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Beginner Mountaineering Course

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What will I learn?

Begin your mountaineering adventure with our course for beginners, made for sports experts who want to learn the most important things. You'll learn important skills about staying safe, managing risks, and giving first aid. Make your body stronger and able to last longer with exercises made for this. Learn how to choose the right equipment, plan your path, and find your way using maps, compasses, and GPS. Care about the environment and 'Leave No Trace' so you don't harm it. Improve your skills in the outdoors today!

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PDF summaries for easy printing
Online support available at all times
Select and arrange the chapters you want to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet required

Develop skills

Strengthen the development of the practical skills listed below

Learn how to plan for the weather: Check the weather to make sure mountaineering is safe.

Find your way accurately: Use maps, compass, and GPS well.

Improve how long you can last: Build strength and stop injuries.

Choose the best equipment: Pick the most important equipment for every trip.

Practice hiking without harming the environment: Reduce damage to the path and manage rubbish.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the 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.