Anthea Mitchell, Sydney, Australia, Mountain Skills Course,

-Did you achieve what you wanted from your course?

Yes. Personal objectives for me were to a) increase knowledge and confidence in alpine climbing and trekking, glacier travel, setting up snow anchors etc, b) learn crevasse rescue techniques, c) improve navigation skills, d) gain greater understanding of alpine environment and feature recognition etc. All of these objectives were met and are skills that I can now maintain/improve upon on future trips.

-What was your favourite part of the course?

This may sound strange, but navigating through white-out conditions while attempting Grey Peak was the highlight! Had never experienced such conditions before. Felt safe and confident whilst navigating through.

-Would you recommend this course to your friends ? Why ?

Definitely yes. The course provides a great opportunity to acquire and improve on mountaineering skills with expert guidance at all times. Following completion of the course, I feel I have sufficient knowledge and confidence to arrange expeditions and attempt peaks unguided.

-What was your overall impression ?

One of the best weeks ever! Despite the weather, we made attempts on Triad and Grey Peaks, and while these were not summited, we learnt valuable skills along the way. I know what areas I need to improve on and will definitely work towards this in coming weeks/months!

Grant Midgley, Christchurch, NZ:
"Your book is a great reference aid. If you want to learn some basic mountaineering skills in the best classroom around you can't go past this"

Scott Chapman, USA :
"Marty started from the very beginning and moved along at a pace we could keep up with. Pretty much everything revolved around safety. I now have a basic understanding of mountaineering. I'd recommend this course to anyone who wanted to learn skills while getting a real taste of mountaineering. Thanks again"

Megan Jones, Australia: 
"We had a lot of fun as well as taking the course seriously and I came away feeling more comfortable about the mountains but still wary. The other participants on the course were great and I really enjoyed the cameraderie of the group. We had lots of laughs and I think that mountaineering is very equalising. We all have strengths in different areas and are developing in others, but one thing is we all looked out for each other and that was really nice. Just thanks to you guys who give us the opportunity to achieve our goals (or dreams). Just keep us informed, I'm sure we'll be back for more adventures!

Jon Rufino, Philippines:
"Loved my trip with you guys and I'm quite psyched for the Jagged Globe trip to the Himalayas. Milo was the best we could hope for when it came to professionalism. I would absolutely trust him with my life"