ASIA YOUTH ALPINE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM TRAINS THE NEXT GENERATION OF
ALPINISTS AND POLAR EXPLORER
What participants learn
Field & Safety: glacier travel, crevasse awareness, cold-weather systems, comms & SAR basics
Research & Tech: GNSS/AWS installs, GPR/UAV demos, data logging
Leadership & Teamwork: trip planning, pre-mortems, risk controls, decision-making under uncertainty
Social Impact: science communication, Leave-No-Trace, and community outreach
Program formats
Field Schools (Alps/Arctic): 5–14 days of skills immersion
Weekend Clinics: ropework, safety, navigation
Online Labs: research methods & career Q&A
Expedition Placements: select mentees shadow professional ops
