The Sidelenhütte stands at 2,708 metres above the Furka Pass and is surrounded by bizarre granite towers and glaciers - a high alpine panorama, ideal as a starting point for climbing and high-altitude tours
09:05, Furkapass bus stop, Furkablick
Mountaineering coaching level 2 | around and up the Galenstock
Learn from professionals on application tours, go on cool tours together and climb great peaks. All in small groups and an excellent learning environment!
Technics
Endurance
Furka
Deepen your knowledge and skills with level 2 alpine tour coaching. We coach you individually, from planning to realisation in the single pitch. We give you constructive feedback and you learn tricks that professional mountain guides use in their work. With its granite mountains, the Furka region offers a perfect learning environment and the tours are varied and exciting! We move on multi-pitch and micro-pitch routes, sometimes belaying at mobile belay stations and learning efficient rope handling. We learn to recognise potential dangers and react appropriately. In doing so, we look at the various options for travelling as safely as possible in the mountains.
The alpine touring coaching sessions offer you an ideal learning environment - gain confidence, improve your skills and strengthen your self-confidence in alpine terrain.
Procedure
We meet at 09:05 at the Furkapass bus stop, Furkablick. From here we climb up to the Sidelenhütte in around 1.5 hours. We get to know each other and clarify our expectations and experiences.
We start straight away with the first training blocks and knowledge transfer. We can practise, consolidate and learn new tips and tricks on the Schildkrötligrat or the surrounding climbing gardens.
Daily destination: Synchronisation of safety technology and updates to the latest status.
Course content:
- Efficient movement in the rock
- Stages of rock stabilisation
- Level I: Short rope
- Level II: short steps
- Level III: Micro rope lengths
- Level IV: Rope lengths burdock
- Abseiling technique
- Stand construction
- Tour planning in the evening
Today we're going on one of the best tours in the area. We climb the Galenstock via the south spur or the SW ridge and look at everything we come across on the way. The descent via the north ridge is alpine and encourages us. In the evening we take time to reflect and discuss everything. This is sure to reveal one or two deficits that we can improve over the next few days.
Daily destination: Apply and consolidate
Course content:
- Belaying in the rock
- Moving in the rock
- Efficient route finding
- Moving with ice axe and crampons
- Abseiling
Another rocky high tour is on the programme today. The Strahlengrötli offers many metres of climbing with exciting route finding. Here we have more time to work on all the topics and to coach and improve individual skills.
On the final day there are still a few tours left. Depending on your wishes and preferences, we can climb the south ridge of the Gross Bielenhorn or take our time again and practise and play through situations on the Schildkrötligrat.
Requirements
- You have first experience on high tours.
- You have first experience with ice axe and crampons.
- You know the belaying technique from climbing indoors.
- Condition for high altitude tours with around 1000hm ascent and descent at a comfortable pace (~300hm/h).
Price and services
- CHF 1340.-
- Smallest group with 4 - 5 guests per mountain guide.
- Including accommodation costs with half board.
- Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
Material and equipment
- For this tour you need the following material from this PDF. We carry our equipment with us all the time. Pack only what is necessary.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us, preferably via the Contact form.
Accommodation
Impressions: HT Coaching II Furka
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