Winter ABC skills
Tatra Mountain - make the first step into a winter adventure!
The Winter ABC Skills course is a great opportunity to step into wild winter terrain for the first time and find out what skills are important and needed to survive. You’ll learn to use equipment like crampons and ice axe. While having a great time honing those skills you you will gain important winter awareness and knowledge. . This course will give you strong confidence to start your winter hikes independly.
Basic Information
Dates in 2025
28-29 December 2024
22-23 February 2025
Course price
€350
When only 2 people will book the course the price will increase to 450 €.
What's included
full 2 days of activities with professional instructor/guide , winter skills workshops, special winter equipment.
crampons, ice axe and helmet
Gear You Need
winter boots B1
waterproof jacket and trousers
softshell trousers
warm jacket
base layers top and bottom
warm fleece
2 pairs of warm socks
warm five-fingers gloves, thin inner gloves
hat
gaiters
head torch, flask, 35l backpack
Course Program
Day 1
Meeting at Zakopane at 10:00. Trekking to the Mountain hut. Crampons and ice axe skills, self-arrest practice, a workshop about winter awareness. Finish time around 17:00.
Day 2
Meeting in Zakopane at 10:00. Trekking day, ascent of the peak, winter navigation and map skills, emergency snow cave/shelter. Finish time around 17:00.
Please note that program of the course is subject to change due to weather and avalanche conditions or other factors.
Important informations
Flights and transport
Please book your flight to Kraków airport. Why not combine this course with a visit to this historic city? Stay in Kraków few days! From Kraków, you can take a regular bus to Zakopane (2h). To maximize your time and have stress-free travel we strongly recommend coming one day before and flying back the day after the course. Zakopane is a busy resort and traffic jams occur very often despite very good transport.
Our meeting
We will collect you from Zakopane each day at 10:00. After the day in the mountain, we will drop you of back to Zakopane.
Your stay in Zakopane
You can book any hotel/hostel you wish in Zakopane. We will arrange a daily meeting point.
Experience of Instructors
The course is run by a very experienced English-speaking member of our Team. Instructor-to-student ratio: 1:6. Please note that you should buy travel insurance which cover high risk sports for the duration of the course.
Experience needed
To be able to take part in this course you should have summer walking experience, For the second day a good fitness level is a must.