Winter Walking, Mountaineering and Climbing Skills Introduction Courses

Winter Walker Skills Introduction
Based in the World renowned Cairngorm National Park, this sub-arctic tundra mountainous will provide you with the ideal area to begin your training to become a competent winter mountaineer.
During the course, you will get the opportunity to use an ice axe, crampons and feel the exhilarating conditions a Scottish Winter can throw at you. We will practice the techniques associated with travelling safely in the mountains in winter, look at the practicalities of managing yourself in winter conditions and how to choose suitable days out for your ability.
We have a 2 day course option for you, based in Aviemore as an ideal central location from which to explore the Cairngorms, the Monodlaith and the Central Highlands.
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£195 per person
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2021 Dates:
Winter Mountaineering Skills Introduction
Walking is great, but there is something special about swinging an axe or axes into the frozen snow or traversing a snowy ridge in your crampons, axe in hand with snow covered mountains all around.
Come and experience mountaineering and climbing ground up to grade 3.
This course builds on your own personal experience of being a winter hill walker with a desire to be a winter mountaineer or climber.
This 3 day course aims to cover a variety of terrain in line with the available conditions and your experience.
Based in Aviemore, an ideal central location from which to explore the Cairngorms, the Monodlaith and the Central Highlands.

£450 per person
2021 Dates:
Winter Climbing Skills introduction
A condensed 2 day introduction to winter climbing, utilising crampons and axes, building on your own prior climbing skills and winter walking experience, we take you direct to the vertical winter playground.
We aim to get you climbing on grade 2-4 over the both days, depending on your previous experience and ability and the combination of the conditions present.
​Based in Aviemore, an ideal central location from which to explore the Cairngorms, the Monodlaith and the Central Highlands.

​£350 per person
2021 Dates: