A twelve-month, individually tailored alpine development programme combining practical training, ongoing mentorship and independent mountain experience.

The Academy welcomes participants with different levels of experience; from relative beginners to established mountaineers seeking further development.

Everyone follows an individual development plan, while benefiting from shared training, discussion and the experiences of other participants.

The ultimate objectives are to develop competent, independent and thoughtful alpinists.

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The five foundations of the Academy

 

1. Individual assessment and objectives

Establish each participant’s current competence, experience, ambitions and development needs before the programme begins.

2. Practical training blocks

Several structured periods of mountain instruction throughout the year, with opportunities for differentiated learning.

Alpine mentoring

Alpine Foundations — 5 days

Initial assessment, individual development plans, rock climbing, rope techniques, movement, route planning and mountain judgement.

Establish a shared foundation while identifying each participant’s personal objectives.

Uranostind - Søreggen

Alpine Development — 5 days

Multipitch climbing, efficient movement, route finding, decision-making and increasingly independent application of technical skills.

Participants take greater responsibility appropriate to their competence.

Ice climbing in Norway

Winter Alpine Development — 5 days

Winter mountaineering, ice climbing, snow and avalanche awareness, winter decision-making and individual technical objectives.

Apply the skills and judgement developed during the previous blocks to winter conditions.

Extra Specific skills Work Shop

Fill the gaps in your Alpine knowledge or just repeat a course because you liked it.

3. Continuous mentoring

Regular individual conversations, feedback and support between training blocks.

4. Independent mountain objectives

Participants plan and undertake suitable activities within their competence, independently of the Academy’s instructional days.

5. Reflection and evaluation

Regular reviews of technical development, decision-making, experiences and future ambitions.