Up to Summit » Mountaineering quick start course http://uptosummit.com What are you waiting for? Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:37:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Mountaineering quick start course http://uptosummit.com/2009/05/mountaineering/ http://uptosummit.com/2009/05/mountaineering/#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 14:07:18 +0000 Dan http://uptosummit.com/?p=112 Mountaineering covers a wide range of skills, as well as being of the beaten track, away from roads, towns and people, you need to have basic skills in order to navigate your way round, find your climbs, ascend them and get down safely.

This course is aimed at people who are wanting to learn lots of basic skills in order to become self sufficient in the mountains.

It is a three to five day course based in the lake district or N.Wales.

alps-photo-for-website Skills covered in this course:

  • Navigation – map & compass
  • Access and conservation
  • Flora and forna
  • Multi pitch climbing skills
  • Advanced climbing skills
  • Route finding and retreating from difficult climbs

Also available:

Lead climbing workshop

Coaching workshops

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