Advanced mountaineering course

• Winter Special

Advanced mountaineering course

The advanced mountaineering course is prior to the advanced level. It is aimed at those mountaineers who have a solid and established mountaineering base.

In the Torla-Ordesa guide company we understand that the terrain for improvement can be very varied and therefore we are not only talking about terrain that exceeds 60º; Glaciers, ridges, ice falls, corridors, high altitudes, polar destinations… .. they deserve the consideration of advanced or advanced level mountaineering terrain.

To take our advanced mountaineering course, it is advisable to first take our initiation to mountaineering course. Participants in the advanced mountaineering course can contact the guide office and compare their previous experience before opting for this course. There are introductory courses on the market that do not cover the minimum requirements on our part to be able to access this course as a second step in training.

The natural development of the course usually includes 2 hours of planning aspects with the help of PC to teach you how to plan your outings. The first day is usually oriented towards handling the double rope, team communication, placement of floating anchors and nails, setting up meetings, basic rappelling maneuvers, self-rescue and aids. It takes place in a natural climbing wall for alpine routes with lengths in traverse or in line to the meeting. On the second day, there is a mixed and ice climbing workshop and then take off from the ground doing several mini pitches where you can practice everything you have learned in alpine terrain.

We have a course calendar so you can plan your training. You can, on the other hand, contrast the prevailing conditions in the area in which nearest weather station.

We usually choose easily accessible valleys and return to the parking place of the vehicles. These are common places for the practice of advanced mountaineering.

The necessary technical material such as; crampons, technical ice axes, quickdraws, friends, cracks, nails, screws and a long etc ... is included

Guides of Torla-Ordesa offers you the possibility to perform  Mountaineering courses of different levels  but if your level is not initiation we recommend that you try to gather several friends or friends of similar level to customize the course. We will outline your ideal course level and offer it to other applicants who have requested a similar level course.

On this occasion the ideal duration is 2 days given the logistics and need to practice several progression improvement exercises in advanced terrain on your own.

If you have 3 or more days and want to extend the course…. we have a lot to teach and we can't wait to do it!

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

• Plan and carry out activities in mountaineering of medium and high difficulty with the maximum possible autonomy.
• Learn advanced climbing techniques with ice axes and crampons.
• Be able to distinguish, avoid and manage inherent dangers to the activity itself.
• Learn to progress safely and manage possible contingencies.
• Learn and / or improve the technique of placement and assembly of meetings with floating anchors.

REQUIREMENTS:

• It is necessary to have an acceptable mountaineering level in AD + routes.
• Master the basic mountaineering techniques as well as assurance.
• The experience in Mountain will be necessary. It is recommendable as in any exit to the mountain.

It is advisable, although not essential and obligatory, to have previously made a mountaineering initiation course. Improving mountaineering activity may require the use of steep terrain climbing techniques to approximate and leave workshop development sites.