Skills and techniques for alpine mountaineering and via ferrata
Alpine Essentials dvd is a training film which shows the essential skills and
techniques necessary for Alpine mountaineering and climbing. It follows two
mountaineers on a multi day trip in the Swiss Alps. See how they cope with
their environment and what steps they take to both enjoy the experience and
return safely.
The dvd contains a range of separate chapters which expand upon the topics
covered in the film, including: glacier travel; crevasse rescue; moving
together; abseiling; ice axes; crampons; via ferrata; using huts; clothing and
equipment.
Filmed in Switzerland in the summer of 2006 the skills covered are appropriate
to all glaciated terrain. This instructional climbing film is produced jointly
by the Mountaineering Council of Scotland and the British Mountaineering
Council.
Alpine Essentials dvd will educate and inspire all those wanting to go alpine
climbing and mountaineering. The techniques described are relevant to people
operating at all grades and the dvd is ideal for