COURSE: HIGH ALTITUDE SKITOURING (LEVEL 3)

3 Days

• 17.01.2025 - 19.01.2025
• 14.02.2025 - 16.02.2025
• 14.03.2025 - 16.03.2025
• 18.04.2025 - 20.04.2025

3-6 guests per Mountain Guide

Level 3

• level 2 course/tour or similar
• Regularly travelling on private tours
• Alpine touring experience an advantage
• SKI: hairpin turns, safe deep snow skiing

Level 3

• Walking time from 4 - 6 h
• Up to 1200 hm
• 300 hm / hour
• Very good physical condition for all-day skiing

9.15 a.m. Mammut Store Andermatt

Approx. 15.30 p.m. in Andermatt

• Tour planning in the high mountains
• Route selection on glaciers
• Ski technique on the ascent and descent
• Walking/climbing and travelling on a rope
• Belaying techniques
• Crevasse and self-rescue
• Test the new Barryvox S2
• Individual feedback

You can plan simple ski mountaineering tours yourself and, depending on your personal fitness, take part in intermediate to challenging guided ski mountaineering tours, e.g. Three 4000-metre peaks in Valais, special tour on Friday, level 3 ski touring days in various areas.

Day 1

Individual arrival in Andermatt, welcome by the mountain guide at the meeting point and programme briefing. Afterwards you will travel together by private car, mountain school bus or train to Realp. Ascent to the Rotondo hut at 2570 metres. On the way you will have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge of the course. (Distance: 8 km, walking time: 4 h, ascent/descent: 1000 m).

Day 2 + 3

The peaks around the Rotondo hut offer ideal practice terrain. You will be able to put your theoretical knowledge directly into practice and acquire a sound knowledge of all aspects of ski mountaineering in a short space of time. Possible destinations are Witenwasserenstock, Rotällihorn or the round tour over the Läcki Pass. (Distance: 5-8 km, walking time: 4-6 h, ascent: up to 1000 metres).

From CHF 855.00 per person

Rotondohütte

• Guided tour and supervision by a qualified mountain guide
• Contribution to the travel guarantee fund (0.25% of the total amount)
• Overnight stay with half board: 2x hut (camp)
• Swisstopo map of Val Betretto 1251 (worth CHF 14.00)
• 15% discount on your next purchase on mammut.com

• Outward and return journey to the meeting point/end point
• Hire of safety set CHF 35.00, glacier set CHF 35.00
• Hut tax for non-members of SAC/Alpenverein approx. CHF 12/night
• Transport (possible train journey Andermatt-Realp from CHF 2.70 with half-fare travelcard)
• Snacks and drinks

Click here for the general terms and conditions: AGB

Please note the Materialliste

Is the responsibility of the participant (accident and evacuation insurance)

Our mountain guide will bring the ordered hire equipment to the agreed meeting point. The following equipment can be hired from us:

• Glacier set (rope harness, crampons, ice axe)
• Safety set (incl. Barryvox S2)

Please note that the rucksack with the equipment should not weigh more than 8 to 10 kg (crampons, ice axe, rope harness weigh around 1.5 kg).