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 the pros on practical tours, whilst enjoying some brilliant trips together and climbing fantastic peaks. All in small groups and an excellent learning environment!
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Furka, Uri – Valais
Deepen your knowledge and skills in Level 2 high-altitude mountaineering coaching. From planning right through to execution on the route itself, we’ll provide you with personalised coaching. We’ll provide you with constructive feedback and you’ll learn the tricks that professional mountain guides use in their work. With its granite peaks, the Furka region offers the perfect training ground; the routes are varied and exciting! We’ll be climbing multi-pitch and micro-pitch routes; in some cases, we’ll be belaying from mobile belay stations and learning efficient rope handling techniques. We’ll learn to recognise potential hazards and respond appropriately. In doing so, we’ll explore the various ways to stay as safe as possible whilst out in the mountains.
The high-altitude mountaineering coaching sessions offer you ideal learning opportunities – gain confidence, hone your skills and boost your self-confidence in alpine terrain.
Prerequisite: You already have experience of independent high-altitude mountaineering, want to develop your skills further or refresh your knowledge, and are capable of leading a rope team.
Procedure
We’ll meet at the Furkapass bus stop, Furkablick. From there, we’ll hike up to the Sidelen Hut in about 1½ hours. We’ll get to know each other and discuss expectations and experience.
We’ll get straight into the first training sessions and a review of what we’ve learnt. The Schildkrötligrat and the surrounding climbing areas are ideal for practising and picking up new tips and tricks.
Daily destination: Synchronisation of security 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 setting off on one of the best tours in the area. We’ll ascend the Galenstock via the south spur or the south-east ridge, taking in everything we come across along the way. The descent via the north ridge is alpine in character and will be a challenge. In the evening, we’ll take some time to reflect on and discuss everything. This will no doubt reveal one or two areas for improvement, which we can work on 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
Today’s programme features another rock-heavy high-altitude hike. The Strahlengrötli offers plenty of climbing with some exciting route-finding. Here, we’ll have time once again to work on all the different aspects and coach you individually.
On the final day, there are still a few routes left to tackle. Depending on your wishes and preferences, we can climb the south ridge of the Gross Bielenhorn or take some more time to practise properly on the Schildkrötli ridge and run through different scenarios.
We’ll round off our mountaineering trip together back at the Furka Pass. With new experiences and inspiring memories in our rucksacks, we’ll then make our way home from there, either on our own or by carpooling.
Requirements
- You have experience on high tours.
- You have experience with ice axe and crampons.
- You know the belaying technique from climbing indoors.
- You feel able to lead a rope team.
- Condition for high altitude tours with around 1000hm ascent and descent at a comfortable pace (~300hm/h).
Price and services
- CHF 1560.-
- Small group with 4 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.
Bergschaft tours and courses are conducted in German as standard. However, our mountain guides speak good English, as do many of the participants. If you speak English, you are of course very welcome. Depending on the tour, it may be worth asking us in advance whether the guide and the group are comfortable speaking English.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us, preferably via the Contact form.
Accommodation
That's what our guests say:
Bernhard Grafe
They were days full of learning and yet still packed with adventure. Thank you very much!
Impressions: HT Coaching II Furka
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