CENTRO ADDESTRAMENTO ALPINOCENTRO ADDESTRAMENTO ALPINOScuola MilitareScuola Militare

Centro Addestramento AlpinoCentro Addestramento Alpino

Slovenia, June 2010Slovenia, June 2010

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MISSION

1. Train, qualify and update all the personnel of the Alpini Troops, the Special

Forces, the Army, Navy and Air Force and those of foreign Armed Forces in need of mountaineering training both in winter and in summer.

2. Develop doctrine and test equipment

3. Appointed Training Centre for the Italian OMLT Personnel

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TO SUM UP…

3 “SOULS”3 “SOULS”

Mountaneering

Elite SPORT at an international level

Extra-Europeans Expeditions

Climbing, Mountaneering & skiing courses, cold weather/survival training

Mountain warfare and OMLT

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The CAA TRAINS:

• All the Alpini permanent-duty personnel

• Italian Special Forces

• Selected personnel of Foreign Armies

• OMLT personnel

• Civilians

• Junior Officer before assignment, 3 months• Junior NCOs, 7 months• Officers/NCOs/ ( 6 and 5 weeks climbing and skiing courses )

• Junior Officer before assignment, 3 months• Junior NCOs, 7 months• Officers/NCOs/ ( 6 and 5 weeks climbing and skiing courses )

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The CAA TRAINS:

• All the Alpini permanent-duty personnel

• Italian Special Forces

• Selected personnel of Foreign Armies

• OMLT personnel

• Civilians• Officers/NCOs/ ( 6 and 5 weeks - climbing and skiing courses )• Cold weather and survival training

• Officers/NCOs/ ( 6 and 5 weeks - climbing and skiing courses )• Cold weather and survival training

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The CAA TRAINS:

• All the Alpini permanent-duty personnel

• Italian Special Forces

• Selected personnel of Foreign Armies

• OMLT personnel

• Civilians

• Officers/NCOs/ ( 6 and 5 week-climbing and skiing courses ) • Cold weather and survival training• Tactical mountaneering orientation courses

• Officers/NCOs/ ( 6 and 5 week-climbing and skiing courses ) • Cold weather and survival training• Tactical mountaneering orientation courses

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The CAA TRAINS:

• All the Alpini permanent-duty personnel

• Italian Special Forces

• Selected personnel of Foreign Armies

• OMLT personnel

• Civilians

• From all the Italian Army• From all the Italian Army

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The CAA TRAINS:

• All the Alpini permanent-duty personnel

• Italian Special Forces

• Selected personnel of Foreign Armies

• OMLT personnel

• Civilians

• Scientists from ENEA ahead of Antarctic campaign• Climbing training for schoolboys of Aosta Valley• Scientists from ENEA ahead of Antarctic campaign• Climbing training for schoolboys of Aosta Valley

Let’s focus on . . . Let’s focus on . . .

SPORT & MOUNTANEERINGSPORT & MOUNTANEERING

One for all ! … Corporal RAZZOLI

Excellence in alpinismExcellence in alpinism

Work in progress…Cerro Torre, 3102 mt, parete ovest, via “dei ragni” (si innalza per 1100 metri dal ghiacciaio ed impone difficoltà di arrampicata Vi+, misto.

Possibilità di poter effettuare anche la salita dell’Aconcagua di 6962mt d’altezza, con una spedizione mista con i colleghi della Scuola Militare Argentina di Bariloce.

Climbing and skiing coursesClimbing and skiing courses

The Sezione Sci Alpinistica is in charge of all the technical

courses held by the CAA

Our instructors has all the military and civilian

qualifications

Corsi SciisticiCorsi SciisticiCorso BasicoCorso di QualificazioneCorso di Aggiornamento per IstruttoriCorso per Direttori Tecnici

SkiingSkiingBasic CourseAdvanced CourseCourse for “Director of skiing courses”refresh courses for instructors

Climbing/MountaneeringClimbing/MountaneeringBasic CourseAdvanced CourseCourse for “Director of climbing courses”refresh courses for instructors

SpecializationSpecializationSnow&Avalanche courseRescue Team Commander courseSki tracks rescuersHi-altitude survival course

