scottish winter skills courses
Between January and March our team are based in the Scottish Highlands, where we deliver winter skills courses. The highlands offer more reliabe condtions than the Lake District, and here we have the perfect winter training ground.
Explore the mountains safely with our progressive winter walking and skills programme, led by WMCI/WML-qualified guides. Build confidence and experience across a range of winter conditions with courses designed to develop your skills step by step.
Courses Offered:
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Winter Skills: 2 days in The Cairngorms – foundation skills for beginners in snow and ice.
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Winter Skills: Ben Nevis Summit – one day focused on building the essential skills and knowledge needed to safely attempt a Ben Nevis ascent on day two.
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Winter Skills: 3 days in Lochaber & Glen Coe – build your knowledge and enhance your winter travel and decision-making.
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Winter Navigation & Avalanche Awareness (2 Days) – sharpen judgement and navigation tactics in challenging terrain
All courses are designed to give you the knowledge, confidence, and practical skills to enjoy the mountains safely in winter conditions.
winter skills:
Ben Nevis Summit Course
A two-day winter skills course focused on building the essential techniques and knowledge needed for safe travel in winter mountains. Day one develops core skills such as ice axe and crampon use, movement on snow, and understanding winter hazards. On day two, these skills are put into practice on a journey day with the aim of summiting Ben Nevis.
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winter skills:
SKILLS & SUMMITS
An in depth winter skills course, based in the West Highlands and tackling steeper terrain and some classic Munros over 3 days in the mountains. A comprehensive course covering all skills you need to be comfortable and proficient in the winter environment.
WINTER NAVIGATION
& AVALANCHE AWARENESS
Build your decision-making and judgement while learning to navigate safely and effectively in whiteout and challenging winter conditions.
This course is ideal for walkers looking for independence in winter, winter ML trainee's wanting a refresher or mountaineers/climbers looking to improve decision making skills.
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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