Mountaineering in Patagonia: 42 Day Training Course

  Chile

• All Other Areas in Chile: 
Coyhaique

Dates: Visit our website for upcoming start dates.

Description: For 40 days your home will be a remote ice cap in Chilean Patagonia, where you will learn the mountaineering skills you need to thrive in the backcountry, ultimately reaching a level that you would feel confident planning your own expeditions in future. From climbing to the summit of snow-capped peaks to rafting across crystal lakes, mastering how to use an ice axe to learning cooking techniques you can use after traversing an ice-field that day; by taking this Patagonian mountaineering course, you have the opportunity to enjoy the real range of extremes that Patagonian mountaineering life contains! With a number of landscapes, weathers and adventures to enjoy on the way, this mountaineering course is bound to get you hooked & marking just the start of your mountaineering days!

Highlights:
* Cross the Patagonian Icecap and climb some incredible peaks
* Learn snow and ice climbing techniques: crampon and ice axe use, rope use for glacier travel, belaying, anchor building, abseiling, and practice using them in context
* Develop backcountry leadership, safety and judgment skills
* Earn the following certifications: Wilderness Education Association Outdoor Leader; Wilderness Medical Outfitter Wilderness First Aid; Avalanche Level 1; Leave No Trace practitioner

Cost in US$: 5,495 for 42 days

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Chile Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of typically 6 participants

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

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Year Founded: 1998