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Winter Mountain Skills

You can assess the conditions while having your breakfast by looking at the routes out the window. Adventure is never far away when you are based in the middle of one of Europe’s last great wilderness areas.

Whether you are a summer hill walker just starting out or you’re looking to test your skills on some of the classic routes on Ben Nevis, we have the perfect winter mountain skills course for you. Don’t miss our excellent avalanche courses too, designed to improve your decision making skills.

Our winter courses are aimed at adults. For clients under the age of 18 interested in attending any of our winter courses, please call the booking office (01479 861256) before making an online booking to discuss possible options.

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Winter Mountain Preparation Weekend

This weekend course is aimed at helping you feel ready to take on your winter hill walking ambitions.
  • LEVEL - LEARN
  • LENGTH - 2.00 DAY(S)
  • FROM - £285.00
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Intro to Winter Skills (2 days)

This is your first step to enjoying the mountains in winter. These 2 days will leave you feeling confident with the use of ice axe and crampons, winter navigation and coping with winter weather. You will gain avalanche awareness, as well as how to generally equip yourself for the hills at this magical time of year.
  • LEVEL - LEARN
  • LENGTH - 2.00 DAY(S)
  • FROM - £220.00

Rated 5.0 out of 5

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Winter Skills (5 Days)

Develop an in-depth practical knowledge of all the skills required to move about the mountains in Winter conditions
  • LEVEL - LEARN
  • LENGTH - 5.00 DAY(S)
  • FROM - N/A

Rated 5.0 out of 5

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Advanced Winter Skills (5 days)

If you have solid basic winter skills, but would like to build on these and gain confidence and further knowledge, then this course is for you.
  • LEVEL - LEARN
  • LENGTH - 5.00 DAY(S)
  • FROM - N/A

Rated 5.0 out of 5

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Winter Mountain Navigation

An essential one day to equip you with the knowledge and skills to plan and execute a winter hill walk.
  • LEVEL - LEARN
  • LENGTH - 1.00 DAY(S)
  • FROM - N/A

Rated 5.0 out of 5

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Winter Night Navigation

Aimed at walkers, mountaineers, and climbers who wish to develop strategies and confidence for navigating safely in the dark.
  • LEVEL - LEARN
  • LENGTH - 1.00 DAY(S)
  • FROM - N/A
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Avalanche Awareness for Hill Walkers

Meeting your instructor on the first morning provides an opportunity to discuss everyone’s experience and aspirations enabling the instructor to plan the programme based around these. The main topics to be covered are: The Be Avalanche Aware guidelines and the Scottish avalanche context Mountain weather and it’s influence on the snowpack Avalanche hazard, snow stability […]
  • LEVEL - LEARN
  • LENGTH - 2.00 DAY(S)
  • FROM - N/A
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Avalanche Awareness for Mountaineers and Climbers

Meeting your instructor on the first morning provides an opportunity to discuss everyone’s experience and aspirations enabling the instructor to plan the programme based around these. The main topics to be covered are: The Be Avalanche Aware guidelines and the Scottish avalanche context Mountain weather and it’s influence on the snow pack Avalanche hazard, snow […]
  • LEVEL - LEARN
  • LENGTH - 2.00 DAY(S)
  • FROM - N/A
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Alpine Prep

Learn and practice the Alpine skills and techniques needed to operate in the Alps safely.
  • LEVEL - LEARN
  • LENGTH - 2.00 DAY(S)
  • FROM - £330.00
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Discover Winter Mountaineering

Get the skills to have independent winter mountaineering days out, on routes such as Striding Edge on Helvelyn or the CMD Arete on Ben Nevis.
  • LEVEL - LEARN
  • LENGTH - 2.00 DAY(S)
  • FROM - N/A
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Planning a Winter Mountain Day

Being prepared, planning, and going out and enjoying a good day in the mountains during winter takes a bit more time and thought than at other times of year. Here's a rough checklist of things to think about when planning a winter mountain day out.

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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.