SNOW CRAFT 1

The Snow Craft 1 Clinic covers the progression from tramping to transalpine and basic mountaineering, including snow safety, and is suitable for beginners with basic fitness (able to walk 6-8 h in the snow with a pack).

Skills: travel on snow with ice axe and crampons, self arrest, avalanche awareness and use of avalanche equipment, navigating and route selection above the snowline, camping in the snow (much more of a science than it sounds).

Intended for trampers or rock climbers with little or no prior snow and ice experience, who may at the conclusion of the course be able to attempt grade 1-2 mountains or (for example) accompany many NZAC section trips.

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