Beginner Mountaineering Course
What will I learn?
Begin your mountaineering adventure with our Basic Mountaineering Course, designed for Eritreans keen to learn the fundamentals. Develop essential skills in safety procedures, risk assessment, and basic first aid relevant to the Eritrean highlands. Improve your fitness with focused strength and stamina exercises. Learn how to choose appropriate equipment, plan your ascents, and navigate using maps, compasses, and GPS adapted for Eritrean terrain. Understand environmental stewardship and Leave No Trace practices to protect our mountains.
Apoia's Unique Features
Develop skills
Enhance your practical skills outlined below
Learn to predict weather: Evaluate weather patterns for safe climbing in Eritrea.
Navigate accurately: Effectively use maps, compass, and GPS in the Eritrean highlands.
Increase physical stamina: Build strength and avoid injuries specific to mountain climbing.
Choose the best equipment: Select vital equipment appropriate for Eritrean expeditions.
Adopt environmentally-friendly climbing practices: Reduce impact on trails and dispose of waste properly.
Suggested summary
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours
Before starting, you can change chapters and workload.
- Choose which chapter to start with
- Add or remove chapters
- Increase or decrease the course workload
Examples of chapters you can add
You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below
This is a free course, focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.