Alpine Training Techniques in Kerry.

This week we ran one of our simulated Alpine Training Courses at The Pat Falvey School of Mountaineering at The Mountain Lodge.

Bad weather: Even though the weather was bad, the conditions were ideal to get all of the participants, who worked as a team, to complete their tasks that were set up 'under pressure' to work together and to show the importance of being knowledgable, swift and apt in the execution of the skills learned.   

Our team of skilled trainers have developed these courses to teach the skills required to participate in climbing in the Alps and further afield in the higher ranges.

The weekend courses include:

• Use of ice axe and crampons

• Techniques on glacier travel

• Crevasse Rescue techniques and simulated practice on cliff face.

• Rope work

• Knots

• Moving together on glaciers

• Clothing and equipment

Corran Tuathail:

The weekend also entailed climbing Corran Tuathail,  Ireland’s highest mountain at night and putting into practice all of the skills learnt in a simulated way.

MT. Blanc Group:

This weekend we had a charity group, who are preparing to climb Mount Blanc, go through their paces of pre-training before arriving in the Alps.  Congratulation to Teena Gates, Andrew Forde, Ronan Friel, Joseph Kearney, Jonathan Fitzpatrick on the completion of our Alpine Beginners Skills Course.

We also wish them the best on their task to raise money for Adi Roche's Chernobyl Children's International Fund who are now celebrating their 25th anniversary by climbing Mount Blanc in September.

Course objectives:

Theses courses are aimed to enable individuals and teams to make a successful safe ascent and descent of high altitude peaks around the world and they are ideal training for any group or individual wishing to brush up on techniques or for anyone interested in expanding their climbing skills to the higher, colder, snow-capped and icy mountains around the world.  For further information please contact our office or book one of our many courses. We also run specific courses to cater to the needs of teams and individuals and to the skills required for the objective in mind.

Ideal training for major expeditions and trekking climbs around the world.

For more information - please contact us here at www.patfalvey.com