TRAINING
Updated on Monday, November 12, 2012
3 – 10 days
1 – 5 people
Japan works well as a training ground for bigger ranges – 50 years of Japanese climbers pushing up aggressive routes will attest to that.
From complex mixed terrain to Karakorum-style and expedition climbing, functional locations across a relatively small area exist to develop and refine condition and systems. As on-going processes we train, develop and prepare all sorts of people that require mountain, expedition/long range, rope access and specialist skills – and we use these skills ourselves for far more than just ice climbing.
getting it right: putting together systems for long first ascents in Sichuan/Tibet. photo: Schewchuk
Based on extensive actual experience, training & preparation programs are put together that develop the real skills and capacities necessary for your objectives. From high bivvying to vertical ice technique, lower-peak endurance and rope-work efficiency and expedition strategies you can hammer out the kinks in a measurable environment.
Deep in the Japanese alps, 2000m of ascent, long & cold days: remote & difficult trips require preparation
As a proving ground for expedition equipment & logistics these trips allow you to test-run and debug systems and resources under real conditions but with a safety net, allowing for radical experimentation with a margin for error. Alpine training is as much initial learning as it is hours and volume, needing both a controlled learning area and a genuine development zone. Time is needed inside and outside ‘the zone’ to allow the blend of pressure and recovery that optimizes the learning curve.
Alpine climbing training & preparation trips include:
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Specialized alpine equipment
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Objective-specific program
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Training & preparation material
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objective-specific conditioning
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Multiple skill-development locations
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Basecamp facilities*
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Instruction and programming
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Pre-trip material