Yes and no. I am a liability that knows nothing, so I don't know what I need to know.
I want to go away for 5 days with a top guide and just get a feel for being out there safely. Using crampons, ice axe, climbing in boots, weather. Hopefully doing this will allow me to know what I need to go learn and start piecing knowledge together to expand my toolkit and be able to move safely though higher mountains and mixed terrain. I have seen a few courses but a 5 day into to alpine climbing with Chamonix experience looks perfect. I am sure I'll get out what I put in and that's ideal.
The reason I ask is I know a decent mountain guide, but he's not a good instructor. More of a learn through doing but not much instruction beyond keep pointy bits towards the ice.
That might be useful in the future, thanks for saying. I do learn by doing - it only took me two degree to work out that reading textbooks was mostly useless for me. Let me get through some initial hand holding and I'll see where the second step is.
Hope you're good mate!
Yes and no. I am a liability that knows nothing, so I don't know what I need to know.
I want to go away for 5 days with a top guide and just get a feel for being out there safely. Using crampons, ice axe, climbing in boots, weather. Hopefully doing this will allow me to know what I need to go learn and start piecing knowledge together to expand my toolkit and be able to move safely though higher mountains and mixed terrain. I have seen a few courses but a 5 day into to alpine climbing with Chamonix experience looks perfect. I am sure I'll get out what I put in and that's ideal.