Post by Paul on Oct 30, 2007 9:36:09 GMT
Hey Guys
We will be going to Scotland on Friday March the 14th and returning Monday the 24th of March. This is an annual trip with the OPC and this is an introduction to winter Mountaineering.
Training will be fully provided by professional and fully qualified Mountain Leaders on the basics of winter mountaineering. That will include how to use crampons, ice Axe, snow bollards, bucket belays and also moving together on ropes. Also navigation in winter conditions.
The price will be about 200 to 250 euros. That will include transport to Scotland hiring of fully rigid boots and accommodation. We will supply the crampons and ice Axe and other gear.
We stay in a nice cosy little hostel in Glencoe which is our base camp.After the two days training,we go out nearly every day on the Scottish hills, taking in ones like Ben Nevis and Stob coire na lochan.If you ask any members of the OPC who went to Scotland before,they will say that its one not to miss as the craic is savage.
The highlight of the trip will be climbing to the summit of Ben Nevis the tallest mountain in the UK and Ireland using the skills we have learned.
The weather conditions in Scotland can be very cold so you must have the appropriate gear like jacket and pants thermals etc.
We will have a meeting on Tuesday wk 10 the 13th of November at 19:30 in P1001 the PESS building. At this meeting we will discuss Scotland in great detail show ye crampons, Ice axe other gear and clothing for Scotland. We will also show the DVD on our trip to Scotland last year.
This thread is just an Introduction, to create awareness of the Scotland trip in March. This thread will be updated fully on what to expect on the Scotland trip in the coming days or wks. On training and criteria for the Scotland trip.
Any questions just ask or mail me on paul@ulopc.com or any of the committee members the details on www.ulopc.com.
I can highly recommend this trip for the experience and craic.
Regards
Paul
We will be going to Scotland on Friday March the 14th and returning Monday the 24th of March. This is an annual trip with the OPC and this is an introduction to winter Mountaineering.
Training will be fully provided by professional and fully qualified Mountain Leaders on the basics of winter mountaineering. That will include how to use crampons, ice Axe, snow bollards, bucket belays and also moving together on ropes. Also navigation in winter conditions.
The price will be about 200 to 250 euros. That will include transport to Scotland hiring of fully rigid boots and accommodation. We will supply the crampons and ice Axe and other gear.
We stay in a nice cosy little hostel in Glencoe which is our base camp.After the two days training,we go out nearly every day on the Scottish hills, taking in ones like Ben Nevis and Stob coire na lochan.If you ask any members of the OPC who went to Scotland before,they will say that its one not to miss as the craic is savage.
The highlight of the trip will be climbing to the summit of Ben Nevis the tallest mountain in the UK and Ireland using the skills we have learned.
The weather conditions in Scotland can be very cold so you must have the appropriate gear like jacket and pants thermals etc.
We will have a meeting on Tuesday wk 10 the 13th of November at 19:30 in P1001 the PESS building. At this meeting we will discuss Scotland in great detail show ye crampons, Ice axe other gear and clothing for Scotland. We will also show the DVD on our trip to Scotland last year.
This thread is just an Introduction, to create awareness of the Scotland trip in March. This thread will be updated fully on what to expect on the Scotland trip in the coming days or wks. On training and criteria for the Scotland trip.
Any questions just ask or mail me on paul@ulopc.com or any of the committee members the details on www.ulopc.com.
I can highly recommend this trip for the experience and craic.
Regards
Paul