En-suite bedrooms from £60pn. Book your course and then call us to book your accommodation
Find Out MoreIf you want to lead groups of hill walkers in winter conditions, look no further than the Winter Mountain Leader. This qualification builds on the skills learnt through the Mountain Leader scheme to prepare you for the complexities associated with taking people out walking in winter conditions in the UK.
You will learn how to safely lead and provide basic skills instruction to parties on hill walks within the UK under winter conditions.
You must not book onto a training course until your registration has been approved.
We aim to cover the practical elements and some of the main areas of theory detailed in the syllabus in the Winter Mountain Leader Award Handbook. You should have received this from MTS when you registered for the winter award. The course is 6 days long, and will end with individual debriefs.
You must not book onto a training course until your registration has been approved.
To be able to book on to this course you need to be registered in advance with Mountain Training Scotland for this Award. You also need to have had your log book approved prior to booking on this course.
If you do proceed with this booking, your booking will be declined.
You must:
If the pre-requisites apply to you, here’s what to do next:
You must not book onto a training course until your registration has been approved.
The syllabus and information are available from http://www.mountain-training.org/walking/awards/winter-mountain-leader
You will find a detailed programme in the Course Documentation below, please note that the programme is provisional. This programme should be viewed in conjunction with the Winter Mountain Leader: Prospectus, Syllabus & Guidance Notes. Course and participant needs, weather and snow conditions will be addressed. Emergency shelters and environmental issues will be dealt with on an ongoing basis as appropriate to situations and conditions.
Click below to access a provisional programme of Glenmore Lodge Winter Mountain Leader Training.
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COURSE DATE | COST (with accommodation) |
COST (no accommodation) |
PLACES | BOOKING |
Date22/01/24 | Cost (with accommodation)Call Us – Prices from £60pn | Cost (no accommodation)£425.00 | Places | |
Date12/02/24 | Cost (with accommodation)Call Us – Prices from £60pn | Cost (no accommodation)£425.00 | Places | |
Date18/02/24 | Cost (with accommodation)Call Us – Prices from £60pn | Cost (no accommodation)£425.00 | Places | |
Date03/03/24 | Cost (with accommodation)Call Us – Prices from £60pn | Cost (no accommodation)£425.00 | Places | |
Date18/03/24 | Cost (with accommodation)Call Us – Prices from £60pn | Cost (no accommodation)£425.00 | Places | |
Need a different date? Call 01479 861 256 to arrange your own date, or email [email protected] |
Instruction
Use of kit
Packed lunch and afternoon tea each day
In-course transport
Accommodation in an en-suite bedroom. If booking as an Individual, you will not be asked to share with a stranger.
Breakfast on each course day
Dinner on each course day
Use of the facilities at Glenmore Lodge.
Linen is provided along with a towel, you may wish to bring an extra towel if you would like to use the facilities.
Your first inclusive meal is breakfast
An evening meal is not provided on your arrival night
Packed lunches are collected at breakfast
Check out time is 10am on the final day of your booking, we have changing areas, showers and left luggage facilities on site.
All courses will finish by 5pm
YOU WILL NEED (Glenmore Lodge can provide if required)
EQUIPMENT YOU NEED TO BRING WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE IN THE STORES
What will you need to bring? Listed here are the essentials; this is not an exhaustive list.
Map information – we encourage everyone on mountain courses to have a map covering the Northern Cairngorms with a 10km radius from the ski area. There are now a range of scales and maps available OS 1:50,000, OS 1:25,000 and Harvey Map 1:40,000. For candidates on any NGB course such as Mountain Leader winter, you should have a 1:50,000 map and ideally one other scale. For non-qualification courses any scale is fine, OS 1:50,000 map sheet 36 covers the widest area, but the Harvey 1:40,000 has a lot of additional information on the back of it, however it is useful to have the Silva Mark 4 compass with the 1:40,000 scale on it. If you have digital mapping and can print off map sheets a suggested area would be:
NW corner NH8514 NE corner NJ0314
SW corner NN8593 SE corner NO0393
Can't find exactly what you are looking for? We are happy to create it for you. You can hire one of our instructors or guides from as little as £280 a day, including any equipment. If you’re a group, all of our courses are available on a date that suits you or if you would prefer we can tailor a course to your requirements. Simply get in touch to discuss your requirements.