Prerequisites:
Previous mountain climbing or scrambling.
Highlight Skills:
Heli Access, Technical alpine climbing, ice, snow, rock
This course offers the fundamental skills for any aspiring mountaineer.
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Whether you're looking to summit the local volcanoes of Mount Garibaldi and Mount Baker, or the alpine rock splitters in the Bugaboos - all climbers need the skills to safely travel through these varied landscapes. This course offers the fundamental skills for any aspiring mountaineer.
Before jumping into this course, we invite you to take a look at our online clinics.
Previous mountain climbing or scrambling.
Heli Access, Technical alpine climbing, ice, snow, rock
Our goal is to build on our popular intro to mountaineering course and dial in participants to tackle challenging mixed alpine routes. After the course, students typically look to tackle glaciated peaks, such as Mount Tantalus, Wedge, Joffre, Mount Victoria, Mount Fay.
Understanding Mountain Hazards
Alpine ice climbing
Technical rock short roping/short pitching
Improvised alpine descents
Tactics to move fast and light
Our Advanced mountaineering course is geared toward climbers who have spent the past few years logging experience on the intro to intermedial mountaineering routes. Climbers who are familiar with snow, basic ice climbing and multi-pitch rock climbing. Ideally, this course would open up the opportunity and confidence to tackle routes such as Mount Tantalus, Wedge, Joffre, Mount Victoria, and Mount Fay
Previous Scrambling or Mountaineering Experience
Understanding of Basic Climbing Knots
Moderate Fitness (hike uphill for 6 hours)
Comfort in Rough and Undulating Terrain
Ability to lead multi-pitch rock routes
Flexible Cancelation Insurance
Day 1 – Heli In/Review
Anchor building
Gear placements
Multi-pitch station management
Improvised rappel tactics
Rock short roping and pitching
Day 2 – Rock Objectives
Overnight
Route planning
Terrain assessment
Alpine rock protection
Improvised descents
Day 3 – Alpine Objective 1/2
Overnight
Student lead Ice and rock objective
Day 4 – Alpine Objective 2/2
Student lead Ice and rock objective
