Introduction to Winter Mountaineering Skills course overview
Discover a whole new set of winter skills to take your walking into the winter. Develop your personal winter skills to move confidently with the use of ice axe and crampons and navigate in the winter mountains. You'll develop a basic awareness of avalanche risks and winter mountaineering skills to move on steeper ground.
Ropework
We take it a step further on the this course. We'll introduce the rope and practice building basic snow anchors and belays. These are essential skills to master before you venture onto steeper ground.
What does this course cover?
- Personal clothing and equipment appropriate to winter walking
- Personal movement skills on snow
- Kicking steps
- Using the ice axe for walking
- Use of crampons in ascent/descent
- Basic avalanche awareness and route choice
- Emergency procedures
- Basic techniques of winter navigation
- Snow anchors using rope, axe, sling and carabiner
- Snow belays
Who is this course for?
You should have some summer hill walking experience, but no previous winter walking experience is needed.
