Practical skills that make you a safer, more confident mountain traveller.
Workshop pricing is a flat hourly rate regardless of group size. Minimum booking is 2 hours for any workshop. Most participants find 3–4 hours optimal for thorough learning.
📌 Minimum: 2 hours recommended per workshop
👥 Group size: No limit — price stays the same
🗓️ Booking: Workshops are fully bookable via the booking system below
🤝 Combinations: You can combine a workshop with a tour on the same day
Learn to read topographic maps, understand legend symbols, and use a compass correctly. Practical examples throughout. No prior knowledge required.
Apply map and compass skills on real terrain. Learn to identify your location, read the landscape, and recognise peaks. Prerequisite: basic map reading.
Plan hikes from scratch — calculate distance, elevation gain, and duration using both digital tools and paper maps. Prerequisite: basic map & compass skills.
Practical first aid techniques specific to mountain environments. How to use an emergency bivouac bag. What to do while waiting for rescue.
Understand cloud types, pressure systems, and weather windows for safe touring. Covers both summer storm patterns and winter conditions in the Alps.
Understand how avalanches form, how to read terrain, interpret the avalanche bulletin, and make safe route decisions in winter conditions.
Learn how LVS/avalanche beacon searches work. Field exercises included where avalanche conditions allow it. Includes signal search, coarse, and fine search technique.
Practical camping knowledge for summer and winter. Site selection, equipment choices, Leave No Trace principles, and the legal regulations for camping in Austria and other countries.
Many participants book a workshop in the morning and a short hike in the afternoon — putting new skills directly into practice the same day.
Map & Compass workshop (2h) followed by a practical navigation hike (half-day). You'll navigate the route yourself with guidance.
Snow & Avalanche Knowledge (2h) + LVS search practice + a guided winter tour. The complete winter confidence package.
Wild Camping workshop (2h) combined with a full-day hike and overnight stay. Return the next morning. Perfect for building real independence.