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Alpine courses? 23-Feb-2006 At 1:15:31 PM NEVERCLIMBED32

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On 17/02/2006 nmonteith wrote:
>On 17/02/2006 beefy wrote:
>>hint - get really fit before you go and you'll suffer less.
>
>Option B - if you arn't fit when you start you will be by the end of week 1!

Should you adopt option B you will be broken by the end of the week and not only will you enjoy it less but so will the other members of your party who will have to carry you. Even at the level of basic instruction which you are aiming at, risk control of objective danger usually comes down being able to traverse dangerous ground expediently.
So...........be really fit before you go.
I did a couple of the Alpine Guides courses some years ago and learnt much more from them you would ever imagine. Plus you get to hook up with "new" partners and learn what their capabilities are like in a controled environment. The alpine environment isn't very forgiving and is a hell of a dangerous place to be learning from scratch.
So..........Hang the expense. Do the course.

Try Alpine Guides or Sunrockice (Bill Atkinson) for Mt Cook NP
or if you are more attracted to the Aspiring Region try looking up Geoff Wyatt or
Mark Whetu both of whom have operations done there.
And check out the net. Lots of stuff ......and easy to find.