Mountaineering Course - Introduction to the Avérole Refuge

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© Mountaineering course – Introductory course at the Avérole refuge in Bonneval-sur-Arc – Terre d'Alpinisme

This 2-day introductory mountaineering course is your gateway to the high mountains. It introduces you to basic mountaineering techniques: ice axe, crampons, basic knots, roping, and basic belaying...

Description

2 days to enjoy the high-mountain environment: glaciers, snowfields, and rock faces.
A course designed for beginners.
Physical fitness level: for athletes who regularly engage in endurance activities; elevation gain up to 900 meters.
Technical level: for regular hikers wishing to learn and discover mountaineering.

Accommodation at the Avérole refuge, which you will reach on your own by 6:00 PM on Friday, July 3.

Course schedule:
- Friday starting at 6:00 PM: group welcome by the guide(s), preparation for the next day’s climb: weather, current high-mountain conditions, mapping, smartphone apps, assessment of participants’ physical and mental fitness, check of individual and group gear, wake-up and departure times.
- Saturday: During the climb, collective decision-making. The guide teaches and, above all, shares their experience and love of the high mountains. Everyone listens to one another without rivalry or “competition”: a spirit of teamwork toward a common goal. Upon return, discussion of the day’s climb.
- Sunday: same program with a debriefing before returning to the valley. FULL-

Possible routes will be determined with the guide on Friday evening based on high-mountain conditions:
- Col de la Bessanèse
- Pointe Marie
- Col d’Arnès