WAAC 3-Day Advanced Mountaineering Skills, North Wales

£440.00

This course is a great course to do if you’re planning on heading to the Alps to climb independently this summer. It will give you the technical skills for alpine-style ascents. The course content including:

  • Taking chest coils

  • Pitching, short pitching and moving together

  • Direct and indirect belays

  • Use of guide plate

  • Multipitch, retrievable abseils

  • Problem solving

  • Tips on how to be quick and efficient

  • Selecting suitable routes for the conditions

Over the three days you’ll gain the skill set to prepare you for your alpine-type routes and get to ask lots of questions from an instructors who have direct experience of these type of climbing.

Accommodation is NOT included on this course see below for some recommendations.

Rebecca has climbed many routes in the Alps including the ones mentioned above. She has extensive experience climbing 4000m peaks and is one of very few people who has climbed as many as 72 (out of the 82 list) alpine 4000ers.

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This course is a great course to do if you’re planning on heading to the Alps to climb independently this summer. It will give you the technical skills for alpine-style ascents. The course content including:

  • Taking chest coils

  • Pitching, short pitching and moving together

  • Direct and indirect belays

  • Use of guide plate

  • Multipitch, retrievable abseils

  • Problem solving

  • Tips on how to be quick and efficient

  • Selecting suitable routes for the conditions

Over the three days you’ll gain the skill set to prepare you for your alpine-type routes and get to ask lots of questions from an instructors who have direct experience of these type of climbing.

Accommodation is NOT included on this course see below for some recommendations.

Rebecca has climbed many routes in the Alps including the ones mentioned above. She has extensive experience climbing 4000m peaks and is one of very few people who has climbed as many as 72 (out of the 82 list) alpine 4000ers.

  • This course is for those going on independent alpine-style trips and don’t plan to use a guide.

    We’ll begin with discussing what experience participants have and identifying the skills needed to have a successful climbing trip. We’ll then come up with a plan for how to achieve your aims over the next three days.

    Technical skills for alpine-style climbing covered including:

    Taking chest coils

    Pitching, short pitching and moving together

    Direct and indirect belays

    Use of guide plate

    Multipitch, retrievable abseils

    Problem solving

    Tips on how to be quick and efficient

    Selecting suitable croutes for the conditions.

    Over the three days you’ll gain the skill set to prepare you for your alpine-type routes and get to ask lots of questions from an instructors experienced in this type of climbing.

    We aim for will long days covering a lot of terrain to prepare you, but there’ll be lots of opportunity to practise skills and ask questions on your upcoming trip.

  • For this course you will need to be a trad climber or have led graded scrambles roped up, having placed trad protection. You need to have abseiled previously.

    This course requires good UK mountain fitness with the ability to ascend 800-1000m of mountain terrain in boots with a bag.

  • You will be required to have your own boots and suitable clothing for the mountains according to the kit list supplied. You’ll also need to bring your own lunch and drink.

    All ropes, climbing hardware and emergency group kit can be supplied or to supplement your own rack.

  • The course will be delivered on a 1 instructor to 2 participants for the two mountaineering days and and maximum ratio of 1:4 for one day involving crevasse rescue/problem solving.

  • We will meet at the the A5/A55 services at 9am on the first day of the course.

  • Accommodation is not included on this course.

    There is a range of accommodation which can be booked close by including:

    The Snowdon Inn Campsite https://www.thesnowdoninn.co.uk/

    The Bowline Club Hut (open to other club members) https://www.bowlineclimbingclub.co.uk/hut

    The Lodge Dinorwig Hostel https://lodge-dinorwig.co.uk/hostel/wordpress/

  • For full terms and conditions please follow this link https://www.roammountains.co.uk/terms-conditions

    In case of bad weather we will find relevant skills and activities at low level.

    We try to stay outside but may suggest going to an indoor wall if it will provide a better learning environment. Climbing wall fees are not included.

    If a participant cancels between 4 and 2 weeks before the course 50% can be refunded. If less than 2 weeks no refund is given.

    We recommend taking insurance to cover unforeseen events like illness.