Climbing and skiing coursesClimbing and skiing courses

Skiing coursesSkiing courses

To become anTo become anINSTRUCTORINSTRUCTOR……

Basic CourseBasic Course6 weeks6 weeks

Advanced CourseAdvanced Course5 weeks (3+2)

Skiing courses – subjects Skiing courses – subjects

Italian skiing methodoligy FISI COSCUMASki touringSki & ski-touring equipmentMeteorologySnow and avalanche: theory, self-rescue and

organized rescueFirst-aidPlanning and execution of a ski-touring tourCold weather survivalLegal aspects regarding Military instructors

PARAMOUNTfor the Alpini Troops

PARAMOUNTfor the Alpini Troops

SKI-TOURING SKI-TOURING

Map reading –orienteering ( compass &

GPS )

Monografia delle valangheSKI-TOURING

Cold weather survival

• Snow & avalanches• Self rescue and organized rescue• testing of equipment for search and rescue in avalanche

Focus on . . . Focus on . . .

SKI-RELATED TOPICS

““Military Experts in Snow and AvalanchesMilitary Experts in Snow and Avalanches””course (EMNV)course (EMNV)- 2 weeks -

Mandatory before joining the Meteomont service( snow condition and avalanche forecast bulletins )

Course for Course for ““Director of skiing coursesDirector of skiing courses””

Only for Elite Ski instructors who would be employed asDirectors of skiing-courses in the Alpini Troops’ Units

SKI-RELATED TOPICS

Ski tracks rescuersSki tracks rescuers3 weeks

For troopers, very good skiers to be used as rescuers in various ski resorts

SKI-RELATED TOPICS

103103Servicemen attending the skiing coursesServicemen attending the skiing courses

2020 ServicemenServicemen appointed instructorsappointed instructors

88 ServicemenServicemen appointed Elite Instructorsappointed Elite Instructors

1515 Servicemen attending Snow&Avalanche courseServicemen attending Snow&Avalanche course

4040 Attending refresh courses for instructorsAttending refresh courses for instructors

88 Attending CoursesAttending Courses’’directors coursedirectors course

150150personnel from various national and foreign Units/HQs personnel from various national and foreign Units/HQs attending ski/mountain orientation coursesattending ski/mountain orientation courses

( EUROFOR / NRDC-IT / Scuola Nunziatella e Teulié / Scuola Applicazione )

Some FIGURES … (2009/2010)Some FIGURES … (2009/2010)

Climbing/Mount. coursesClimbing/Mount. courses

To become anTo become anINSTRUCTORINSTRUCTOR……

BASIC CourseBASIC Course6 weeks6 weeks

ADVANCED CourseADVANCED Course5 weeks (3+2)

Rescue Team Commander courseRescue Team Commander course3 weeks

To prepare rescue experts mainly for Alpini Units

Climbing-related topicClimbing-related topic

Rescue Team Commander courseRescue Team Commander course

HiHi--altitude survival coursealtitude survival course

2 weeksBoth for military and civilian personnel

Climbing-related topics

Course for Course for ““Director of climbing coursesDirector of climbing courses””

Only for Elite climbing instructors who would be employed asDirectors of climbing-courses in the Alpini Troops’ Units

Climbing-related topics

Some FIGURES … (2008/2009)

9090 Servicemen attending the climbing coursesServicemen attending the climbing courses

2121 ServicemenServicemen appointed instructorsappointed instructors

55 ServicemenServicemen appointed Elite Instructorsappointed Elite Instructors

1515 Servicemen attending the Rescue Squad Commander CourseServicemen attending the Rescue Squad Commander Course

4040 Attending refresh courses for instructorsAttending refresh courses for instructors

1010 Attending CoursesAttending Courses’’directors coursedirectors course

100100personnel from various national and foreign Units/HQs personnel from various national and foreign Units/HQs attending mountaneering orientation coursesattending mountaneering orientation courses

( EUROFOR / NRDC-IT / Scuola Nunziatella e Teulié / Scuola Applicazione )

Selected personnel of Foreign Armies

As of May 2008…training centre for the Italian Army OMLT personnel

Deepest possible knowledge of mountains

=The most profitable use of Alpini Troops in operation

Training the personnel at a level of excellence in mountaneering and

skiing is our strenght

Training the personnel at a level of excellence in mountaneering and

skiing is our strenght

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