Understand and evaluate efficiently the risk of avalanches in an alpine expedition, as well as determining the snow mantle’s state.
- Snow. Its physical properties.
- The Snowy Mantle.
- The metamorphosis of the snow mantle.
- Avalanches and types of avalanches.
- European Avalanche Risk Scale.
- Probing by beating and hitting. Snow profile.
- Avalanche risk assessment test.
- Surveying practices and avalanche risk assessment.
- ARVA use and our course of action in an avalanche situation.
- Mountain Safety: Avalanche rescue, prevention and what to do.
- Ratio: 1 teacher, 4 students.
- Duration: 2 days.
- Requirements: You mustn’t have any kind of medical condition that could hinder your progress during the activity. Mountaineering knowledge according to the level I course contents (Assessment of sports curriculum).
- Location: Andalusian Climbing School.
- Materials: High Mountain equipment, shovel, probe and ARVA (victim detection in avalanche scenarios).
- Price: € 130.
- Dates: exact dates still to be determined, but sometime in April and May.
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620 35 00 65
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