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2 Day Courses £140
5 Day Courses
£320
Private Courses
from £30 per person
Click here
for Prices
2 Day Courses £140
5 Day Courses
£320
Private Courses
from £30 per person
Click here
for Prices
2 Day Courses £140
Private Courses
from £30 per person
Click here
for Prices
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Winter Walking in the Cairngorms
Winter Gully Climbing in the Cairngorms
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We provide the opportunity
to experience the magic that is winter mountaineering. Learn how to
safely operate in this environment through full days on the hill,
using crampons and ice axes to navigate the changing terrain.
Dramatic scenery in the
mountains above Glen Coe
The courses are based
up in the Scottish hills from either the valley bases of Fort William
or Aviemore. These provide a variety of snowy and icy venues during
the winter, all of which are atmospheric and mesmerising.
Below
are listed a variety of courses on offer, each tailored to differing
levels of experience. It is possible to either book as an individual
on the set dates that are listed or take the opportunity to book privately.
Private bookings allow personalised courses that can be tailored to
your individual needs, combining different elements of each listed
course.
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This course enables you to make the first
steps from summer to winter walking. Safely learn how to walk with
crampons and use ice axes for security. Special emphasis will be placed
on winter navigation and survival techniques. Each day techniques
into assessing snow and ice conditions will be discussed and the effects
of the weather.
The course days will be spent on the mountains,
often having the opportunity to gain the top of various munros. The
aim is to allow you to progress towards being an independent winter
walker and of course provide you with an unforgettable experience.
A 2 day course will only allow us to touch on the various skills where
as the 5 day course allows a full day on each and the opportunity
to practice near the end of the week.
Course Dates:
2 Days; £140: 26-27 Jan, 09-10
Feb, 23-24 Feb, 8-9 Mar, 15-16 Mar 2008
5 Days; £320: 7-11 Jan, 14-18 Jan,
28 Jan-1 Feb, 4-8 Feb, 11-15 Feb, 3-7 Mar, 24-28 Mar 2008
Private Courses; from £30 per person
per day
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Key Points Covered
• Introduction to crampons & ice axe
• Winter navigation
• Survival techniques and evacuation
procedures
• Winter weather and snow conditions
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Key Points Covered
• Advanced crampon & ice
axe use
• Sharpen winter navigation
• Grade I mountaineering ground
• Simple ropework, snow &
ice anchors
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If you have previously been walking in
the winter mountains before, then this course will enable you to sharpen
your current skills in winter navigation, avalanche awareness, use
of crampons and axes and emergency survival techniques. It also allows
you to progress forward to safely negotiating steeper grade I ground.
This may involve the use of a rope so snow and ice anchors will be
demonstrated and simple belaying methods.
The aim of the course is to give you the
confidence to build towards completing such mountaineering routes
like the Aonach Eagach ridge, which involve simple winter scrambling.
A 2 day course will only allow us to touch on the various skills where
as the 5 day course allows a full day on each and the opportunity
to practice near the end of the week.
Course Dates:
2 Days; £140: 26-27 Jan, 09-10
Feb, 23-24 Feb, 8-9 Mar, 15-16 Mar 2008
5 Days; £320: 7-11 Jan, 14-18 Jan,
28 Jan-1 Feb, 4-8 Feb, 11-15 Feb, 3-7 Mar, 24-28 Mar 2008
Private Courses; from £30 per person
per day
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Key Points Covered
• Pacing in the winter environment
• Accurate compass bearings
• Interpreting contours and relating
them to the map
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The ability to
navigate in the winter is made more complex through the lack
of features in an all white environment. When the cloud comes in it
is essential that you can pace and accurately use bearings to find
your way and avoid possible hazards on the mountain slopes. Learn
how to interpret contours and relate them to the ground around you.
The course aims to give you the confidence
to explore new mountain areas and to feel uninhibited should the weather
come in.
2 Days; £140: 26-27 Jan, 09-10
Feb, 23-24 Feb, 8-9 Mar, 15-16 Mar 2008
5 Days; £320: 7-11 Jan, 14-18 Jan,
28 Jan-1 Feb, 4-8 Feb, 11-15 Feb, 3-7 Mar, 24-28 Mar 2008
Private Courses; from £30 per person
per day
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