Day 1: Approach and fundamentals
We meet at the agreed meeting point and do a short gear check at the starting point of our glacier course before starting the ascent to the hut. In the afternoon, we take a look at the equipment for mixed glacier tours and at the basics of moving on glaciers and rock ridges. We also bring all participants up to the same level on the knots we will need over the coming days. In the evening, we talk about the alpine hazards found in the mountains and what we need to watch out for, both when planning a tour and while on the move, to keep the risk as low as possible.

Day 2: Training on ice
On the second day, we head out onto the glacier. Using a range of exercises, we fine-tune the participants' crampon technique. We learn how to move on hard ground with crampons and ice axe and what options there are for moving safely on ice and firn. Falling and arresting a fall correctly also need to be learned and practised. We show you how to rope up as a rope team on the glacier, how to move safely, and which rescue methods exist in the event of a crevasse fall. We will introduce both self-rescue and pulley systems, and you will then be able to practise them thoroughly. In the evening, we talk about environmental influences and the consequences and rapid changes on the glaciers caused by climate change.

Day 3: Training on rock
After ice and snow, the third day takes us onto rock. Here, completely new rope techniques come into play, and we show you how to move efficiently and safely on rock – with everything that goes with it: building anchors, short pitches, short-roping, extending the rope, shortening the rope and much more. Later in the afternoon, back at the hut, there are valuable tips and information on tour planning. In the evening, the participants' task will be to plan the joint practice tour for the final day.

Day 4: Joint practice tour
The fourth and final day is all about the tour planned the evening before. Everything covered on the course comes together on this day, and we put everything we have learned into practice to reach the summit safely and get back to the car park.

Info: The programme is not set in stone. In the mountains, we have to adapt to the conditions on the ground and to the weather. That is why we will move the content around if necessary to get the most out of these 4 days, even if the weather doesn't play along! =)