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Wannabe mountaineers? 13-Sep-2006 At 1:14:19 AM sliianna

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did alpine ascents course with fox alpine guides- was excellent. 4:1 climber guide ratio, based at a high alpine hut- my partner was an ice climbing guide and the other 2 were rock climbers. guess it depends on what sort of mtns u want to climb (snow/ice vs mixed vs alpine rock) but the basics are impt for all types of climbing (crevasse/weather/avalanche/safety) and the best place to learn it IS in the environemt and then practise it on your hut bound days (which u surely will have in NZ!) in the hut.
theres nothing like hanging 25m down a real crevasse and prussiking out in a blizzard or holding a real fall and digging those T slots with your partners full weight on your harness...makes for some memorable moments!
good luck!