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Argentina Rock Climbing; Leadership Course
(12 days)
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The Cajón de Arenales, is an incredible alpine valley situated just an hour south of Mendoza. It has some of the highest quality granite in the area and offers a range of great crack climbs, tenuous sport routes, and long, multi-pitch alpine climbs. The warm austral summer days, and plenty of sunshine make this a perfect alpine climbing environment
to develop leadership guiding skills and technical competence.
You’ll practice leading on splitter cracks, top out on airy spires with incredible mountain vistas, and become competent at self-rescue. Whether learning route finding, setting up a hauling system, or simply enjoying a quality sport route in the sun, Arenales offers the ideal international
climbing classroom, without the crowds.
Course Location The central Andes rise up dramatically from the plains of Argentina. The high desert of the eastern side, complete with towering granite spires, raging rivers and huge glaciated mountains, is a wilderness with limitless exploration and adventure potential.
The beautiful city of Mendoza, Argentina, just east of the Andes, is the starting and ending location for IWLS Argentina courses. From here, you’ll journey to our expedition center in Penitentes, about 20 miles from Aconcagua, and surrounded by a vast mountain wilderness landscape.
The Instructors and Guides of IWLS are widely recognized as some of the very best in their field and have practical leadership experience from around the globe. They are well trained and have an uncommon enthusiasm for sharing their skill and knowledge, borne out of a passion for outdoor exploration.
The International Wilderness Leadership Schools' educational model nurtures leadership development and creates an awareness of the guiding mentality that is essential for leading safe, fun adventures in the mountains. The combination of technical skills training, experiential education and practical leadership experience make the IWLS curriculum world class.
The IWLS General Curriculum outlines the essential components for effective outdoor leadership. Here are a few points that your course will focus on.
Leadership: Opportunities to lead the group will be abundant and you'll have the time to learn and practice multiple styles of leadership.
Navigation: Learn how to take a bearing, read a topographical map, triangulate your position, and navigate in a whiteout.
Safety and Risk Management: Safety is always the #1 consideration. As the course progresses, you'll develop an awareness to appropriately asses risk and make safe decisions.
Teaching: You'll have the opportunity to develop lesson plans, teach in front of the group, and learn the importance of progressions for teaching technical skills and leadership.
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IWLS Rock Climbing Curriculum is designed to create safe and strong technical climbers. Below are some examples of what you'll learn:
Climbing Technique: Whether stemming an inside corner, jamming an off-width, or friction climbing on a blank slab, you'll learn the techniques to climb efficiently on a variety of different features.
Rappelling: Rappelling down a steep rock face is a thrilling moment and our team will learn how to do it safely. We'll also look at different methods for teaching rappelling and dealing with incapacitated climbers.
Route Selection: Where to set up the fixed belay? How to avoid objective hazards? How to select the most appropriate route from far below? You'll learn the answer to these questions and more as we climb a variety of established routes in addition to possible first ascents.
High Angle Rescue: What happens when things go bad? We'll practice escaping the belay and getting to the aid of an injured climber.
Experience Level: No previous experience is necessary for this course. However, with a desire to learn and an enthusiasm for adventure, you'll develop the skills necessary for a lifetime of wilderness exploration.
Certifications upon completion of the 12-day course participants may qualify for the following certifications:
 12 IWLS Certificate of Completion
International Wilderness Leadership School
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University credit is available for this and other IWLS courses.
Consider combining three 24-day courses for an IWLS semester!
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