The Scottish mountains can be transformed during the winter months. Our hills are particularly dangerous as conditions can vary from day to day. With this in mind it is crucial that all hill goers have a basic understanding of winter walking skills and know where and when to use them. All our Winter skills courses are based in the southern Cairngorms and we have accommodation available at Gulabin Lodge in the Spittle of Glenshee.
Our skills day covers the different conditions that may occur in the winter mountains and how these conditions affect and change your approach on the hill.
Day courses
Much of our time concentrates on the different skills required to move safely through the mountains, including step cutting, use of ice axe, crampon techniques and avalanche awareness.
Leader/Group Ratio 1:6 (maximum)
Weekend courses
Our skill weekend courses are designed for hill walkers with some summer experience who want to take their knowledge and understanding to a new level. Our two day skills weekend covers all of the content of the 1 day course with the 2nd day being spent learning new winter skills such as basic rope work, navigation techniques and emergency snow holing.
Leader/Group Ratio 1:6 (maximum)
Winter Mountain Week
Spend 5 days in the wild Scottish East Highlands. This course is designed for the summer walker who wants to take their skills to a new level. Our Winter Mountain Week takes you through many of the skills required to tackle the Scottish Winter Mountains. Day 1 and 2 is spent on mountain craft skills and getting tuned into the winter environment. We will follow this by constructing a snow hole and spending a night out in the hills. Our final days will be spent climbing some of the areas most famous hills and finishing off with a grade 1 snow climb.
Leader/Group Ratio 1:6 (maximum).
Price includes: Ice axe , helmet , harness , crampons and snow shovel.
Based at Gulabin Lodge Glenshee
Accommodation Notes: All accommodation to be paid direct to Gulabin Lodge.
(Note course starts Monday morning and finishes Friday evening and includes accommodation for Sunday night).
