Every course is personalised
according to
your experience and what you
wish to learn. All course dates and
locations are agreed
in discussion with you.
This season Scottish Winter Courses were available throughout February and March and based around Fort William. This enabled the best use of the weather and snow conditions and allowed us to visit iconic locations such as Ben Nevis, Glen Coe, Crag Meagaidh and the Cairngorms.
Winter
skills
The transition from summer to
winter can be daunting and have potentially
serious consequences if undertaken incorrectly.
Take this opportunity to learn and develop your
personal winter skills on this course.
Either over 2 days or 5 (once again the choice
is yours), this suitably intensive course will
cover areas such as ice axe
and crampon skills, route
choice, navigation,
personal equipment, snow
and weather conditions. A definite
opportunity to learn lots of essential skills.
Instructor/client
ratio: 1:1 > 1:6
Further
Winter Skills
An ideal 'next step' for those having completed
the Winter Skills
course or just want something more adventurous.
Further winter skills (such as emergency
procedures and shelters,
avalanche awareness, developing
personal organisation and navigation
for extreme weather) experienced each and every
day, as well as fulfilling many personal challenges
by tackling Highland munros or Lakeland summits.
Instructor/client ratio: 1:1 > 1:6
Winter
Mountaineering
Is there such a thing as winter
walking? Many of the routes up Scotland’s
summits can only be described as mountaineering
and this course will enable you to learn winter
skills such as snow belays,
rope work, avalanche
awareness and climbing steep
snow slopes. These skills are especially
needed when undertaking classic routes such
as Carn Mor Dearg and No.4
Gully up to the Ben summit or Broad
Gully in Stob Coire nan Lochan or the
East Ridge of Beinn a chorainn.
All impressive, all memorable, all achievable
by you.
Instructor/client ratio: 1:1 > 1:4
Snow-holing
Your gloves and jacket are frozen.
The wind is stinging your face.
You are wearing everything you own and you are
still cold.
You want to get out of this white-out.
Well you can!
Snow holing can provide some of the
cosiest and indeed most surreal feelings money
can buy.
Learn the tricks of the trade
that will make you realise those alleged snow-hole
horror stories are unfounded.
For
fees of Snow holing refer to
‘Snow
holing and Bivvying’
Instructor/client ratio: 1:1 > 1:4
