Mountain Skills Course
Sierra Nevada Guides
are running their 2013 Mountain Skills Course from 28th September
based near Lanjaron in Spain’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. Although a fairly
active and intense week cramming a lot in, we try to ensure that your course is a
holiday too ensuring you have time to relax, enjoy good food, company and the
occasional beer or wine!
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| Group briefing at 3200m |
The course will be
based at a remote mountain farm near Lanjaron though will spend 2 nights at the
Poqueira Refuge.
Dates:
Saturday 28th
September to Saturday 5th October, 2013.
Cost:
£645 or 740 Euro’s
This is a full board
course with bunk room accommodation based at a mountain farmhouse and mountain
refuge. The price includes a pick up either from Malaga Airport or from
Lanjaron.
Our normal 7 night training programme
usually runs as follows though we will have to make adjustments according to
the group and weather conditions:
Day 1
Arrive in Lanjaron, settle in, etc.
Evening discussion covering mountain safety and equipment.
Day 2
Learning map reading and navigation skills for the high
mountains
including using a compass, transferring U.K. skills to the bigger mountains.
Involves time in the high mountains looking at route choice off path.
A possible ascent of Caballo 3011m.
Evening session covering mountain weather.
Day 3
Learn to use a GPS.
Ascend to the Poqueira Refuge (2500m) using the GPS.
Spend night in Refuge.
Day 4
Rock Scrambling at altitude, Navigation, Route Choice and
Mountain
Leader Ropework.
2nd night at the Poqueira
Refuge.
Day 5
An ascent of Mulhacen 3482m, highest
mountain in mainland Spain.
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| Scrambling at altitude on the Tajos de la Virgin |
Day 6
Rock Climbing, Abseiling and Learning
the Ropes!
Day 7
Putting it into practice!
An acsent of Alcazaba 3371m the 3rd highest
and most remote of the big 3 in the Sierra
Nevada.
Day 8
Depart for home.
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