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Images from previous year's courses
Practicing snow anchors belay points. Note Mt Taranaki in the background
Instruction in the important skill of tying the correct knot.
Summit Day on the Alpine Instruction Course |
Alpine Instruction Course and Climbing Weekends 2010 Season
Alpine Sports Club will run its popular Snowcraft, Mountaincraft & Alpine Instruction Courses again this winter, starting in early August.
Mountaincraft is skill of being able to travel safely in dangerous places in the mountains. At its extreme is Alpine climbing, a huge adrenalin rush, fantastic scenery and teamwork based on preserving each other's life.
For most people it is the skill necessary to enjoy the mountains safely and includes such skills as :-
If you want to step out into the mountains, move up to alpine climbing or be more adventurous with your skiing then this is the series of courses you should consider.
This year there will be 3 weekends on Mt Ruapehu learning basic snowcraft and climbing skills combined with at least two weekends of ski instructions and a series of opportunities to put the whole package into practice.
Planning dates for the 2010 Snow Skills Course are:-
Contact Brian Duffy on
Ski Instruction
The weekends are the 14/15 and 28/29 August.
Book into the huts in the usual way. Contact Roy Gilbanks for more information. Look him up in the club handbook. This is very much a member's facility.
The Ruapehu program can be seen on the calendar page, accessible from the Ski page (click Program from the top menu bar).
Dates for 2010 Weekend Climbing Weekends will be listed in the Trips program Also watch the Bulletin Board for trips taking advantage of the fine weather. Register your interest by contacting Brian Duffy.
Ruapehu climbing Trips
A number of trips have been planned and more to come
including climbing at Ruapehu and summer trips to the alps. Check out the
Trips page for dates. Click this link for more information
Climbing
Also watch the Bulletin Board for trips as they come up.
Some will be arranged according to the weather to avoid hut bashing. Contact
Brian to get on the mailing list. Download the
brochure
brochure
Ph
Brian Duffy
on
528-3782 or email at b.duffy@xtra.co.nz
Expressions of interest are required
for trips to the South Island. There are three going to the South Island.
Click the link for more information
Climbing
Cardrona Speights Technical
Evenings
Each 3rd Tuesday of the month at the
Cardrona Speights Ale House in Mt Eden at 7:30pm. Check the Bulletin Board
for postings from Brian.
See the
notice
or Contact Brian Duffy for more information by email on
For
more information on Alpine Instruction
and for climbing weekends contact Brian Duffy on 528-3783 or email us 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 (see Trips on
the menu bar). Note that to take part you must be a
current financial member of Alpine Sports Club inc. For
membership enquiries, visit the Join
ASC page on this website or ring the Club membership
contact, Sue Fitzpatrick on 09-576-1069 |
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Alpine Sports Club inc. P.O. Box 131, Auckland 1140, New Zealand. email email@alpinesport.org.nz
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