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If
you would like to learn climbing techniques while having a lifetime experience
in some of the most remote and pristine landscapes of South America, then
join one of our Mountaineering School programs.
From experience,
we know that although most of our clients do prefer to have a guide who
lead the route to the summit, a lot of them would appreciate really learning
and improving their climbing skills during their holidays.
Although all of our mountaineering trips include some training (cramponing
and ice axe techniques) during the first days on the mountain, the truth
is that there is not enough time for formal instruction, and during the
trip you will still rely on the guide to tell you what to do.
After having received professional instruction ourselves and after having
taught innumerable courses, we have developed our own climbing school.
Our compromise
is to make your trip worthwhile not only for the places you will visit
and the people you will meet, but also for the knowledge you will acquire
through our demanding courses that have been organized based on our own
experience as professional mountain guides.
Our instructors have been trained either by the German Alpine Club (Deutschen
Alpenvereins, DAV) or the Chamonix climbing and ski school (ENSA). As
members of the Bolivian Mountain Guides Association, we have received
the certification of the International Mountain Guides Association (IMGA,
UIAGM, IVBV).
At the end of the school program, you will have the basic knowledge of
the mountaineering techniques, from walking in all types of terrain and
rock climbing, to snow and ice climbing techniques and glacier travel.
To top it all, we will climb a high altitude mountain of at least 6000m
(19680ft).