Mountaineering
The Intro to Mountaineering weekend course will teach you the skills needed to climb a peak. Day one is a skills day. In the winter months we’ll work on such skills as traveling as a roped team, walking in crampons, using a mountaineering axe properly, and self arresting a fall. In the summer months we’ll be focusing more on rock skills. We’ll be working on belaying, basic movement, short-roping, and rappelling. On day two, we’ll utilize the skills we learned on day one and climb a mountaineering route in Rocky Mountain National Park. Outside Television joined us on one of our courses and did a great job highlighting what we do. After taking this course, we recommend taking the 5-day Mountain Development Series Level 1 course.
Course Details
Overview:
The first steps toward your mountaineering objectives:
- Learn to use an ice axe and crampons
- See how snow anchors and mountaineering technical systems work
- Try mountaineering with minimal time commitment
- Learn to move efficiently on snow and rock
- Experience a technical climb and try for a summit
Time:
Duration:
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Price includes & Excludes:
Includes:
- Trained and/or certified guide
- Group climbing gear
- Technical hardware - climbing protection, carabiners,etc
- Ropes
- Technical softgoods - slings, cordellette, etc
- Personal climbing gear
- Harness
- Helmet
- Boots
- Rock shoes
- Crampons
- Ice Ax
- Avalanche transceiver, shovel, probe
Excludes:
- Food
- Transportation
- Lodging
- Clothing, backpack and non-technical personal items
- Park Entrance Fees (where applicable)
- Rescue Insurance
- Trip Insurance
- Gratuity
- Expenses due to unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of Colorado Mountain School
Meeting location:
Colorado Mountain School
341 Moraine Avenue
Estes Park, CO 80517
Equipment List:
Sample Itinerary:
Day 1: Mountaineering skills
Day 2: Climb a route
Lodging:
Colorado Mountain School offers a 16 bunk lodge that is conveniently located upstairs from our office and classroom in downtown Estes Park. The lodge features a full kitchen, WiFi, a lounge and hot showers. Reserve a bed now for just $40 per night (plus tax).
Notes:
All of our courses can be run as custom outings. If you're interested in a course, but it doesn't fit into your schedule, please check out our custom guiding options.