WINTER ALPINE BIVOUAC CAMP IN THE SLOVENIAN ALPS
COME AND LEARN THE BASICS OF WINTER ALPINE HIKING AND BIVOUACKING
This camp and course focuses on mastering winter mountain skills, which we practise in real alpine conditions! I'll show you everything you may need on winter tours: the correct use of crampons and ice axe, basic rope techniques, building hauling systems, self-arrest, how to analyse a snow profile and how to search for an avalanche victim! On this tour we stay in bivouac huts in the Slovenian Alps, where we'll be completely self-sufficient!
WORKSHOP DIFFICULTY
I recommend this course to those who have already started winter hiking on easier terrain but would like to progress into the world of alpine winter tours, where crampons, ice axe and avalanche kit are needed; we also practise the fundamentals of winter hiking and bivouacking! Good stamina, perseverance and fitness are important.
Important! In the mountains many unforeseeable factors can affect the programme (e.g. changeable weather). For this reason I cannot guarantee the success of the tour and cannot accept responsibility for changes. In extreme conditions the guide always decides on changes to the programme or the route!
PROGRAMME
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Day one
Early departure at 06:00 by carpool; we meet at the Kelenföld P+R car park 📍 map and drive towards Slovenia and the Slovenian Alps, which takes 5 – 6 hours. After arriving at the car park we pack up and set off for our accommodation, a bivouac hut, where we spend the next 3 days! (The location will be chosen according to weather and snow conditions!)
Walking time: 3 – 4 hoursDistance: 4 kmElevation: 900 m up, 900 m down -
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Day two
Today is about equipment and theory. After breakfast we take out our gear and learn what to use and how, followed by lunch. After lunch we go out onto the terrain and practise basic movement techniques, self-arrest and the use of crampons. Once everyone has mastered the basics, we return to the hut for a well-deserved dinner and rest!
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Day three
On the last day there's a chance to practise anything that didn't go so well, then after lunch we head home! Expected arrival late in the evening, between 20:00 and 22:00.
Walking time: 3 – 4 hoursDistance: 4 kmElevation: 900 m up, 900 m down
COSTS
The tour costs HUF 120,000, which includes guiding, equipment and organisation.
PAYMENT ON REGISTRATION
Payment in advance by bank transfer.
Precup Csaba, sole trader
Bank account: 12100011-17482303
Tax number: 90073115 – 1 – 42
NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE
Carpool travel, paid on the spot (expected HUF 15,000 – 25,000 per person, depending on the actual group size, fuel consumption and how full the cars are)
ACCOMMODATION
In a bivouac hut.
Meals are individual, at the accommodation and in restaurants.
Travel insurance: around HUF 3,000.
EQUIPMENT
Warm clothing suited to the weather!
- shell jacket – shell trousers
- warm hiking trousers
- base layer
- mid layer
- hat
- two pairs of warm waterproof softshell gloves
- neck gaiter
- sunglasses
- sunscreen
- headlamp
- warm jacket (down or synthetic)
- 40 – 60 litre hiking backpack
- waterproof hiking boots
- trekking poles
- phone
- microspikes
- snowshoes
- crampons
- walking axe
- helmet
- harness
- rope (30 m)
- avalanche kit
- 3 HMS carabiners
- 2 screwgate carabiners
- gas stove
- sleeping bag
- thermos
- gaiters
- 120 cm slings
- freeze-dried food
Good to know
Travel
We travel by carpool; those travelling to the venue on their own settle the travel costs among themselves. Those travelling by carpool share the total travel cost (of all vehicles) on average. Drivers and guides do not contribute to the travel costs. The travel cost is split between the passengers of each car, divided by the number of people in the car; the guide and the driver pay no travel costs! If you have a car and driving experience, sign up as a carpool driver!
Weather
Be prepared for changeable winter weather; wind and snow can come at any time, so bring layered, warm and waterproof clothing and suitable equipment.
Food
During the hikes everyone takes care of their own food: freeze-dried meals, sandwiches, sweet and savoury snacks, chocolate, energy bars.
Insurance
Participation requires travel insurance covering the whole period, valid for mountain rescue and hospital treatment. Recommended insurer: EUB, extreme sports category eub.hu ↗
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