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Images from previous year's courses
The group of 2010 at Mt Ruapehu
Learning to make anchors on the 2010 course
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 2011 Season
Alpine Sports Club continues its popular Snowcraft Course again this winter, on the weekend of September 23/25.
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.
The next date for the 2011 Snow Skills Course is:-
Contact Brian Duffy on
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.
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.
Ph
Brian Duffy
on
528-3782 or email at b.duffy@xtra.co.nz 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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