Mountaineering skills course | East Greenland

Spend 5 days among the mountains in the wild and remote wilderness on the east coast of Greenland! In 5 days you will be doing a recreation course in mountaineering while being in the elements of nature.

This is a recreational course but done in a very wild area where everybody will learn a lot of things even if the participants have had previous experience in the mountains. The main goal of the course is to learn techniques of mountaineering, and in the end to be able to enjoy the mountains in the future with friends or clients in a safe environment.

All participants will put their newly learned skills to the test and will essentially be able to lead parts of the glacier travel routes during the last days of the course.

Topics covered in this course:

• knowledge of the gear (slings, ice screws, ATC, t-bloc, micro-traction…)
• basic mountaineering knots
• descending/ ascending a rope
• ice anchor and snow anchors
• crevasse rescue and rope work (in different scenarios)
• glaciology and crevasse patterns
• hard ice movement vs snow cover glacier movement
• route selection on a snow cover glacier
• camping in the wilderness on a glacier
• shirt roping and short pitching intro

Additional Information

This is a recreational course but done in a very wild area where everybody will learn many things even if participants have previous experience in the mountains. The main goal of the course is to learn techniques of mountaineering to be able to enjoy the mountains in the future with friends or clients in a safe environment. All participants will practise the knowledge learned and will be able to lead parts of the glacier travel routes during the last days of the course.

Our customers are the foundation of Guide to Greenland so we make great efforts to provide you with the best possible service.
We are located in Greenland and cooperate with everyone involved in the Greenlandic tourism industry. We are therefore perfectly placed to quickly react to changes or new wishes you may have to ensure you have the trip of a lifetime.

BOOK EARLY
The earlier you book your trip, the better the prices will be, and the more likely you will be able to book the tour you want for the dates/times you want.

Package tours can be sold out more than half a year in advance (note that Guide to Greenland does not include international flights in packages, except where indicated from Iceland or Denmark). Day trips may sell out closer to your arrival date, but for popular destinations, certain dates/times can also sell out months in advance. We recommend that you secure all of your experiences by booking them well in advance of your trip.

CANCELLATIONS
All cancellations must be made via e-mail.

Although Guide to Greenland is committed to ensuring the best protection and service for our customers in the event of a cancellation, we are obliged to charge cancellation fees. This is in accordance with Greenland travel industry business practices. Details can be found in our general cancellation policy

Note: Due to COVID-19, a temporary cancellation policy applies. You can find it in the footer of the website under the “Terms & Conditions”.