Læringsutbytte

Knowledge

• Knowledge about trip planning, and how to choose destinations and routes in accordance with one’s ability and safety in the wintertime.
• Knowledge about how to recognize avalanche terrain, snowpack, search and rescue in avalanche terrain
• Knowledge about different types of equipment used ski touring.
• Knowledge about orienteering in the wintertime.
• Knowledge about how to find and establishing a campsite in the forest and mountains.
• Knowledge about nature- and cultural topics connected to the Norwegian winter
• Knowledge about outings in the wild: laws and regulations; the importance of leaving no traces.
• Knowledge about didactics: guidelines for outings, procedures, organisation, working methods, management and leadership

Skills

• Be able to use map and compass
• Be able to choose a safe route according to avalanches
• Be able to establishing a campsite, setting up a tent, lean to shelter and snow caves in the winter
• Be able to keep the surplus of energy on longer trips in the winter.
• Different technical skills connected to ski touring with a backpack
• Be able to participate in search and rescue in an avalanche
• Be able to discuss practical and pedagogical issues according to nature guiding, management and leadership

General competencies

• Be able to lead smaller groups on ski trips in an easy winter environment with overnight stay

Innhold

• Basic skills in skiing and hiking outdoors in the wintertime
• Backcountry skiing - Telemark skiing
• Different shelters in the snow: Tents, snow caves and lean – to shelters
• Choosing destinations and routes according to participants ability, safety and realistic goals
• Clothing and equipment
• Orienteering, route choice with map and compass
• Food, building camp-fires in the snow, cooking utensils
• Avalanche safety and first aid
• Planning trips in groups - safety rules
• Politics and public administration related to Norwegian friluftsliv
• Leadership challenges
• Historical perspectives- traditions and trends

Arbeids- og læringsformer

Lectures, individual work and group work, excursions, experiential learning

Vurderingsformer

• Home exam, graded mark
• Work requirement, participation on group trips

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