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Alpine Skills Course 

Topics covered on your course include:
  • Equipment, what to bring and how to use it
  • Trip planning and preparation
  • Knots and hitches for mountaineering
  • Snow and Ice Climbing
  • Abseiling, belay techniques and systems
  • Snow, ice, and rock anchors
  • Glacier travel and crevasse rescue
  • Route finding and mountain navigation
  • Emergency shelters
  • Mountain weather, and forecasting
  • Basic avalanche hazard evaluation
  • Hut Management, food preparation
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  • Home
  • CLIMBING
    • New Zealand >
      • Alpine Skills Course - April 2018
      • Mixed Climbing Course - 2018
      • Private Guide - Nov 2018
      • Technical Mountaineering Course - Feb 2019
    • Expeditions
  • ADVENTURES
    • Diving >
      • Woodman Point Ammo Jetty - 13 April 2022
    • Nepal >
      • 2014
      • 2016
  • EQUIPMENT
    • Clothing
    • Technical Gear
    • Misc Gear
  • TRAINING
    • Alpine Skills Course
    • Backcountry Avalanche Course
    • Diploma in Mountain Medicine
    • Mixed Climbing
  • Blog
  • ABOUT