Winter multi-adventure course, Girona

Do you like the mountains and want to learn how to make safer outings and excursions? Go ahead and come to our course "Secure winter"

It is a practical course that we will take on an easy excursion suitable for everyone. It is intended for people who want to expand knowledge about safety equipment and intervention in rescues in the winter landscape and avalanche identification. Ideal for mountain groups, recreation groups, scouts, families, parents and, above all, to refresh technique and tactics at the beginning of the winter season for the use of arva and rescue of victims in avalanches.

The objective of this course is technical and practical: how to detect avalanche areas, what should we do when there are avalanche victims, operation of the probe, shovel and arva. We will explain the basic techniques to take readings of the snowy terrain and know the places at risk of avalanche. In the event of an avalanche, what should be done, how should we behave to organize a rescue...

Other topics that we will cover are: cartography, orientation, knot workshop, short rope technique and rappelling. We explain and practice through very dynamic games and workshops the basic techniques to be able to have autonomy in the mountains. Cartography, UTM, maps, compass, altimeter, headings...

We recommend that you come dressed warmly because it is a very static activity and you may get cold.