Mountaineering course with application tours Moiry | rock, snow and ice with mountain guide

• Course content & procedure

  • Meeting place

    11.40 am, Moiry, Valais, Glacier

    We’ll meet at 11.40 am at the Moiry VS, Glacier bus stop.

    If necessary, we will adjust the meeting point forward if there are enough vehicles for carpooling.

  • Day 1 - Hut approach and rock training

    We’ll kick off the course by explaining the exact programme and going over the course content. We’ll get to know one another and discuss your expectations. On the first day, we’ll learn a lot of new things, with a focus on practical application.

    The ascent to the hut takes about 1.5 hours.

    Daily destination: You will learn the basics of mountaineering and gain your first experience on a rope. You will acquire knowledge of techniques that you can use to secure yourself and your rope partner.

    Course content: 

    Rock training

    • The most important knots
    • Roping techniques and belaying
    • Short rope
    • Abseiling

    Materials and equipment

    • Ropes
    • Carabiner
    • Crampons

    Theory Meteo (evening)

    • Which apps and tools do we use

    Tour planning (evening)

    • Tour planning for the next day
  • Day 2 - Rock training and application tour

    During an application tour, we repeat what we learnt the day before and learn new things.

    Daily destination: You will continue to gain experience in the various subject areas and become more confident in their application.

    Course content: 

    Repeat what you have learnt

    • Rock training
    • Material and equipment

    Short rope in the application

    • Level 1 - Walking together on the short rope
    • Stage 2 - Over short difficult sections
    • Level 3 - Micro rope lengths
    • Level 4 - Climbing together on a stretched rope
    • Level 5 - Secure entire rope lengths

    Stands

    • Single fixed point - serrated sling
    • Two bolts
    • Extended stand

    Abseiling

    • Abseiling on high tours

    Tour planning (evening)

    • 3×3 tour planning
    • Avalanche bulletin
    • Avalanche awareness
    • Risk check
  • Day 3 – Ice training

    Today we will be exploring the ice and snow. Along the way, we will learn how to safely use crampons, ice axes and rope techniques on snow and firn. We will also enjoy fantastic views and a magnificent evening atmosphere.

    Daily destination: You can apply and consolidate what you have learnt and gain more confidence.

    Course content: 

    Walking with ice axe and crampons

    • Crampon techniques
    • Pimple brake
    • Ascent and descent in snow and firn

    Roping up on the glacier

    • Rope distance
    • Knots in the rope
    • Behaviour on the glacier

    Tour planning and reflection (in the evening)

    • Clarify feedback and open expectations
    • Tour planning for the next day
    • Orientation with map, compass & altimeter
  • Day 4 - Final tour

    At the end, a challenging tour tailored to your needs awaits us: ice, glacier and rope technique once again. Here you can apply and deepen your knowledge and gain new confidence. We will support you individually so that you can deepen your knowledge and apply it directly.

    Daily destination: Your expectations are fulfilled and you go home satisfied and with a lot of joy.

    Repeat what you have learnt

    • Repetition: ice axe, crampons, glacier techniques

    • Crevasse rescue (self-ascent, team hoist)

    • T-anchoring & simple pulley block

    • Individual coaching on the road

    • Feedback & reflection: What do you take away? How can you continue?

    Orientation

    • Reading maps in the field
    • Compass
    • Altimeter, contour lines and slope

    Reflection

    • Feedback
    • What's next?
  • Conclusion

    approx. 15:00, Moiry VS, Glacier

    We’ll finish the course together at around 3.00 pm. If we’re travelling in our own cars or carpooling, we can be flexible.

• Requirements

  • No previous experience is necessary.
  • Experience in hiking and walking in pathless terrain is an advantage.
  • Condition for high altitude tours with around 1000hm ascent and descent at a comfortable pace (~300hm/h).

• Price and services

  • CHF 1140.-
  • Small group with 4 - 6 guests per mountain guide.
  • Including accommodation costs with half board.
  • Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
  • Excluding travel expenses, personal consumption.
  • Rental equipment: crampons, helmet, ice axe, climbing harness can be hired for this offer from the Sport Trend Shop in Hinwil can be hired at a special price of CHF 55. You can also get other mountain sports equipment there with the best advice.

• Material and equipment

  • For this tour you need the material from this PDF. We carry our equipment with us the whole time. Only pack the essentials.
  • General material and packing tips we have also put together for you.

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