BRIDGING MILITARY AND RECREATIONAL BEST PRACTICES IN THE
MOUNTAINS
Real conversations with leaders in mountain warfare, mountain professionals and athletes.
Online and in person courses so that you can learn from home and go bigger the next time you get out into terrain.
Apply for customized, 1:1 coaching. Combine with guiding to get dialed for specific goals, objectives and learning outcomes
Open enrollment and custom options. All led by certified guides. Often combined with online coursework to enhance learning.
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It can be daunting and time consuming to get out into the mountains, especially when coming from terrain challenged, flat land locations. You can build your mountain abilities from afar. The key skills that allow us to go bigger in the mountains with an increased margin of safety are:
Planning
Navigation
Fitness
Build these at home, then when you get to the mountains, you can focus 100% on skills you cannot practice from home.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
MAURI SERVED IN A MULTITUDE OF LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE US ARMY AS AN INFANTRY OFFICER. DURING THAT SERVICE HE APPLIED MANY ADVANCED PLANNING AND NAVIGATION TECHNIQUES TO MAKE MOUNTAIN MISSIONS SUCCESSFUL. HE ADAPTED THE MILITARY’S OPERATIONAL PLANNING PROCESS FOR USE IN THE MOUNTAINS, BY COMBINING MILITARY PLANNING AND NAVIGATION TECHNIQUES WITH MOUNTAIN OBJECTIVES. TACTICAL ALPINISM WAS FOUNDED TO TEACH THOSE TECHNIQUES SO THAT YOU CAN APPLY THEM TO YOUR MOUNTAIN ADVENTURES.
MOUNTAIN NAVIGATION COURSES
01
DIGITAL PLANNING TOOLS
NEW!
PROJECT: USE DIGITAL PLANNING TOOLS LIKE A MOUNTAIN GUIDE
LESSONS: THREE 20 MINUTE LESSONS
WHAT WE’LL COVER: MAPPING WITH DIGITAL APPS LIKE CALTOPO and ONX, WEATHER, TERRAIN ANALYSIS
Even fully certified international guides have commented on how useful learning this process was for their continued professional development and risk management.
02
MAP READING
PROJECT: MATCH 2D MAPS TO THE TERRAIN AROUND YOU
LESSONS: TWO 20 MINUTE LESSONS
WHAT WE’LL COVER: MAP ORIENTATION, TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION, KEY FEATURES
READING TERRAIN ON A DIGITAL OR ANALOG MAP AND THEN TRANSLATING THAT 2D IMAGE TO THE TERRAIN AROUND YOU IS AN ESSENTIAL SKILL TO STAYING ON TRACK. ESPECIALLY IN POOR CONDITIONS. WHETHER YOU USE A PHONE, A GPS OR A PAPER MAP, THESE SKILLS APPLY.
IT ALL BEGINS WITH AN IDEA
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IT ALL BEGINS WITH AN IDEA ✦
‘‘MAURI IS A ROCKSTAR AND IS AN AWESOME TEACHER! I’VE LEARNED A LOT IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.’’
WENDY from “Alpinism for Beginners” Facebook Group
IT ALL BEGINS WITH AN IDEA
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IT ALL BEGINS WITH AN IDEA ✦
