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Winter Mountaineering Workshops

Concentrate on one part of your winter toolkit. Practise axe-and-crampon movement, improve avalanche awareness or navigation, explore snow anchors, or refine climbing and alpine preparation. Sessions take place in the Scottish Highlands, with the day's terrain and exercises chosen around the conditions.

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  • Courses develop a connected set of skills over one or more days, with time to practise and apply them.
  • Workshops focus on a specific skill or preparation need.
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  • 01 Foundation Learn the essentials and build confidence with guided practice.
  • 02 Progression Connect your skills and develop more consistent, independent decisions.
  • 03 Development Refine technical systems and judgement for more complex mountain or climbing objectives.
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2 workshops

  • Axe & Crampon Movement

    Pathway: Winter

    Level: Foundation

    Build secure, efficient movement with an ice axe and crampons.

    1 day, Workshop

    £150 per person

  • Avalanche Awareness

    Pathway: Winter

    Level: Foundation

    Learn to use avalanche forecasts, terrain and real snow observations to make better winter route choices.

    1 day, Workshop

    £150 per person

    A mountaineer with a shovel checks the snowpack on a winter slope

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Why choose Lake District Mountaineering?

  • Highly qualified instructors. MCI and WMCI qualified professionals.
  • Small groups, real attention. More time for coaching and feedback from your instructor.
  • Structured progression. Every course builds towards real independence in the mountains.
  • Real mountain environments. Trained on the fells of the Lake District and the Scottish Highlands.