1250 metres altitude
Ski mountaineering introductory and preparation course with application tour Rotondo
Your gentle introduction to the high mountains on skis. With us, you will learn the basics for a safe journey on guided high-altitude ski tours.
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Rotondo
Would you like to get to know the high mountains on skis, but have no experience with ropes, crampons or glaciers? In this preparatory course, we will teach you the most important basics for safe high-altitude ski tours. Together we will practise how to walk correctly with crampons, how to use an ice axe and rope and how to carry your skis efficiently on your rucksack. To gain further experience, we also ski down a short and steep section with rope support. This will give you the confidence you need to take part in guided high-altitude ski tours and Haute Routes in the Alps and experience your first 4,000 metre peaks on skis.
Target price: You will learn the most important techniques for high-altitude ski tours so that you can join guided Haute Routes or similar tours.
Procedure and meeting place
We meet in Realp, just after the railway arrives. We climb via Tälligrat to the Rotondo hut. We spend the night in the Rotondo hut.
From the hut, we climb over gentle slopes and glacier passages to the Witenwasserenstock. The summit rewards us with an impressive view of the surrounding mountains of Uri and Ticino. The long descent back to Realp rounds off the day with enjoyable turns.
During these two days you will learn:
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Material science and correct use of technical equipment
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Walking with crampons under your ski boots
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Safe behaviour on glaciers and in alpine terrain
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Roping up and initial experience with rope support in steep terrain
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Various techniques for transporting the skis on the rucksack
- Tour planning in the evening
After this course you will be well prepared to take part in guided high-altitude ski tours and haute routes and enjoy them to the full.
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Requirements
- Mastering the ski touring technique with its basics (skins, hairpin turns).
- Safe downhill technique in open terrain and in different types of snow.
- Stamina for short ski tours with an ascent of around 1000 metres at a leisurely pace (~300m/h).
- Stamina for 1000m descent in different types of snow.
- Splitboarders are welcome, provided they are experienced.
Price and services
- CHF 530.-
- Small group with 4 - 6 guests per mountain guide.
- Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
- Including accommodation costs with half board
- Excluding travelling expenses, any train tickets, personal consumption
Material and equipment
- We have for you a detailed packing list with packing tips compiled.
- 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
Rotondo hut
Far above Realp, lonely and secluded. Pia is such a good hut warden and hostess, we feel at home with her!
Impressions: Ski mountaineering introductory course
How to join us on the introductory ski mountaineering course Rotondo:
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