Winter mountaineering & climbing courses
Learn and progress in winter mountains with our WMCI/WML-qualified guides who know the terrain inside out. Our courses are designed to build skills safely and progressively, helping you gain confidence in snow, ice, and mixed conditions.
Courses Offered:
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Intro to Winter Mountaineering (2 Days) – foundation skills for safe winter travel
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Winter Mountaineering Development (2 Days) – advance your winter mountaineering techniques
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Intro to Winter Climbing (2 Days) – first steps onto winter climbs with essential skills
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Winter Climbing Development (4 Days) – develop technical climbing, protection, and multi-pitch abilities
All courses are tailored to give you practical experience, confidence, and the knowledge to enjoy the mountains safely in winter conditions.
winter mountaineering: intro
2 days - The cairngorms
Two days of winter mountaineering & climbing in the Cairngorms, focused on building confidence in graded ground, gullies, and mixed terrain. Ideal for those new to winter climbing or looking to progress from winter walking to more technical mountaineering routes.
Perfect preparation for anyone aiming to move into Grade I–II winter climbs and gullies with greater independence and skill.
Winter mountaineering:
Development
2 days - Ben nevis & glen coe
Two days of mountaineering & climbing around Ben Nevis and Glen Coe, designed to build confidence on graded routes, gullies and winter ridges. Ideal for established winter walkers progressing toward more technical climbs & mountaineering routes.
Perfect for developing the skills needed to tackle Grade I–II winter routes with greater independence on iconic Scottish routes and mountain ridges
winter climbing:
Intro
2 days - The cairngorms
This two-day course is designed for mountaineers eager to step into winter climbing - tackling classic routes, learning technical movement, and gaining confidence on snow, ice and mixed terrain.
Based in the Cairngorms, it’s the ideal environment to build your skills on real winter climbs.
winter climbing:
Development
4 days - The cairngorms
A 4-day winter climbing course for intermediate climbers aiming to tackle bigger mountain routes and develop their winter climbing skills and systems. Holistic course on avalanche awareness, technical climbing skills and developing winter systems on challenging Grade III/IV terrain, looking to build independence in winter climbing.
Build confidence in safe route finding, efficient movement, and mountain decision-making in demanding winter conditions.
WHAT customers SAY
Just completed a Winter Skills course in the Cairngorms and we had a great time! We learnt how to use crampons/ ice axe, how to navigate in a blizzard, how to plan a route to avoid avalanches, we built snow shelters and practiced descending from a snow bollard. We had two guides during the week- both James and Alex were really friendly and excellent teachers. I learnt lots of challenging new skills but felt safe throughout the week. I now feel a lot more confident to go out and enjoy the winter mountains and I can’t wait to get my crampons on again!
I couldn't recommend this course more. As someone who wants to make the step from summer hill walking to winter this was the perfect opportunity. Sam was professional throughout and guided us through the correct safety procedures so that we could be out in the fells. It was a positive environment throughout.
I attended the winter skills course in Scotland. With the Scottish weather making the planned days difficult due to very high winds, Sam made the very best out of the conditions that we had.
Thoroughly enjoyed each day and that's because of Sam's expertise and the great way he instructed the course.
Sam's structure of teaching made it really easy to learn and put into practice everything being taught.
Sam is very patient, friendly, knowledgeable and highly professional and I would highly recommend him.
CONTACT
We look forward to hearing from you and working towards your mountaineering ambitions and helping to achieve your goals.
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07458353048
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