Workshop Description
Join our staff in a 4-day workshop in winter mountaineering and ice climbing. Participants will learn how to set up winter camps, travel and navigate in snow, use of snowshoes, crampons, and ice axes, winter survival skills, and above tree line peak ascents. Our goal is to teach participants the skills needed to safely enjoy the mountains in the winter.
For workshop dates and pricing information, contact us.
Workshop Prerequisites:
All participants need to have multi-day backpacking and camping experience. Good physical condition is also very important, our programs are physically demanding and winter conditions can be harsh. Participants must also have a good attitude and a willingness to learn.
Equipment:
All participants must have mountaineering boots, crampons, ice axe (non-technical), sleeping bag (-10 F), and winter clothing. Rental of equipment is available. All tents, cooking equipment, and technical equipment will be supplied by LSOEC. A detailed equipment list will be supplied upon registration.
Instructor Profile:
LSOEC instructors have over 20 years of mountaineering experience throughout the U.S. and Internationally. All our instructors are Wilderness First Responders and Leave No Trace certified.
LSOEC believes that conserving the environment is critical and supports the Access Fund. Founded in 1990, the Access Fund supports and represents over 2.3 million climbers nationwide in all forms of climbing: rock, ice, mountaineering, and bouldering. 
LSOEC is an Accredited Vendor of the
At LSOEC, the PRCA process ensures and validates that our installation, training, inspection, and other services comply with the PRCA Standard.
The American Mountain Guide’s Association (AMGA) is the premier source for training, certification, and services for professional mountain guides and climbing instructors in the United States.
LSOEC staff Rich Petteruti and Tai Grosjean are AMGA-certified Single Pitch Instructors.
Tai Grosjean is also an AMGA-certified Climbing Wall Instructor.