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Mixed Climbing Course

SPECIFIC TOPICS COVERED ON THE COURSE INCLUDE:
  • Ice and snow/ice gully climbing
  • Steep rock climbing
  • Multi pitch “speed up” tips and use of terrain features for safety
  • Natural protection and revision of appropriate snow/ice anchors
  • Climbing on varied terrain in winter boots and crampons (some climbs may be in rockshoes in the village) 
  • Transitions between snow/ice and rock
  • Route selection and approach strategies
  • Problem solving and self and team rescue
  • Retreat and extraction skills and techniques
  • Revision of glacier travel and crevasse rescue, as venue required
  • Introduction to avalanche theory
  • Winter gear and equipment, what to bring and how to use it
  • Winter trip planning and preparation
  • 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