Alpine mountaineering course Our mountain-climbing courses during the summer in the Sierra Nevada and on Mount Shasta, are great all-round training for mountaineering and alpine climbing as they provide year-round snow and glaciers to give you a full mountain climbing experience. • Climbing helmet • Ice Axe - General mountaineering / alpine pick 55-70cms long depending on your height. The Gran Paradiso provides a great introduction to Alpine Mountaineering and your first 4000m peak. 00 The Colorado Front Range has the perfect training ground of rock and alpine objectives to help prepare you to climb The Matterhorn. Take our Alpine Climbing Course Chamonix and train like a true alpinist in the heart of the Alps. Options. Classes and trips are designed to teach the technical elements of rock and snow climbing, including the use of ropes, anchors, ice tools, protection, crampons and specialized skills to safely negotiate challenging terrain. The Alpine Skills Course (ASC) will introduce you to the world of mountaineering on snow and ice. 00 This course based in Rocky Mountain National Park covers the skills necessary to build solid mountaineering anchors in snow and ice. " Part one (12 days) introduces glacier skills and alpine rock climbing at a moderate difficulty level. rbklgcju kho udnzkk yoazin afa rcngh zwcj mhul xfmcmp ckzsqt