Skills for the hills

Learn the skills and techniques to enjoy the mountain environment in safety from knowledgeable and experienced mountain guides. Learn tips and techniques from their wide range of experience in the hills, and gain greater confidence to handle the unpredictable mountain environment.

• Mountain Skills Courses Snowdonia
• Mountain Skills Courses Scotland

Snowdonia

Winter Mountain Skills Courses, Snowdonia

Learn the skills and techniques to enjoy the mountain environment in safety from knowledgeable and experienced mountain guides. Learn tips and techniques from their wide range of experience in the hills, and gain greater confidence to handle the unpredictable mountain environment Snowdonia.

For those keen on spectacular walks but with lack of experience in the hills, we offer tailor made courses to enable you to get around safely and easily in the mountains on your own.

• Land Navigation
• How to read & orientate a map
• Using a compass proficiently
• Route planning
• Operating a GPS
• Movement on steep ground
• Relocation when lost
• Preparing for expeditions
• Learning about the weather
• Night navigation & enforced bivi's

Prices:

The daily cost for private courses are:

Dates:

Mountain skills days run on the 1st Saturday and Sunday of each month.

Scotland

Winter Mountain Skills Courses, Scotland

Based in Cairngorm Lodge Youth Hostel, we run both 2 day and 4 day winter mountain skills courses. The aim of these courses is to teach you all the necessary mountain skills required to walk, scramble and climb safely in winter conditions.

• 2 Day Course: 200 pp (Includes YHA accommodation and Instruction)
• 4 day course: 350 pp (Includes YHA accommodation and overnight stay in a snowhole, & instruction)

Main Topics covered:

• Use of Crampons & Ice-Axe
• Navigation and Route finding
• Assessing snow conditions and avalanche risk
• Survival skills & emergency procedures
• Rope work & Belaying
• Winter Weather
• Equipment Selection

Dates:

TBC for 2009 - Contact us for details!