Entrance Preparation Course (EPC) or Bridge Course
NNMGA provides reliable platform for all mountain enthusiasts to pursue their career as IFMGA/NNMGA certified Mountain Guide. In Nepal, people have been pursuing mountaineering as a traditional occupation since almost a century ago. Even now, most mountain workers in Nepal do not have a formal training although their skills, experience and knowledge is commendable. So, NNMGA has designed this course to facilitate the process for traditional mountain guides to enter into the formal Mountain Guide training module.
Entrance Preparation Course (EPC) widely known as Bridge course is a 17 days mountaineering training with a single component. The course is a mix of rock and ice crafts activities with some theoretical knowledge on mountaineering management and weather information.
Course Details:
Participants : Nepalese experienced mountaineers
Eligibility: Successfully summited any two 8,000-meter mountain, any two 7,000-meter peak with 3 different peaks up to 7,000 meters.
Course Duration: 17 Days
Course Module: Theory and Practical
Course Focus on: Rock, Ice and Snow crafts activities
Location: Kathmandu and Rolwaling or Langtang or Khumbu or Manang
Course Commencement on: February/March
Objective of the Course:
Please email on info@nnmga.org or call on 01-4004006 for any further information.
Participation: Nepalese experienced mountaineers
Eligibility: Successfully summited of any two 8,000-meter mountain, any two 7,000-meter peak with 3 different peaks up to 7,000 meters.
Course Duration: 17 Days
Course Module: Theory and Practical
Course Focus on: Rock, Ice and Snow crafts activities
Location: Kathmandu and Rolwaling or Langtang or Khumbu or Manang
Course Commencement on: February/March