Mountaineering course -Initiation to the Avérole refuge

Bonneval-sur-Arc

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

Description

2 days to enjoy the Haute Montagne environment: glacier, névé summit, rock.
A course designed for beginners.
Physical level: for sportsmen practising a regular endurance activity, positive altitude difference up to 900m.
Technical level: for regular hikers wishing to discover mountaineering.

Lodging at the Avérole refuge, which you reach on your own by 6pm on Friday July 3.

Course schedule :
- Friday from 6pm: welcome of the group by the guide(s), preparation for the following day's race: weather, current high mountain conditions, mapping, smartphone applications, awareness of participants' physical and mental levels, individual and group equipment checking, wake-up and departure times.
- Saturday: during the race, collective decision-making. The guide teaches and, above all, shares his experience and love of the high mountains. Everyone listens to each other without rivalry or "competition": a roped party spirit with a common goal. On the way back, we talk about the day's running.
- Sunday: same program with debriefing before returning to the valley. SOLD OUT

The possible routes will be defined with the guide on Friday evening, depending on conditions in the high mountains:
- Col de la Bessanèse
- Pointe Marie
- Col d'Arnès

Activities

Mountain Climbing

Additional welcome information

Minimum age: 12 years

Environments

Mountain location

Prices

Adult: from 335 €
Child (12-21 years): from 325 €.

Price includes: supervision by a U.I.A.G.M. mountain guide, loan of harness and helmet, 2 nights' accommodation in a refuge, 2 evening meals and 2 breakfasts.
Each participant pays directly for the costs of the refuge: accommodation and half-board. Please bring cash or cheque.

Price does not include
- rental of mountaineering boots, crampons and ice axe.
- snacks at the refuge.
- picnics on the 2 ascents.