Scottish Winter
The high mountains of Scotland offer a unique challenge to mountaineers. Scotland is well known for its unstable weather patterns, variable temperatures and high altitude. As a result you will not be far from a unexpected challenge. Whether you choose to learn to navigate confidently to the summit of your first Munro or pick your way carefully up a gleaming ice gully one thing is for sure, our highly-qualified and enthusiastic instructors will help you develop the skill, technique and confidence you need to get more out of this rugged mountain environment. A winter skill course in Scotland is not to be missed.
Some of the most breathtaking and memorable days on the hill can be in the winter. Come with us and learn how to experience it safely. We can cover as many skills as you like including:
- The use and choice of ice axe and crampons
- Route planning
- Winter navigation
- Avalanche awareness
- Security on steep ground
- Snow holes and emergency shelters…or just a chance to explore the glory of hills and snow covered peaks at your own pace.
- and more…
These courses are available throughout the winter months. The date choice is yours but please check with us prior to booking. We know when the best conditions are due! Keep an eye on our blog for winter condition updates….
Intro To Winter Mountaineering
course overview
Climbing in Scotland offers rewards and challenges comparable with the best mountaineering anywhere in the world. You’ll discover how to use crampons and an ice axe; as well as learning about route planning and avalanche avoidance. As an introduction to Scottish conditions, all of these skills will be covered whilst gaining valuable mileage, experience and instruction on some of Scotland’s classic mountains.
The course may include:
- Selection and organisation of personal kit appropriate to winter hillwalking.
- Personal movement skills on snow.
- Use of crampons in ascent/descent.
- Emergency procedures including digging and use of emergency shelters.
- Avalanche awareness and safe route choice.
- Core techniques of winter navigation and route planning.
- Ratio: 1:4
- Cost: £50 per person per day or 1:1 £185 per day
- Duration: This is a 2 day course. Can also be combined with another winter course.
Intro To Winter Climbing
course overview
Do you want to take your climbing the next step further? If you have experience climbing and want to learn safely how to transfer your skills to the winter or maybe you just want to get off the beaten track and be taken up or along classic winter climbs or ridges.
Coaching in climbing techniques for use on a variety of winter climbing terrain, including steep snow/ice/mixed, winter anchors, escaping from winter climbs, self reliance on winter climbs. Technical skills will include basic ropework and belaying, and use of technical ice tools on a variety of mediums (rock, ice, snow, turf and all combinations). Coaching to develop personal climbing technique on ice and mixed ground.
- Ratio: 1:2
- Cost: £95 per person per day or 1:1 £185 per day
- Duration: This can anything from 2 to 5 day’s, your choice.
Intermediate Winter Mountaineering
course overview
A step further….. During your 2 days you could tackle low grade gullies and ridges, learn basic winter rope work, and more.
The course may include:
- Revisiting personal movement skills, kicking steps, using ice axe, self belay, cutting steps and self arrest.
- Developing movement skills on steeper winter terrain.
- Winter navigation strategies, relocation skills, night navigation, accurate pacing,compass skills.
- Digging and use of emergency shelter/snow hole.
- Avalanche awareness, route choice and winter navigation.
- Ratio: 1:4
- Cost: £50 per person per day or 1:1 £185 per day
- Duration: This is a 2 day course. This course can be combined with another winter course.
Intermediate Winter Climbing
course overview
The next step… feel you want to progress to the next level. Have the fundamental skills and keen to learn more, then this is the course for you!
- Ratio: 1:2
- Cost: £95 per person per day or 1:1 £185 per day
- Duration: This can anything from 2 to 5 day’s, your choice.
Advanced Winter Climbing
course overview
Whether you are looking to consolidate your skills or push your grade, this course is designed to give you the skillls to do it.
- Ratio: 1:2
- Cost: £95 per person per day or 1:1 £185 per day
- Duration: This can anything from 2 to 5 day’s, your choice.
Guided Ice
course overview
If you are just keen to tick off some of the great scottish winter classics like Point 5 Gully on Ben Nevis or try your hands at some hard mixed routes in the Northern Corries then this is the course for you. Gaining maximum climbing milage and experience on a variety of types of winter routes.
Tailormade course to suit you. Along with an experienced guide you can see the best Scotland has to offer. Get in touch!
- Ratio: 1:2
- Cost: £95 per person per day or 1:1 £185 per day
- Duration: This can anything from 2 to 5 day’s, your choice.
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