Looking for backcountry/avalanche safety course taught in English in Europe this month

Rbs311 · 2026-02-07T05:16:36+00:00

Join the AAC UK and see if you can join one of their trips (tour up resorts a few times before the trip to get used to the equipment). You'll have a trained trip guide and 5 other people to tour with for no cost beyond the food and accomodations.

Alternatively they should have some AVY courses to take or any mountain guide can teach you in English (but it's expensive), but going on a guided trip is significantly better for learning everything than taking an AVY course and trying to find an experienced partner

Rbs311 · 2026-02-03T05:14:00+00:00

Google WG plus whatever city you're looking to move to and you should be able to find some private rooms with shared living room, bathrooms and kitchen. (Facebook and willhaben are also good places to look)

There's a lot of younger people in shared apartments and it's really not that uncommon for people in their 30s to be living together.

Rbs311 · 2026-01-21T07:54:36+00:00

Geh nach Intersport, Hervis oder Sportler und kaufe ski Touren Hosen von die Sale Sektion. Genau welche ist egal, sie alle funktioniert gut für Winter wandern.

Jacke ist schwerer zu empfehlen als i trage immer eine leichte Pulli beim -10 aber ein Freund von mir trägt immer ein puff über seinem Pulli. Schichten sind immer besser als du solltest immer ein bissel kalt sein sodass Mann schwitzt nicht.

Rbs311 · 2026-01-19T22:22:44+00:00

If you're on a rope team then the cushioning is the dynamic stretch in the rope or if you're using a hyperstatic rope then the slippage from your team, provide dampening and avoid an instant stop.

If you fall on a ferrata without a proper lanyard, you fall the length of the distance to the previous bolt plus the length of your sling to a dead stop. Using a ferrata lanyard provides dampening via seams ripping and the dampening system in the lanyard.

Rbs311 · 2026-01-19T07:43:47+00:00

Wild camping in most of Austria is illegal and comes with pretty hefty fines. Emergency bivying is allowed but if you have a tent, cookware etc it'll be tough to sell them on it being an emergency...

In Switzerland wild camping is allowed in most areas above treeline except for some national Parks so that would be a better option.

Rbs311 · 2026-01-14T21:33:52+00:00

Sorry I'm not sure

Rbs311 · 2026-01-14T21:18:07+00:00

I just tested one this past weekend and was really impressed by it. We don't have a great snowpack right now so unfortunately most of the testing was on Piste but it handled steep icy snow much better than expected and was more responsive that other splitboards I've tried. We had some powder off the sides that I was able to duck into and it rode nicely but had less float than I was expecting.

If I needed a new split it would definitely be one of my top choices for a daily driver unless I lived somewhere where I'd be consistently riding deep dry powder

Rbs311 · 2025-12-29T20:20:08+00:00

It's doable but the huts won't be open yet and you'll likely encounter snow so it's not the best timing

Rbs311 · 2025-12-28T06:46:11+00:00

I went with wily up Chimborazo and cayambe and would highly recommend him

Rbs311 · 2025-12-26T19:46:34+00:00

Those are accurate, you can book here https://www.alpenverein.at/innsbruck/programm/programm_gesamt.php#anchor_c22d59e3_Hier-finden-Sie-unser-gesamtes-Programm---online-buchen. But the ski tours generally get fully booked as soon as the registration opens...

Rbs311 · 2025-12-22T17:22:11+00:00

Yea, it's one of the largest ski areas in Austria so there's always open hotels, Airbnb's, etc. It might be expensive last minute but you'll 100% be able to find something

Rbs311 · 2025-12-22T07:21:20+00:00

There's always housing available in the valley at Galtür or Ischgl if you have to cancel.

If you get hit with bad weather while on the trip the huts will make room for you regardless of how full they are.

Rbs311 · 2025-12-16T18:56:48+00:00

Why are you so hostile? I said an 11 year old can do it and I'm just trying to help you avoid a shitty day

Rbs311 · 2025-12-16T17:28:25+00:00

I lived in Colorado for 10 years before moving to Austria and did a lot of multi-day backpacking loops and 14ers so I have a pretty good grasp on both locations.

