Winter Mountain Skills
Winter Mountain Skills is Alpine Guides 4-day winter travel and survival skills course for hikers, hunters, and "trampers". It is ideal for fit people with outdoor experience who want to learn to travel safely on foot above the snowline in winter.
Course Objective - Making the Right Decisions
Winter Mountain Skills focuses on staying safe above the snow line - it is not a "climbing course". However, you will cover many aspects of mountain craft like: route finding, avoiding hypothermia, and travel using snowshoes and/or crampons and ice axe.
You need to be fit, and able carrying a 12-15 Kg for at least 4 hours when walking in.
All instruction takes place in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park or local mountain venues. Road transport is provided when required.
Instruction topics include:
- Snow shelter construction
- Travel on foot with snowshoes/crampons and axe
- Route selection
- Intro to snow safety/avalanche rescue
- Mountain weather and navigation
Experience required:
- Good level of fitness
- Trekking/tramping/hunting experience
- Mountaineering experience not required
AGL Skil Check
Difficulty
Endurance
Season: Winter (July)
Trip Type: Winter Course
Length: 4 days
Max Guide/Participant Ratio: 1:4
Maximum of 4 participants
Price NZ$1600 per person
Cost Includes:
- All meals and snacks
- Local accommodation
- Local transport
- Free use of a range of technical gear
- Alpine Guides Technical Manual ›
- 1 day weather contingency
Course Dates | winter 2012
| Course | Dates |
|---|---|
| WMS 1 | July 14-17 |
| WMS 2 | Aug 04-07 |
| WMS 3 | Sept 08-11 |
Courses are limited to 4 participants.
