AFS MOUNTAINEERING
Winter resources
We have 6 films on our YouTube channel that outline the Be Avalanche Aware process, and the final one just looking at what we pack for a typical day out (not a climbing day).
The videos will give you an overview of the planning process and a lot of information about avalanche awareness. It is not important to fully understand them at this point. We'll cover these aspects when we meet for the course and out on the mountain. There is a lot of information so don't feel you need to watch all of them in one mammoth session!
You can come back to these videos after the course as a refresher.
You can watch them here.
I've also included links to some of the practical elements. These can also act as a refresher but the active skills need to be practiced a lot to get any good or confident with them.
Other Practical Skills - Video links
These links will take you to good videos created by the British Mountaineering Council showing some of the practical elements of walking in winter. They might act as a good reminder for future reference! These will open in a new tab. There are more videos including many of the aspects covered above, but these are the ones covering the more practical elements. Bear in mind that we may not cover all of these topics - a lot will depend on the conditions as well as the level you're booked on.
1. Choosing boots and crampons
7. Kicking steps and self arrest
Downloads
Please refer to the Gear you'll need page to download a checklist of the equipment needed for coming on a winter course. Here are some resources for avalanche awareness. Simply click on the icon to download as a pdf.