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New Zealand Snow Safety Institute

Mountain Skills Course for Climbers and Trampers

TempleBasin.com

 

5-day Mountain Skills for Climbers and Trampers

 

Course Objectives:
This course is designed for climbers and trampers who wish to develop experience and technical expertise in the mountains.

Some aspects of the course will be optional, but it will be possible for you to learn essential mountaineering skills, spend a night in a snow cave, learn what to do when travelling on ridges and glaciers, avalanche awareness and many other skills for people wanting to head out into the mountains. We aim to provide you with a five-day course that will allow you to safely explore the mountains.

 

Course content:

  • Mountain Skills I & II (please see course descriptions)
  • Mountain Skills III (please see course descriptions) depending on background and progress of group
  • Glacier travel

 

Equipment you are required to bring:

  • Suitable big backpack
  • Waterproof and windproof trousers and jacket
  • Plastic or solid leather tramping boots (spare footwear, trainers etc for lodge.
  • Gaiters
  • Layers of thermal clothing (polypropylene, Polar fleece, down or wool)
  • Hat, gloves – more than one pair
  • Goggles/glasses and sun cream & lip salve
  • Sleeping bag (suitable for sleeping in a snowcave)
  • Thermarest or bivi mat
  • Gas cooker shared by 2 people, plate, mug and cutlery for overnight expedition in snow cave.
  • Ice axe & crampons
  • Personal first aid kit
  • Torch, spare bulbs and batteries
  • Notebook and pencil
  • Drink bottle, personal toiletries, towel, and clothes, for use at lodge.
  • Transceiver, snow shovel & probe
  • Map and compass
  • Helmet
  • Personal climbing gear – harness, rope, 4 screwgate karabiners, 4 snap link karabiners, 1 stake, 2 long slings, 1 very long sling, 1 short prussic, 1 long prussic, 1 belay device and any climbing gear that you may already have.

 

Desirable items to bring:

  • Tent
  • Snow saw
  • Ice hammer
  • Camera and film
  • Bivi bag

 

Participants should be over 18 years of age, fit and capable of walking up hills in the snow. If you have some pre-existing condition about which the instructor should be aware in an emergency, it is your responsibility to communicate this. Information such as this will be kept completely confidential.