Options for Rope Skills for Ski Touring

Rope Skills for Ski Touring

Price per person. Group of 4–6

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Pirineosur

Options for Rope Skills for Ski Touring

Rope skills for ski touring in the Spanish Pyrenees

Rope Skills for Ski Touring — SAFETY · 2 DAYS

Develop technical rope skills on a two-day ski touring course with PirineoSur in the Tena and Aragón valleys, based in Jaca. Practise techniques for roped glacier travel, crevasse rescue and negotiating obstacles or exposed sections with skis.

The course is for experienced ski tourers and professionals who want to train rope systems, travel on glaciated terrain and group management. Previous touring outings and familiarity with roping up and friction-hitch knots are required.

What will you practise?

Choosing and handling a rope, roping-up systems and technical travel strategies with skis.
Glacier travel techniques, taking snow, terrain and weather into account.
Anchors using skis, snow, ice, rock or natural features; retrievable anchors and handlines.
Abseiling and roped descents with skis.
Fall-arrest techniques, crevasse rescue and self-rescue, including hauling systems.
Constructing a stretcher from skis.

Practical technical training

Both days are devoted to movement and rope techniques, with an indicative timetable of 09:00 to 16:00. The programme combines planning, technical practice and the use of equipment in mountain situations.

Review the detailed programme and equipment list below, then contact PirineoSur to discuss your experience and preferred dates.

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Included and not included
Programme
Requirements
Equipment

Included

Two full days with a qualified higher-level high-mountain sports technician.
Ice axe and crampons, if you do not have your own.
Avalanche transceiver, shovel and probe, if you do not have your own.
Local transport during the course.
Initial assistance insurance.
Photographs and video of the course.
Technical advice.
Taxes.

Not included

Touring skis, climbing skins, ski crampons and boots.
Accommodation and meals.
Travel to the meeting point.

Course objectives

Practise rope techniques for glacier travel and negotiating obstacles with skis.

Day 1

Indicative practical timetable: 09:00 to 16:00.

Tactics and strategies for using a rope with skis.
General principles of movement and the corresponding technical skills.
Glacier travel techniques according to snow, terrain and weather conditions.
Different types of anchors using skis.
Constructing a stretcher from skis.

Day 2

Indicative practical timetable: 09:00 to 16:00.

Different roping-up systems.
Techniques for arresting a fall.
Systems for recovering a person who has fallen into a crevasse.
Roped descent techniques.

Previous experience

This course is for experienced ski tourers and professionals who want to practise rope techniques with skis, travel systems for glaciated terrain and group management.

Previous ski touring experience from several outings.
Familiarity with handling a rope, roping up and friction-hitch knots.

What to bring

A complete ski touring setup, including touring boots. Contact us if you need to discuss rental equipment.
A waterproof jacket and trousers, such as Gore-Tex or equivalent.
Trekking trousers and a 200-weight fleece or equivalent.
A thermal base layer.
Gloves and a spare pair.
A warm hat, cap, sunglasses and ski goggles.
A 45- to 50-litre backpack.
Sun protection.
Food for the practical outings and 1.5 litres of water.