The Alpine Expedition Course has been designed to
provide you with up-to-date mountaineering skills with
a focus on skills necessary to prepare oneself for
expedition climbing. The course is directed toward
fit and motivated people who have some background
in the outdoors, be it previous alpine climbing, rock
climbing, bush walking or tramping to a demanding
level or other appropriate activity which develops self
reliance and a mentally robust attitude. You will
share the experience with other people hungry for
knowledge and skills on a course run by some of
the worlds leading alpinists.
At the end of the course participants would have the
skills to tackle more demanding ascents within New
Zealand and take their first steps towards Himalayan
objectives. Experience is imperative before tackling
major ascents and this course is designed to help
you navigate your way towards safe and successful
climbing practices.
THE COURSE OBJECTIVE
Our objective with this course is to pass on those skills
to you which have made us successful in our own
climbing and Himalayan careers, those attributes we feel most important are:
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Solid climbing standard and mountain awareness
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Sound judgement of own ability
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Good planning and preparation skills
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Good decision making
WHAT WILL BE TAUGHT ON THE COURSE?
The following are the basis of skills taught during the course however factors such as weather and climbing conditions may at times dictate that some skills are not covered in full.
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Basic to advanced snow and ice craft
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Rope skills related to alpine climbing and expedition climbing, inclusive fixed ropes
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Glacier travel and rescue skills
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Weather analysis
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Alpine rock skills
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Mountain first aid, health, high altitude medicine and acclimatisation practices
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Route finding and navigation
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Avalanche awareness and rescue techniques
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Expedition camping skills, tenting, snow caving, bivouac's
2013/2014Summer Dates:
AEC #1 November 11– 22, 2013
AEC #2 January 20- 31, 2014
AEC #3 February 24- March 7, 2014
Duration: 12 days
Guide ratio: 1:4
Departure: ex Wanaka, New Zealand
Price: NZ$3,970 includes helicopter or ski plane access and egress flights
Click below to view the AEC course notes online or download a pdf version of the notes:
 | AEC Course Notes Adobe Acrobat Document: 519 KB, 76 seconds @ 56kbps 12 day Alpine Expedition Course New Zealand - course notes with detail on inclusions, itinerary, booking and cancellation conditions, travel and accommodation. |
We supply all group equipment including ropes, tents and cooking gear and you need only turn up with your personal equipment. We have an extensive array of good quality rental equipment available to supplement your own gear. With a focus towards the best available products Adventure Consultants can offer clients equipment for purchase, with great pricing on package deals available. Please enquire at the time of booking and check out our equipment and clothing catalogue at http://issuu.com/adventureconsultants/docs/retail_catalogue.
| Alpine Expedition Course Equipment List Adobe Acrobat Document: 60.9 KB, 9 seconds @ 56kbps Personal Equipment list for the 12 day Alpine Expedition Course in New Zealand witrh Adventure Consultants |
