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Base Camp Group: Instructor Courses and Performance Camps

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Join Base Camp for a career break to try the adventure sport industry or spend a season abroad working towards a valuable qualification in your gap year. Others use Base Camp to fast-track into the adventure sports industry, become an adventure sports instructor or focus on your skills at a performance camp. Sports available include skiing, snowboarding, waterskiing, scuba diving, surfing, windsurfing, kite surfing, skydiving, and parajetting.

Adventure travel

Adventure travel type
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Countries

Requirements

Duration
  • 2 weeks or less
  • 1-3 months
Minimum age
16
Maximum age
90
Student status required
No
Qualifications required
  • None
Language notes
French language instruction available in European locations at a cost.
Application process
Programmes have varying prerequisites- some are open to beginners while others require participants to be confident in advanced situations. As Base Camp operates on a first come-first served policy, it is best to book well in advance. Some of the more popular courses get booked up as early as 6 months before so early booking is advised. Booking forms are available online.

Pricing

Price range
  • under $1000
  • $1001-$2500
  • $2501-$5000
  • >$5000
Price includes
  • Airport pick-up
  • Insurance
  • Language classes

Organization details

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Base Camp Group

Base Camp offers instructor courses and performance camps for snow, water and adrenaline sports. Base Camp works with world class coaches to deliver professionally-run, internationally-recognized training programmes.

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