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Climbers (Via Ferrata)

Company:

Colletts Mountain Holidays

Location:

Italian Dolomites

Benefits:

Weekly wage + food, accommodation, insurance & travel expenses

Start:

May

Duration:

Late September

Description

Colletts require experienced climbers for the Italian Dolomites to start on the start in May!

As a Via Ferrata Organiser you would spend half of your time out on the hill accompanying guests on our 'Organised Via Ferratas'. The other half of your time is spent in resort doing domestic tasks.

Effectively, our staff work in two teams of about eight people. These two teams alternate between a resort based 'Domestic Day', followed by a day in the mountains - an 'Outdoor Day'.

Outdoor Days involve accompanying guests on our Organised Via Ferratas and helping in the evening at 'Office Hour' (and occasionally in one of the chalets at dinner). These are the days on which you can enjoy the breathtaking scenery that surrounds us in the Dolomites in the company of our guests, who, like you, are likely to have a passion for walking, scrambling and climbing in the great outdoors.

Domestic Days involve the day to day domestic chores that are required to keep our properties running efficiently - cleaning, kitchen assistance, room changes, tending to the window boxes, food and wine supplies etc.

An occasional alternative to the normal Domestic Day for most of our Via Ferrata Organisers is Airport Transfer duty. This involves driving to Venice and/or Treviso via mountain roads and motorway to drop off departing guests and pick up new. Depending on numbers, you will either drive an Estate Car or a 9 seater minibus. It is a three hour journey to Venice - a six hour round trip.

The 'Domestic Day / Outdoor Day' rota (with the various jobs they entail) is only the beginning of your responsibility to the job - not the end. Jobs can crop up unexpectedly and usually they need to be carried out immediately. We aim to recruit people who are prepared to 'go the extra mile;' people who will drop what they are doing (work or leisure) to help out when necessary.

Requirements

Plenty of experience of climbing outdoors (up to British grade HVS or 5+ UIAA) and navigating using a map in mountainous or wilderness areas.
You need to be relatively fit and a confident climber, able to walk on high level mountain terrain and happy to accompany groups of guests on any grade of Via Ferrata, whilst enjoying the day yourself.
Good multi-pitch rope work skills.

A Bonus but Not Essential

Full Driving Licence (accompanied of course by safe and sound driving skills).
A basic First Aid qualification - would you be prepared to take a basic First Aid course prior to joining Collett's?
Any Outdoor Qualification, Mountain Leader Course etc.

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