Mountain Safety Training
« Learning to minimise the risks, knowing how to use safety equipment, knowing the mountain and enjoying it in a responsible way »
I work with ANENA (The National Association for the Study of Snow and Avalanches) to promote awareness and to train those who enjoy winter mountain sports in the risks of the mountain in winter. This means I can enable students to acquire skills in the use of safety equipment, organising a rescue on your own, knowledge of the area, weather and snow phenomena as well as the responsible behaviour everyone should adopt in order to reduce the risk of accidents occurring.
The National Association for the Study of Snow and Avalanches
www.anena.org
Avalanche rescue level 1 (1 1/2 days)
- Understanding and improving the ability to use a DVA (Avalanche Transceiver)
- Autonomous DVA rescue.
- Classroom theory 75 mins, practical exercises 2.5 hours
Avalanche rescue level 1+2 (1 days)
- Organising an avalanche rescue operation, knowing how to respond to an emergency.
- Search techniques in the case of multiple persons being trapped
- Classroom theory 1.5 mins, practical exercises 4.5 hours
Freeride session, ski touring or snowshoe safety training : (one day course)
- Introduction to snow studies, observation and understanding of snow transformation phenomena.
- Learning the behaviour to adopt when practising winter mountain sports, learning how to optimise safety, plan exits and spot dangers.
- Classroom theory 2x90 mins, practical exercises 4 hours