Trekking & Via ferrata
Description

An intensive and very practical course. Every day an excursion will be made, staying in the shelters of the Gran Sasso, with orientation exercises to learn how to move in unknown environments.

Technical requirements
No particular physical preparation is required, this is an activity designed to introduce to the mountain.
The program can be modified or interrupted by the guide for the insufficient technical level of the participants or for meteorological reasons.

Program
We will spend the night and we will "base" at the Garibaldi hut and then move according to needs.

Topics:

  • Planning of tour
  • Nutritions
  • Clothing
  • Elements of topography and orienteering
  • Medicine and first aid basics
  • Elements of meteorology
  • Flora
  • Fauna
  • Elements of geology and geomorphology
  • Interpretation of terrain
  • GPS
  • Planning of a multi-days trekking

Equipment

  • Backpack 30 lt max
  • Trekking shoes
  • Sunglasses
  • Cap
  • Sweater (better in pile)
  • Waterproof jacket
  • Mountain pants
  • Mountain socks
  • T-shirt extra
  • Mountain socks extra
  • Light gloves
  • Wool hat
  • A headlamp with new batteries
  • Personal pharmacy kit (compeed, aspirina, crema solare ad alta protezione)
  • Camera
  • 1 lt bottle or Thermos
  • Paper towels
  • Multi-purpose pocket knife
  • Compass
  • Sleeping bag liner

Price: 200 euros per day to be divided among the participants. Minimum 4 people. In case of failure to reach the minimum number of participants, the shares will be proportionately increased, unless the initiative is canceled.

Included: Medium Mountain Guide and Hiking Instructor.

NOT Included: Transfers, (it is possible to do them with private cars) meals and overnight stay in the huts, all that is not specified in the item "Included".

Registration deadline: Five days before the start date.

Meeting point: Fonte Cerreto, L’Aquila.

Expected return: Fonte Cerreto, L’Aquila, il venerdì pomeriggio.

Cartography:

  • Carta CAI L’Aquila – Gran Sasso d’Italia 1:25000
  • Guida Gran Sasso d’Italia di Grazzini e Abbate edito dal TCI e CAI.

Tourism Office:
APTR L’Aquila
Via XX September, 8
Tel: 0862.22306
Fax: 0862.27486

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