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Effort required:
Fitness details.
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E1
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Off-piste skiing and day tours
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E2
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Normal hut-to-hut touring.
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E3
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Strenuous tour involving ascents of 1400 m or more, or altitudes
over 4000 m, or the use of unguarded huts.
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E4
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Arduous expedition, carrying tents, cooking gear, food, fuel etc
in packs or pulks.
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Ski technique:
Skiing ability.
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S1A
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(Alpine) No off-piste experience necessary but able to ski red
runs with confidence.
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S1N
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(Nordic) Little off-track experience necessary but able to maintain
a steady diagonal gait (kick and glide) carrying a pack
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S2
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Intermediate off-piste skiers; able to ski safely with a pack,
using kick turns when appropriate, in all snow conditions.
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S3
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Advanced off-piste skiers, rarely falling and able to ski the fall-line
up to 30° in reasonable snow.
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S4
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Expert off-piste skiers, able to ski consistently and safely with
a pack in all snow types on slopes over 30°.
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Mountaineering skills and knowledge:
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M1
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No previous mountaineering experience required.
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M2
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Participants need previous experience of using ice-axe and crampons;
should be able to tie into the rope and take coils.
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M3
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Tour may include exposed ridges, pitched climbing or abseils/lowers.
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M4
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Experienced mountaineers only, confident moving unroped on snow
slopes up to 50° and well versed in crevasse rescue.
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