Learn Winter Skills
The UK mountains become a very different proposition when under their winter garb of snow and ice. Our winter skills programmes offer you the opportunity to become proficient in travelling safely in snow and ice conditions.
We offer three types of winter courses; weekend winter skills, winter skills week and winter mountaineering
For winter climbing, please click here
Ballachulish horseshoe, Glencoe, Winter 2015
WEEKEND WINTER SKILLS
£235 per person for 2 days. 1:4 ratio
Over two days we will give you an introduction in how to use ice axes and crampons, how to navigate, how to build emergency shelters and how to avoid dangers such as hypothermia and avalanche.
Prerequisites: These are physically demanding courses which require summer hill walking experience
The British Mountaineering Council have a good series of 'winter essential' articles here
For further details including course programme and your suitability, please email via the link below
Navigating on the Cairngorm Plateau, Winter 2016
WINTER SKILLS WEEK
£600 per person for 5 days. 1:4 ratio
Over five days we will look in deeper detail at how to use ice axes and crampons, how to navigate, how to build emergency shelters and how to avoid dangers such as hypothermia and avalanche. Towards the end of the week, you will be able to independently plan and carry out an independent journey.
Prerequisites: These are physically demanding courses which require summer hill walking experience
The British Mountaineering Council have a good series of 'winter essential' articles here
Dragons Tooth II, Glencoe, Winter 2016
WINTER MOUNTAINEERING
£650 per person for 5 days. 1:2 ratio (£280 per day for private bookings)
Winter mountaineering is a continuation of winter hillwalking and in fact the line between the two is often grey, winter mountaineering will take you on to steeper ground. These courses will be a combination of skills and guiding, looking at movement, safe travel, route choice, ropework etc.
Prerequisites: These are physically demanding courses which require some winter hill walking experience, using ice axe and crampons
The British Mountaineering Council have a good series of 'winter essential' articles here