PROGRAM
This advanced course is designed for those who already have a good experience with crag climbing, and want to master advanced trad techniques, to better tackle any of the great classic ascents. The course aims to help you improve your climbing techniques on multi-pitch routes while placing your own protection as you climb.
Jamming, learning how to make a tape glove, using and becoming familiar with traditional protection – nuts, tricams and friends – learning about rest steps: all you need to know to have fun and climb safely magnificent clefts or granite walls.
GROUP DEPARTURES
We’ll cover issues related to safety and protection. You will be able to practise the proper use of friends, tricams and nuts and you will also learn advanced jamming techniques.
We’ll cover issues related to safety and protection. You will be able to practise the proper use of friends, tricams and nuts and you will also learn advanced jamming techniques.
We will teach you how to build anchors and you will be able to practise and assess what you learned during the day on single-pitch routes.
We will teach you how to build anchors and you will be able to practise and assess what you learned during the day on single-pitch routes.
After following up some more on advanced jamming techniques and on the use of protection, we’ll put all this knowledge into practice with some of the most beautiful one- and two-pitch routes in the Orco and Ossola Valleys.
After following up some more on advanced jamming techniques and on the use of protection, we’ll put all this knowledge into practice with some of the most beautiful one- and two-pitch routes in the Orco and Ossola Valleys.
DETAILS
RATES
- the assistance of a UIAGM certified Mountain Guide
- liability insurance
- loan of shared safety material
The rate does not include
- research and rescue insurance with UVGAM coverage (recommended): €5 per person for 3 days
- the Mountain Guide’s expenses (transfers, meals and accommodation) to be covered by participants
- transfers, meals and accommodation
- the hiring of any personal equipment (harness and helmet): €10 per person while supplies last
- anything that is not mentioned under "The rate includes"