Introduction to Winter Skills course overview
Discover a whole new set of skills to take your adventures into the winter. You'll develop your personal skills to move confidently with the use of ice axe and crampons and navigate in the winter environment. You'll develop a basic awareness of avalanche risks and the winter mountain environment that leave you ready for your own winter mountain adventures.
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
Who is this courses for?
You should have some summer hill walking experience, but no previous winter walking experience is needed.
