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Alpine Hiking College

If you are fascinated by the alpine environment, enjoy the crystal clear lakes, the magical mountain world and the wild and untamed peaks, I can teach you how to plan and execute hiking tours in the alpine environment safely on your own or lead a group.

You will learn group dynamics, field orientation, safety and rescue procedures, hiking at night, structured training, performance nutrition, mountain weather, equipment technology and hiking with children.

Tour planning is a carefully calculated procedure that leaves nothing
to luck and wishful thinking.

The course is a five day excursion in the Bad Aussee region near Salzburg, Austria, at an altitude of about 5,000 feet. It teaches you how to take a group of loved ones or friends on a successful hiking adventure. The emphasis of this course is for you to understand the risks and challenges and to learn land navigation so you know where you are at all times.
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The instructions are conducted in a small group environment, mostly outdoors with topographic maps, compass, altimeter and GPS.
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Accommodations are in rustic, but charming mountain huts with dorm style rooms with all meals are included.



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The meeting place for the group will be at the Hauptbahnhof (Central Train Station in Salzburg). This is the chosen location because it is accessible by any means of transportation from most European and International destinations.
 


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First day:
The group-meeting place is in Salzburg at the main train station at ten A.M. Transfer to Bad Aussee via bus/train (2 1/2 hours) where you spend the first night at a local inn. At our arrival, we discuss the course outline and perform a equipment check.

Second day:
The day starts with an early breakfast and introduction to topographic maps and altimeter. A casual six hour hike to our destination, a mountain hut at 5000 feet altitude will follow, practicing orientation skills with map and altimeter. We also cover group dynamics.

Third day:
The subjects of the lectures and group discussions for the day are:
* Hiking tour motivation
* Altitude health issues
* Structured training
* Performance nutrition
* Tour planning

Fourth day:
The subjects of the lectures and group discussions for the day are:
* Surefootedness in the different terrain
* Safety & rescue procedures
* Mountain weather
* Hiking with Children
* A two-hour nighttime orientation hike

Fifth day:
After breakfast, we are starting our descending hike to Bad Aussee where we have lunch in a local restaurant with group debriefing and certificate award ceremony. In the afternoon we will ride the bus/train back to Salzburg.

 

 

2008 Schedule:

June 15– June 19
June 22– June 26

June 29– July 3
July 20 – July 24
July 27 – July 31

August 3 – August 7
August 24 – August 28
August 31– September 4

September 7 – September 11
September 28 – October 2

October 5 – October 9
October 12 – October 16

 

Prices:

$495 per person

Included:

Transportation from and to Salzburg via bus and train

Five days of instructions

Four nights lodging in local inn and alpine huts

All meals
(excluding drinks)

Certificate of accomplishment

If you must cancel your reservation, your cancellation fee
will be determined according to the following formula:

Number of days prior to trip start is cancellation fee per person

60 + days - 85% of deposit refunded
30-60 days 50% of deposit refunded
Less than 30 days - no deposit refund


 

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