Ski mountaineering coaching course Trento

Individual journey to Argentiere. We meet at the Grandes Montets valley station.

The ascent with the Grandes Montets cable car already impresses with a fantastic view of Chamonix and the Glacier d'Argentière. After descending from the mountain station, we head over the Glacier des Rognons to the Glacier d'Argentière, where we spend the night in the hut of the same name. On this introductory tour, we get to know each other as a group, clarify your expectations and spend the first evening together at the hut.

On a joint application tour, we will focus on your individual skills and practise various manoeuvres and techniques. We then arrive at the self-catering bivouac, where we cook together and spend the night.

We go on another tour together and expand our wealth of experience and skills. We spend our third night at the Cabane du Trient.

On a further application tour, we repeat what we have learnt and apply our skills. After these days, you will have gained enough confidence and self-assurance to undertake further beautiful high-altitude ski tours and crossings. Together we enjoy one last descent back to Argentiere.

During these four days you will learn:

• Focus on route planning with variants
• Decision-making process in the field - Decision-making
• Route selection
• Navigation
• Rope handling refresher
• Use of rope on steep ascents and descents
• Roping up and behaviour in crevasse zones
• Refresher course in crevasse rescue

After this course, you will be well prepared to plan and carry out challenging ski mountaineering tours and haute routes independently.

With a lot of new knowledge and the ability to apply this knowledge practically on the upcoming independent ski tours, we start our individual journey home.