01 / 06Mountaineering
Basic Mountaineering Training
Crampons, fixed ropes, roped travel on glaciers: the basics every future guide must own before leading a client.
In coordination with the NNMGA
01The training
The first step on the guide pathway. Trainees learn to move safely on snow and ice, to use fixed ropes, and to travel roped together on a glacier.
Everything is practised on easy slopes first, then on real mountain ground, until every movement becomes automatic.
What it teaches
5 modules
- 01
Crampons and ice axe
Walking, climbing and descending in crampons; stopping a slide with the axe.
- 02
Fixed ropes
Ascender, descender and passing anchors without ever unclipping.
- 03
Glacier travel
Roping up, managing the rope within the team, spotting crevasses.
- 04
Knots and anchors
The knots of the trade and basic anchors on snow and ice.
- 05
Acclimatisation and safety
Climb high, sleep low, and recognise the first signs of altitude sickness.
03In the field
