Fieldcraft creates professional community led educational rock-climbing, ski-touring and sailing events/expeditions in Victoria, Australia.

Community Co-designed Adventures
curated by fieldcraft and the conditions.

We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and recognise the continuing connection of First Peoples to Country, culture, knowledge and story. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded, and that working on Country carries a responsibility to listen carefully, move lightly, and act with respect.

Australian Backcountry Festival
Extension Program ’26.

We are expanding the Australian Backcountry Festival delivering the training program for our guides, to the participants in the form of a ski touring program.

Fieldcraft and the ABCF is excited to be inviting you to join us for a backcountry deep dive of programs in the weeks leading up to and following the festival. Learn on the slide! Take a scroll and we hope to see you out with us.

Australian Backcountry Festival Participants

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Fieldtrip: Level One -
progression into intermediate ski touring

Four day ski/split tour

These trips aim to develop skills such that by the end of the program you are strong intermediate level ski tourer. The objective is a hut/camp based tour of Mount Jaitmathang and the Bundarra headwaters. The variety of terrain gives an abundance of options for ski touring from glades to bowls to chutes.
The best intermediate touring terrain in the state!
• ABCF Participants get 20% off

Level Up One: Find out more

Fieldtrip: Level Two -
progression to advanced ski touring

Four day ski/split tour

These trips take your team from being led, to being leaders, in consequential terrain. The goal of the program is to develop skills to lead independent trips locally and participate in guided trips abroad. The fieldcraft capacity is coaching rather than guiding. Suitable for experienced intermediate backcountry skiers looking to send big objectives and tentative guide level skiers to bone up on professional development. It’s the full stack involving all the soft skills and hard skills. There are prerequisites! Objectives: Mt Bogong / Mt Fainter & Mt Feathertop

Read the how this works section for a clear understanding of how we will be rolling out this program. • ABCF Participants get 20% off

Level Up Two: Find out more

new to all this? we also have introductory level backcountry fieldtrips.

FIRST UP: INTRODUCTION TO SKI TOURING AND BACKCOUNTRY SAFETY

Alpine Travel 101: learn safe alpine travel and basic survival skills here! No skiing required

FieldCraft Guiding Program

**how it works**

Unlock extended ski touring experiences, a side serve of safe travel & survival skills, and a few luxe touches.

**Alpine Travel 101**

Some of the gear, a bit of an idea? Jump in as we get you on the long steep approach to alpine awesomeness!

Start Here

Backcountry
Slide Quest

Get in touch and we will customise your fieldtrip to suit you and your crew.

Events

**Tubbulunganner Exposé**

**A superfun climbing festival at Mt Buffalo.**
climbing, community and clinics

Visit the festival

Exposé is in its third year of development. Its a gathering of people and skills to celebrate the wild beauty of Mt Buffalo climbing experiences.

**Australian Backcountry Festival**

**Amazing ski touring, skills and party for everyone from first timers to old timers alike.**
Mount Hotham on the last weekend in August

Check it out

Now in its 8th year, the Australian Backcountry Festival was developed to share the knowledge and provide an introduction to all things ‘backcountry’. We provide the ski touring program for the event and train the guides cohort. Super fun program with superfun humans.

RAWQ Rescue Progression Series

Level 1: Lowering: Focuses on foundational rope systems, refreshing multi-pitch belays, ascending single ropes, and mastering techniques to safely lower a stuck or injured climber.

Level 2: Raising: Transitions to a single-pitch environment where participants learn how to haul a partner, establish assisted hoists, and perform safe escapes from the belay.

Level 3: Committing: Puts advanced partner rescue and problem-solving skills into practice in more remote environments, ensuring climbers are ready for committing adventure routes.

Ange, Fieldcrafts Technical Director designed and has been delivering this program for 5 years, originally in the Blue Mountains, now in her new backyard, at Mt Buffalo.