The Advanced Mountaineering Course is designed for experienced climbers seeking to enhance their technical skills, decision-making abilities, and safety awareness in mountaineering environments.

The Advanced Mountaineering Course offers climbers a unique opportunity to advance their skills, knowledge, and overall confidence in tackling challenging mountain environments. With a mix of technical training, risk assessment, and real-world climbing experience, participants will emerge as competent and capable mountaineers prepared for the demands of alpine expeditions.

Course Goals:

1. Technical Skill Enhancement: Participants will refine and enhance their technical climbing skills, including advanced rope techniques, crevasse rescue, and expedition style climbing tactics. Risk Management and Safety Protocols: Focus on identifying and mitigating risks associated with Mountaineering, including weather assessments, avalanche awareness, and emergency response considerations.

2. Decision-Making: Learn to make critical, informed decisions in challenging conditions, enhancing judgment and adaptability in unpredictable mountain environments.

3. Team Dynamics and Leadership: Foster strong communication and leadership skills within a climbing team, promoting cooperation and effective group dynamics.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Proficient Technical Skills: Participants will demonstrate proficiency in advanced climbing techniques, including ice, snow rock, and mixed terrain

2. Comprehensive Risk Management Plans: Each climber will be able to create a detailed risk management plan for their climbs, incorporating weather reports, terrain analysis, and emergency procedures.

3. Strong Team Leadership: Develop effective communication and ability to lead a team in diverse mountaineering situations.

Note:

This advanced course is designed to prepare climbers for the challenges of high-altitude mountaineering, ensuring they possess the skills, knowledge, and experience necessary for successful and safe expeditions.

This still needs to be thought out with detail.

• Endurance: Mountaineering involves long ascents over varied terrain. A good cardiovascular base is crucial.

• Strength: A focus on leg strength, core stability, and overall muscle conditioning will help you navigate uneven slopes with the weight of a mountaineering pack on.

• Fitness Level: Participants should have a solid fitness foundation and prior hiking experience in mountainous terrain.

• Team work & Communication Skills: Joining a guided trip is an excellent way to gain the necessary communication skills so you are held accountable for pulling your own weight by contributing to the teams decision making.

  Note:

  By ensuring you meet these prerequisites, you can contribute to a safe and enjoyable backcountry skiing experience for yourself and others.

• Included:

  • Friendly AMGA trained guides.

  • Applicable recreation and/or forest service permits.

  • Group rescue gear, first aid, rescue sled, GPS/Satellite phone.

  • Waste Disposal Bags in compliance with “Leave No Trace” principles.

  • 4 season tents

  • Ropes

  • Stoves

  • Fuel

  • Pots & pans

  • Water storage & treatment

  Not Included:

  • Avalanche equipment, mountaineering boots, ice axe, crampons,helmets, harness, carabiners.

  • Food/Snacks/Meals

  • Transportation

  • Guide Gratuities

Mountaineering Equipment:

• Mountaineering Boots

• Ice Axe w/ Adze

• Crampons

• Trekking Poles

• Climbing Helmet

• Climbing Harness

• Locking Carabiners

  • 2 - Pear Shaped

  • 2 - D Shaped

• 4 Non-locking Carabiners

• Tube Style Belay Device w/guide mode

• 2-3 Double Length Slings

• Sterling Hollow block

• 30ft of Accessory Cord

• Petzl Micro/Nano Traxion

• Petzl Tiblock

Head & Face

• Ball cap

• Sun Glasses

• Warm Hat

• Buff

Upper Body

• Base layer Top

• Fleece

• Softshell jacket

• Hardshell jacket

• Light - medium weight puffy jacket w/ hood

• Heavy weight puffy jacket w/ hood

Hands

• Light weight liner gloves

• Medium gloves

• Heavy weight gloves

Lower Body

• Soft Shell Pants

• Hardshell pant w/ full zip

• Underware

• Base layer bottom

• 2-3 wool or synthetic socks

Overnight Camp Equipment

• Sleeping Bag (0-15 Degrees F)

• Compression sack

• Inflatable sleeping pad

• Closed cell foam pad

• Head lamps

• Cup

• Bowl

• Spoon

Miscellaneous

• 2 Nalgene water bottle

• Snacks

• Tea

• Instant coffee

• Thermos bottle

• Sunscreen

• Lip balm

• Hand sanitizer

• Spare batteries

• 2-3 trashbag liners

Optional

• Personal first aid kit

• Down Booties

• Down Pants

• Phone charger

• Handwarmers

• Ear Plugs

• Head phones

• Small Book/Kindle

• Snow Picket