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Mountain air & lack of oxygen for relaxation, new ideas &  Alternative training

FLIGHT PHASES Obergazelle Larissa discovered mountaineering for herself since she lived in Switzerland. High up in the mountains, she finds the work-life balance to the 24/7/365 job of a multiple entrepreneur and also keeps on being effective and time-efficient  Art her full body fitness level high. Whether cross-country skiing, ski touring  or  Mountain hiking: there is no better place to switch off and gather strength and ideas than in the Swiss mountains.

A visit from an old childhood friend from the USA at Easter 2018  

From summer 2018 there will be weekend mountain sports courses for small groups in the Swiss Alps at irregular intervals under the direction of 1-2 trained mountain guides. The courses will include the following topics: Ski touring - beginners or  Advanced - as well as mountaineering for beginners or advanced.

 

Karen Bockel - 1 of only 12 female mountain guides in the USA - will lead every mountain sports seminar. The international mountain guide training lasts at least 5 years and is suitable for its level of difficulty  famous notorious. Less than 1% of all mountain guides worldwide are female.  

Events

  SEMINAR TYPE

Höhenflug 1.0- mountaineering for beginners

 

DATE

Saturday, July 7th 2018 &  Sunday 8th July 2018

LOCATION

Susten Pass region, Bernese Oberland

PROGRAM

Saturday

09:00 a.m.  

Meeting point Hotel Steingletscher, Gadmen / Susten BE & introduction

morning

Ascent to the hut

afternoon

Alpine technique: equipment, walking on a rope, using crampons and ice ax, self-belaying in the ice, short glacier walk,

 

17:00 o'clock

return  to the hut

6:30 p.m.

Dinner.

 

Sunday

6:00 a.m.

Ascent  Sustenhorn summit 3502 m

approx. 10:00 a.m.

Descent to the hut

approx. 1 p.m .:

Descent to the Steingletscher Hotel

4:00 p.m .: arrival & end of the program  


 

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS

2-9

(until 5  TN = 1 mountain guide; 6-9  TN = 2 mountain guides)

PRICE

400  CHF per person

incl. 1 overnight stay in a mountain hut with half board on Saturday night

excluding mountaineering equipment (rent around CHF 50)

EQUIPMENT

  Rockclimbing

Helmet, climbing harness, 2 carabiners, crampons, ice ax

 

Mountain sports

Mountain boots suitable for crampons, hut sleeping bag, weatherproof clothing, hat and gloves, 30-40L backpack

  

EXPERIENCE & FITNESS

no experience in the mountains is required for this. A certain basic level of fitness should be available in order to be able to conquer more than 1000m altitude difference in one day without any problems on foot.

DISCLAIMER

Participation at your own risk!

With your registration you confirm that you do not have any medical problems that would make this sporting challenge a health risk.

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The full price has to be paid in advance. Your participation is guaranteed after receipt of payment.

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