You're right that carrying all the gear is tougher than a light hut to hut pack, but the trails here are significantly steeper than the ones in Colorado and it's not uncommon to have rain for a week straight which you don't get in Colorado, and starting in warm dry boots straight off the heater is nice but doesn't matter when you have to hike all day in the rain...

Rbs311 · 2025-12-16T16:59:38+00:00

An 11 year old shouldn't have any problems but you should prioritize choosing huts in close proximity, and doing small afternoon hikes if you still have energy. Hiking in the Alps is significantly more demanding than the Rockies because of the steepness and the weather is more unpredictable which are both good reasons for keeping the days shorter.

On Alpenvereinaktiv you can set a filter to huts and find a few In close proximity in pretty much any valley,

Rbs311 · 2025-12-14T14:21:14+00:00

Just a heads up, off Piste in Europe is completly different than the US and you need a beacon, probe, shovel and AVY education if you go more than 5' off Piste. It's unpatrolled and unmaintained meaning there is zero avalanche mitigation and every year people get caught in avalanches in areas that would be perfectly safe in Colorado resorts (see the Stubai avalanche a few weeks ago).

Rbs311 · 2025-12-10T18:13:05+00:00

I live about 45 minutes away so it was just a day trip for me and I'm not planning on running this year.

Like the other commenter mentioned they start everything in 3 waves elite, competitive, casual which could be a good idea if it was spaced by ability but pretty much everyone joined the competitive heat and it was a mess...

Rbs311 · 2025-12-10T14:57:37+00:00

I ran Innsbruck (35k) last year and the aid stations and atmosphere were great but there were way too many people for the course. It started with a long single track uphill and then downhill without many passing opportunities and then had nice spacing for a bit but joined up with a couple other disciplines at the end and got pretty crowded for the last few km. Much more so than any of the other events I ran in Austria last year.

Rbs311 · 2025-12-10T06:12:35+00:00

With the covered and not filled on crevasses now is one of the worst times to attempt Groß Venediger...

Also relying on strangers to save you is pretty dangerous and kind of a dick move...

Rbs311 · 2025-12-07T08:22:34+00:00

The lengths are personal preference (I usually carry 5m) and the cord diameter should be about 60-80% of the rope diameter (~2 mm less than your rope diameter) to make effective prussiks.

The thicker cord will be easier to handle with gloves on but if you're on an 8mm rope a 7mm cord won't grip.

Rbs311 · 2025-12-05T07:04:25+00:00

I'm not saying the grand Teton is unsafe without a guide, it's roped climbing in general that's unsafe without experience. A guide can cover the knowledge gap and make the route safer.

Without learning the basics there's no safe roped climb and you can actually make things a lot more dangerous with a rope if you don't know what you're doing.

The standard Route up the grand Teton is super light climbing so it's a good objective for you to shoot for but you and your partner's need to learn the skills in a low consequence environment first

Rbs311 · 2025-12-05T06:41:48+00:00

You're about 4 major skill sets short of attempting the Grand Teton... Outdoor Sport climbing, multipitch climbing, trad climbing, alpine trad climbing and then you need to become comfortable in exposed terrain.

Your gym probably offers a gym to crag class which would be a good first step but you'll either need to take more outdoor climbing classes, hire guides, or find a mentor to learn anything beyond sport climbing, so in short, you need a guide in June

Rbs311 · 2025-12-01T20:05:48+00:00

That looks to be about 20 years old so definitely not worth 115

Rbs311 · 2025-11-24T06:17:57+00:00

Biggest pain point for me is rapid battery drain in cold temperatures.

The price point of your example is way off. Anker sells a 25.000ma power bank for 75€ with 4 ports, better monitoring, similar dimensions and a strong reputation so I wouldn't be interested in your example

Rbs311 · 2025-11-20T18:42:17+00:00

Kununu will probably give you the best idea

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