from the hills you are offered tea &
coffee and cake or biscuits for during the evening instruction
sessions. These extra calories will keep you going through
to dinner time!
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course clients are provided with a copy of the Icicle
Course Instruction Booklet as a FREE download once you
have booked. In the client login section of the website,
which you get access to upon booking, you can print off
this Booklet before you start your course to learn the
basics. The FREE Course Instruction Booklet compliments
your instruction sessions by providing detailed notes,
and diagrams.
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The
Syllabus
The actual sessions given on your
course will depend on the level of the course, and your
existing knowledge and skills base. Below is a sample
week talk and instruction schedule. For those on a two
week course, the instruction is different on each of the
nights on the second week, so you won't be repeating anything.
Obviously it is tailored to the different types of courses
(skiiing vs climbing etc) but below are detailed some
of the most popular:
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Instruction
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| Sunday |
18:00
Course check in
18:30 Kit checks & briefings |
Accommodation
allocation
Course itinerary and safety briefings & kit
checks |
| Monday |
17:30-17:50
General interest talk
17:50-18:50 Course Instruction |
Aconcagua
Expeditions
W1: Alpine ropework - rope choice, fall factors,
knots
W2: Advanced ropework, and Alpine abseil systems
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| Tuesday |
17:30-17:50
General interest talk
17:50-18:50 Course Instruction |
Ice
climbing or Mont Blanc
W1: Mountain weather systems and synoptic charts
W2: History of Alpine climbing in Chamonix |
| Wednesday |
17:30-17:50
General interest talk
17:50-18:50 Course Instruction |
Kilimanjaro
or Mera Peak Expeditions
W1: Crevasse rescue systems for climbers &
skiers
W2: Alpine kit, choice, selection, safety &
storage
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| Thursday |
17:30-17:50
General interest talk
17:50-18:50 Course Instruction |
Ski
Haute Route - Chamonix to Zermatt
W1: Self rescue rope systems for glacier travel
W2: Mountain navigation, route planning, & GPS
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| Friday |
17:30-17:50
General interest talk
17:50-18:50 Course Instruction |
The
Big 3 - Eiger, Matterhorn, Mont Blanc
W1: Snow safety & avalanche tranceivers
W2: Transceiver search patterns & practice
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| Saturday |
10:00
Accommodation check out |
End
of course debrief and Q&A session |
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Who
teaches the instruction?
The vast majority of the
instruction is taught
by one of the Icicle guiding team, who have
lived and guided in the Alps for many years.
This is an exceptional extra service that no
other operator offers, and is real value
added element of your course.
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Why
offer the instruction?
We know you are on holiday,
but believe the
the majority of our clients wish to learn as
much as possible both on and off the hill.
All our evening instruction is completely
optional, but to attend the sessions gives
your course an extra dimension.
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