Winter Alpine Course (WAC)arctic survival training
Survival in the mountains and high altitudes presents unique challenge. Help, reinforcements, and supplies can often be far away. To ensure survival and operational effectiveness specialized skill and knowledge is required. The Winter Alpine Course will ensure you survive and thrive in these often treacherous conditions. Learn how to make the alpine environment your ally.
Training can be shaped towards your individual and organization’s goals, specific mission, or training objectives.
Valued skills we teach include:
- Fundamental mountaineering skills including snow and ice climbing techniques
- How to prevent or cause an avalanche, as well as how to survive one.
- Glazier travel
- Navigating through mountainous and back-country regions, including under snowstorm and whiteout conditions
- How to move personnel and supplies effectively
- Camp and shelter setup and concealment, including bivouacs
- How to spot and treat altitude sickness, hypothermia, and frostbite. Learn techniques to prevent them too.
- Much more
Duration: 2 Weeks
Students must have completed the Cold Skills Basic Winter Survival Course (BWSC) or an equivalent training program prior to being able to undertake this course.
You may also like
-
Cold Weather Consulting
kr0.00Learn MoreFor individuals, teams, and organizations that want expert guidance in operating safely and effectively in cold weather environments. This service is tailored to your specific requirements. From lectures to practical exercises, training, guidance on equipment prior to procurement, and more. Enquire with us to learn more.Areas we consult in include:Equipment Procurement Research, Design & Development Strategy Training
-
Basic Winter Survival Course (BWSC)
kr0.00Learn MoreThis course is designed to give people the crucial fundamentals required to survive and operate in the cold. Training is tailored to clients operating standards, previous knowledge, and experience in working in winter conditions.How to prepare – clothing, tents, weapons and more. Equipment handling and maintenance in the cold - comms, special equipment, and weapons. Movement on skis, snowshoes, and bivouacs during winter conditions. Navigation in the arctic, sub-arctic and mountainous regions including during snowstorms and whiteout conditions SERE/SAR techniques How to prevent frostbite, hypothermia, and dehydration. Identify the early warning signs, and how to treat them if they arise. Shelter construction Starting, maintaining, and concealing fire in snowy conditions, Much moreDuration: 2-4 Weeks.
-
Winter Mobility Course (WMC)
kr0.00Learn MoreLearn how to move safely, effectively, and discretely in cold climates. Focus on movement through snow and ice is the primary focus.Gain valuable skills and techniques like how to:Move personnel and supplies Skiing and snowshoeing Basic snowmobile maintenance, handlining, and driving Navigation Climb and descend in mountainous terrain Much moreDuration: 2 WeeksTraining can be shaped towards your individual and organization's goals, specific mission, or training objectives.All students of this course must have completed the Cold Skills Basic Winter Survival Course (BWSC) or an equivalent training program.
