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 :-

  • Assessment of weather and snow conditions

  • Climbing skills to tackle obstacles & travel safely

  • Navigation in poor visibility or unfamiliar terrain

  • Skiing and ski touring (skins and touring bindings in NZ)

  • Gear and food planning

  • Trip and route planning

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:-

Weekend 23 - 25 September

 

Contact Brian Duffy on  528-3782 email  b.duffy@xtra.co.nz for to find out what climbing trips and rock climbing are planned. They don't al make it into the website.

 

     

  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.

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

    

Alpine Sports Club inc.  P.O. Box 131, Auckland 1140, New Zealand.  email   email@alpinesport.org.nz

                

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