Mountaineering course with application tours Sustli | rock, snow and ice with mountain guide
The fascination of alpine tours: learn and experience!
The Sustli area is the ideal place to learn the craft of mountaineering. Impressive gneiss mountains, small but wild glaciers and well-catered huts await us. In this course, we work together on the techniques of alpine touring - practically, directly in the terrain and on varied tours. On the first few days, we will repeat and consolidate the basics on shorter tours and discuss what is important when planning tours. We then apply what we have learnt on longer tours in the area, always adapted to the group and the conditions. In June, we will spend 2 nights at the Berghotel Steingletscher for rock training and 1 night at the Tierberglihütte for training on snow and ice. In July and August we will first sleep at the Tierbergli hut and then move to the newly renovated Trifthütte.
We’ll meet at 9.20 am at Meiringen railway station. From there, we’ll take a taxi or carpool to the starting point.
We start the course and explain the exact procedure and go into detail about the course content. We will get to know each other and clarify your expectations. On the first day we will learn a lot of new things, applied and practice-orientated.
The ascent to the hut takes about 1 hour.
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
Theory Meteo (evening)
- Which apps and tools do we use
Tour planning (evening)
- Tour planning for the next day (Kanzelgrat)
During an application tour, we repeat what we learnt the day before and learn something new.
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
Tour planning (evening)
- 3×3 tour planning
- Avalanche bulletin
- Avalanche awareness
- Risk check
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
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
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Repetition: ice axe, crampons, glacier techniques
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Crevasse rescue (self-ascent, team hoist)
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T-anchoring & simple pulley block
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Individual coaching on the road
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Feedback & reflection: What do you take away? How can you continue?
Orientation
- Reading maps in the field
- Compass
- Altimeter, contour lines and slope
Reflection
We’ll finish the multi-day course at around 4.30 pm in Meiringen, having gained a wealth of new knowledge and our first experiences of high-altitude mountaineering.
For the dates in June: 2 nights in the Sustenpass Alpine Centre and 1 night in the Tierbergli hut
For the dates in July and August: 2 nights in the Tierberglihütte and 1 night in the Trifthütte
- 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).
- 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.
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
Alpine Centre Sustenpass Mountain Hotel Steingletscher
We spend the night in the cosy and conveniently located Alpincenter Sustenpass, also known as the Berghotel Steingletscher. The hotel has cosy double rooms and we can enjoy breakfast and dinner there. The climbing facilities are within walking distance or a few minutes' drive from the hotel.
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Trifthütte
The Trifthütte is spectacularly situated above the Trift Glacier and offers an impressive high mountain backdrop. The recently renovated hut impresses with modern comfort, a warm atmosphere and magnificent views of ice and rock. An ideal starting point for alpine tours and at the same time a place to relax after an intensive day in the mountains. (P.s.: Photo is still from the old hut)
That's what our guests say:
I had a brilliant 4-day mountaineering course with Bergschaft. I’d go up the mountain with Curdin and Lars again in a heartbeat. It completely lived up to my expectations, and there was no shortage of fun either.
3-day alpine tour course on the Weissmies in Valais with mountain guide Jonas: The training, including routes, was continuously adapted to the needs and fitness of the participants. The necessary basic knowledge was taught in a very practical way and with a lot of humour - that's how you learn quickly and successfully. THANK YOU FOR THE UNFORGETTABLE WEEKEND!
Impressions: High tour course Sustli
This is how you can join us on the Sustli alpine touring course and gain knowledge and experience in alpine touring:
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