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WINTER SKILLS
COURSE
Winter Mountaineering Instruction
Date
Private Courses - November to April
Open Courses - All weekends January, Febuary, March in both Aviemore and Glencoe
COST
Open : £160 for 2 days (dates below)
Private : £270 for 1 person and a further £25 beyond per day
Ratio 1 instructor to 6 guests
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The Scottish winter is fantastic time to be in the mountains but the change from summer hillwalking to winter mountaineering comes with some new and essential skills to learn. The use of ice axes and crampons, strong navigation skills and avalanche awareness are all vital skills for safe travel through the winter mountains.
With these skills in place, a new world of mountaineering objectives opens up giving you all-year round access to the mountains.
Our winter skills courses are also suitable training for those heading for snowy peaks around the world. Preparation for the Alps and Greater Ranges can be done here at home in the Scottish Highlands.
Our courses cover the use of ice axe and crampons, navigation training to enable you to contend with the often fierce Scottish weather, and avalanche awareness so as to identify and understand snow conditions and where danger may lurk.
Courses are generally delivered either in the Cairngorms National Park near Aviemore or in the Ben Nevis and Glencoe area based near Fort William.
We are able to provide the following equipment for your course included in the cost. Ice axe and crampons along with a helmet. Excluded is winter clothing and winter mountain boots. From our bases in both Fort William and Aviemore you can easily hire winter boots from the sport shops. We can arrange this for you and pick up the boots prior to the course starting. All mountain safety equipment such as group shelters and first aid kit will be provided by the instructor. We have created a kit list page to help you on the site and please feel free to get in touch for further help.





