Become a More Independent Mountain Climber
The Mountain Climbing Academy is an intensive two-week climbing course. For those who already have some climbing experience and want to take a major step towards becoming a more confident and independent mountain climber.
Throughout the course, you will develop the skills and experience needed to plan and carry out your own climbing adventures in the mountains. We work with trad climbing, natural protection, multi-pitch climbing, rope systems, rescue techniques and safe movement in alpine terrain.
But this course is about more than learning technical skills. We spend as much time as possible climbing classic routes in Lofoten. Giving you the opportunity to make your own decisions and apply what you learn in real mountain situations.
The goal is that after two weeks, you leave Lofoten as a safer, more experienced and more independent mountain climber – with a solid foundation for planning and completing your own climbing adventures.
What Will You Learn?
Over two weeks, we gradually build the skills you need to become a safer and more independent mountain climber. We combine instruction with plenty of practical climbing. Allowing you to apply the techniques in real situations on the rock and in the mountains.
During the course, we work with:
- placing and evaluating natural protection
- building anchors and efficient rope systems
- leading on traditional protection
- multi-pitch climbing
- rappelling and safe descent from climbing routes
- rescue techniques and problem-solving
- route planning and evaluating conditions
- efficient and safe movement in alpine terrain
As the course progresses, you will take more responsibility for planning and carrying out the climbs. Your guide and instructor gradually take more of a coaching role, giving you the opportunity to practise making your own decisions.
The goal is not simply to know the techniques, but to understand when and how to use them on your own climbing adventures.
Who Is the Mountain Climbing Academy For?
The Mountain Climbing Academy is for climbers who already have some basic experience and want to take the next step towards becoming more independent in the mountains.
You should have some experience with climbing and belaying, but you do not need extensive experience with trad climbing or long multi-pitch routes. The course progresses gradually, and the instruction is adapted to the experience and level of the group.
What matters most is that you are motivated to learn, want to develop your skills and are prepared for two intensive weeks with plenty of time spent climbing outdoors.
The course is especially suited to those who want to move from joining climbing trips to confidently planning and completing their own mountain climbing adventures.
