Program
The approved course is designed to cover the points that you will need in the upcoming winter & spring ski season. This is not done in a boring theory room, but directly in the terrain and with practical examples.
To adapt the program as well as possible to your level, we form level groups in which we are on the road the days.
Training Blocks Mountaineering Camp Women Only
- Climbing technique
- Knot skills
- Belay technique
- Rope handling
- Abseiling
- Set up of belay stations
On high alpine tours you are often on the glacier. This is a breathtaking landscape, but you should pay attention to some points to not mess up.
- Roping on the glacier
- Anchorages in firn and ice
- Use of ice axe and crampons
- Short application tour
- “If something goes wrong”In the evening while having a beer or similar we will do a short theoretical training.
- Tour planning
- Map reading
Now we implement what we have learned and climb a peak together. Here you will be independent in rope teams and benefit from tips & tricks directly in the terrain. The focus is not on a difficult summit, but on independent thinking and doing.
- Tour planning
- Tactics on the way
- When do I use where, which rope?
- Glacier rope, short rope, micro pitches, pitches
- Belay points
- Summit success 😉
- Descents and abseiling
Training Blocks Skitour- & Freeride Camp Women Only
If things go wrong, we want to be prepared for an extreme situation. Do you have your avalanche transceiver fully under control and are you fast enough even under stress? Do you also function in complex situations under time pressure?
Every situation brings individual problems with it. That’s where we focus and train you in the best possible way.
Duration: ½ day plus evening course
Direction: Mountain guide IVBV & Ski patroller
- Companion rescue
- Search, probing, shoveling
- Multiple burial
- First aid for freeriders / ski tourers with ski patroller
- Minor accidents
- Assistance avalanche accidents
As the name suggests, the Pre-Season Camp takes place in the pre-season. The weather, the conditions and the amount of snow is not always optimal. If the ski area should remain closed because of e.g. storm, heavy snowfall or even too little snow, we offer you alternative possibilities in the valley to be optimally prepared for the upcoming winter season.
Duration: As little as possible, as much as necessary.
Direction: Mountain guide and specialists for this purpose
- Multiple burial LVS
- Rope handling
Knots
Equipment
Rope shortening
Rope maneuver - Abseiling
- Self ascent
- Crevasse rescue
- Improvised rescues
- “Trouble shooting” on the mountain
- First aid
- Snowpack structure, snow crystals etc.
A full day of ski touring with a focus on descents and adventure: Join your mountain guide on a practical tour combining interesting ascents with rewarding skiing. Learn from real situations as you travel through the mountains.
Climb on skins or on foot to explore varied alpine terrain. Depending on your level, the route may include steeper sections on both the ascent and descent. Practise line choice, terrain assessment and equipment handling where you will actually use these skills.
Abseiling is an exciting skill for every level. At a suitable location, practise rope handling and abseiling under guidance, adapted to your group’s ability. This provides useful preparation for alpine ski tours such as the Titlis Round Tour.
For the more demanding levels: When conditions and the group’s ability allow, the tour may include couloirs, steep ascents and descents, and scrambling sections using crampons and an ice axe.
We choose the route, terrain and techniques according to snow, weather, avalanche conditions and the participants’ skills. The Titlis Round Tour is an example of a future objective, rather than a promised camp itinerary.
Duration: 1 day
Led by: IFMGA mountain guide
- 1 day of practical ski touring focused on descents and adventure, adapted to your level
- Ascents on skins or on foot, line choice and transitions between climbing and skiing
- Rope handling, knots and abseiling for every level, under guidance at suitable locations
- For demanding levels when conditions allow: couloirs, steep ascents and descents
- Depending on the route and ability: scrambling, crampons and ice axe skills
- Preparation for alpine ski tours such as the Titlis Round Tour
- Terrain, route and techniques always matched to conditions and group ability
On a small application tour we deepen your alpine ski technique in the ascent and descent in challenging terrain. Because good skiing and solid accenting mean also safety! Sometimes it takes only a few small tips to achieve a great result.
Duration: ½ day
Direction: Mountain guide IVBV
- Sicherheit & Taktik in steilem / schwierigem Gelände
- (Spitzkehren, Seitwärts Abrutschen, Ski anziehen in steilem Gelände)
- Technik Aufstieg
- (Kick-Truns, Spitzkehren mit Fellen, Handling Felle & Harsteisen, effizienter Wechsel, Bootpacking, etc.)
