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HOME > MOUNTAINEERING GUIDE Winter Climbing 101 Basic winter climbing skills Ice axe and crampon use Self-arrest techniques Choose location North Conway, New Paltz, Lake Placid, West Hartford Mt Washington Ascent Guided climbs 6,288ft Tallest peak in the NE Temps fall below -20 degrees Offered here North Conway 3 Day Accelerated Mountaineering Self arrest techniques Walking with ice axe and crampons Low and steep angle snow and ice Identifying hazards Choose location North Conway Lake Placid

Mountaineering 201 Review equipment use Climbing steeper angle ice and snow Identifying hazards Route planning and descent options Choose location North Conway Lake Placid Mountaineering 301- Alpine Gullies Practicing previously learned skills on semi-committing routes Fine tuning efficiency in the mountain environment Basic avalanche hazard assessment Choose location North Conway Lake Placid Mountaineering 302- Glacier Skills Roping for glacial travel Hasty anchors for snow and ice Glacier travel technique Crevasse self-extraction Choose location North Conway Lake Placid

Mountaineering 303- Avalanche Refresher Terrain assessment Route selection Gear selection for travel in avalanche terrain Introduction to the use of avalanche tranceivers Choose locaton North Conway Lake Placid AIARE Avalanche Courses Level I Level II Mountaineering Overnights 2 Day Workshop 3 Day Workshop Presi Traverse Hut to Hut Trips Winter Camping 101

Clinics and Specials! Day-and-a-Half Snowshoe Tours Land Navigation 101 Winter Survival Clinic Ice Axe/Crampon Clinic Cross Country Ski Clinic