IML Winter Skills

05/01/2023 - 06/01/2023

Lesparrou Retreats and Adventures

Bookings start from £100.00

About

This 2-day CPD event will be run at various locations dependant on weather and snow conditions. Possibilities include but not exclusive to: Les Mont D’Olmes ski area and surrounding area, Camarac ski area, Col de Marmare, Col de Chioula, Mont Fourcat, Foret de Belesta, Belcaire.

Please bring the following equipment:

- Snowshoes

- TPS

- Walking rope

- Slings & karabinas

- Poles

- Walking axe

- Normal IML safety kit when working with a group

- Appropriate winter clothing

- Packed lunches and beverages.

 

Workshop Programme - Day 1

- weather and avalanche forecast interpretation

- transceiver checks (start of day, range and group)

- TPS

- route choice

- terrain traps and terrain traps

- single and multiple burial searches

- Evening lecture on avalanche awareness

 

Workshop Programme - Day 2

- weather and avalanche forecasts

- transceiver checks

- movement techniques on snow shoes

- snow belays - buried axe and bollard

- step cutting steps

- cutting blocks to make a shelter 

The workshop will be led by David Norris who is a working IML and WMCI who is resident in France. Dave has over 30 years of mountaineering experience and works throughout France, in the Pyrenees, Andorra and winter courses in Scotland. 

Please book directly with Dave via email to loucdaven@hotmail.com

Upon completion of the workshop, please allow 14 days for details to be automatically added to your CPD record on CMS.

 

Where And When

Start
05/01/2023 09:00
End
06/01/2023 17:00
Total Days
2
Maximum Bookings
8
Bookings
2
Venue
Lesparrou Retreats and Adventures
Town
Lesparrou
County
France
Country
France
Latitude
42.93000
Longitude
1.90000

CPD Points

CPD Points
2.00

Provider

Name
BAIML
Phone
+447426084135
Booking/Details
Email

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