MTA Winter Conference - Intro to Winter Climbing a session for MTA Winter Conference (24/1/2025 - 26/1/2025)
25/01/2025 - 26/01/2025
Glenmore Lodge
Bookings start from £375.00
About
Book here: https://www.glenmorelodge.org.uk/winter-mountain/mta-cpd-weekend/mta-winter-conference-intro-winter-climbing/
Please head to the Glenmore Lodge webpage for full details of this event.
OVERVIEW
Winter climbing is addictive. Once you start you’ll crave the beginning of winter and the incredible experiences and memories you’ll create and share with like-minded people.
This two day course will teach you the essential skills, such as how to use technical ice axes and crampons, plan winter climbs, and movement skills.
AIMS
To develop a solid foundation in core winter climbing skills, whilst seconding a variety of winter climbs, such that you will be a competent and self-reliant second
IS IT FOR ME?
We focus on introducing you to the main core winter climbing techniques whilst seconding a variety of winter climbs. The course will NOT cover winter leading skills.
To get the most out of this course you should have some experience of summer rock climbing and winter hill walking (including using an axe and crampons)
CONTENT
Meeting your instructor on the first morning provides an opportunity to discuss everyone’s experience and aspirations. This enables the instructor to plan the programme based around these. The programme is fairly flexible taking into account individual needs and aims, weather, etc. The main topics to be covered are:
Recep of core winter skills, such as using ice axe and crampons, for approaching climbs
Basic rope work (tying into multi-point anchors) and belaying both leader and second.
Use of technical ice tools and crampons on a variety of mediums (rock, ice, snow, turf)
Coaching to develop personal climbing technique on ice and mixed ground
Escaping from winter multi-pitch climbs (including abseiling from a variety of anchors)
Avalanche awareness and its implications for safe route choice.
PRE-REQUISITES
Summer rock climbing and winter hill walking experience useful but not essential. This is a physical 2-day course.
Where And When
- Start
- 25/01/2025
- End
- 26/01/2025
- Maximum Bookings
- 2
- Bookings
- 2
- Venue
- Glenmore Lodge
- Town
- Aviemore
- County
- Inverness
- Postcode
- PH22 1QZ
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Latitude
- 57.16456
- Longitude
- -3.67651
CPD Points
Provider
- Name
- Mountain Training Association
- Phone
- 01690 720314
