Images from previous workshops

     

Sue Grant teaching on the Trip Planning Workshop

          

Map reading exercises, Bushcraft Workshop

         

Practice at emergency shelters

    

 

The children's bushcraft course

  

       

                           Trip Planning and Bushcraft Workshops for 2008

       

     

These courses are designed to provide necessary skills in:-

  • Trip & route planning

  • Mountain navigation

  • Risk management

  • Outdoor First Aid

  • Weather assessment & climate

  • Gear & Equipment

  • Food and planning

  • Emergency & coping with difficulties

The courses are run from the club hut in the Waitakere Ranges with some evening courses and practical sessions in local parks or local ranges and appropriate. The workshops are great fun and a good opportunity to meet other club members. These workshops are for club members and prospective members.

       

Dates for the 2008 Bushcraft and trip planning work shops are yet to be determined:-

For more information ring Sue Grant 846-5821 or Clive Bolt on 534-2946

                           

                                Alpine Instruction

 

Alpine Sports Club Inc. also runs a very successful Alpine Instruction Course.

The dates for the 2008 course are tentatively set for :

   

2/3 Aug

30/31 Aug

27/28 Sep

     

Ski instruction dates yet to be advised

    

Climbing weekends are yet to be announced. See the Trips & Tours page

   

The Alpine Instruction Course is run from the Ruapehu Hut

    

Note that there is more information on the Alpine Instruction Course on the course page. Click Here

Click on the link at the top of the page or email the club on email@alpinesport.org.nz.

     

                          Other instruction courses in 2008

   

Instruction courses and special instruction are also available during the season for:

  • Skiing                     See the skiing calendar for activities the dates

  • Ski Instruction          See the tips page for dates and contact

  • Ski Touring.            See also the trips program for details of the dates as they come available

  • Sea Kayak Skills.   Yet to be advertised but planned for November 2008 with Peter Sumerholder

For more information contact the tours officer or email the club on  email@alpinesport.org.nz

       

More details will be printed in the club magazine as they come to hand and they will appear on the Tours Program list on this website.

        

Note that to take part you need to be a current financial member of Alpine Sports Club inc. If you wish to take part then checkout the Join ASC page on this website or ring the Club Secretary, Graham Wadams on

on 09-274-5040

     


Alpine Sports Club inc.  P.O. Box 131, Auckland, New Zealand.  email   email@alpinesport.org.nz

                

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