BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fee8fde253a35b07b606bfef179deb38 CATEGORIES:Overnight Trip CREATED:20191227T035324 SUMMARY:SNOW SKILLS TRAINING URL;VALUE=URI:https://live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/events-search-results/654/sno w-skills-training?tmpl=component DESCRIPTION:THE TRIP IS NOW FULL: 18 FROM NTC, 4 FROM GBATC, AND 7 FROM MTC. \nThis is a combined Golden Bay Alpine and Tramping Club and NTC trip, and now open a lso to Marlborough Tramping Club members.\nWalk in to Robert Lodge early Sa turday, and stay the night. Kerosene heating and gas cooking are provided i n the lodge, but no showers. No candles are to be lit, but bring your head torch. Toilets are flushed by bucket. If there is someone coming on the tri p who has been inducted as a member of the Mt Robert Foundation (see their website), please make yourself known to me. Self catered, but some may wish to pool their food for Saturday evening. Open to ideas on this. The fee fo r Robert Lodge is $20, plus $2 for consumables, additional to the transport charge. Maximum capacity of Robert Lodge is 30. If the weather forecast is dire, the trip will be postponed.\nLearn French technique! Also German and American. The object of the training is to;\n\n - hone existing snow skill s or develop them if you are new to snow travel using gear\n - practice mov ement on different types and gradients of snow slopes\n - gain confidence i n what is comfortably doable, and avoiding what is not.\n - practice self a rresting technique in varying conditions. \n - snow travel using walking po les will also be covered.\n - recognition and avoidance of avalanche risk.\ n - snow shelter theory.\n - plan a snow trip.\n - escape routes.I will end eavour to find experienced mountaineers who might or might not be members, to ensure a good ratio of instructors, and a good range of ideas and techni ques.\nIce axes and crampons required. CHRIS LOUTH STILL HAS SOME AVAILABLE . MTC are able to hire out crampons and ice axes for $10 a set.\n This even t was imported from: https://live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/events-s earch-results/654/snow-skills-training?tmpl=component (https://live.nelsont rampingclub.org.nz/events/events-search-results/654/snow-skills-training?tm pl=component) X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

THE TRIP IS NOW FULL: 18 FROM NTC, 4 FROM GBATC, AND 7 FROM MTC.  

This is a combined Golden Bay Alpine and Tramping Clu b and NTC trip, and now open also to Marlborough Tramping Club members.

Walk in to Robert Lodge early Saturday, and stay the night. Kerosene hea ting and gas cooking are provided in the lodge, but no showers. No candles are to be lit, but bring your head torch. Toilets are flushed by bucket. If there is someone coming on the trip who has been inducted as a member of t he Mt Robert Foundation (see their website), please make yourself known to me. Self catered, but some may wish to pool their food for Saturday evening . Open to ideas on this. The fee for Robert Lodge is $20, plus $2 for consu mables, additional to the transport charge. Maximum capacity of Robert Lodg e is 30. If the weather forecast is dire, the trip will be postponed.

Learn French technique! Also German and American. The object of the traini ng is to;

I will endeavour to find experienced mountaineers who might or mi ght not be members, to ensure a good ratio of instructors, and a good range of ideas and techniques.

Ice axes and crampons required. CHR IS LOUTH STILL HAS SOME AVAILABLE. MTC are able to hire out crampons and ic e axes for $10 a set.

This event was imported from: https://live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/eve nts/events-search-results/654/snow-skills-training?tmpl=componentDTSTAMP:20261028T075449 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190907 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190908 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR