Scottish Winter Walking, Mountaineering and Climbing Courses Overview
Winter walking, winter mountaineering and winter climbing in Scotland is an amazing experience. Sometimes its blue skies and sunshine with views to rival the Alps. At other times, the onslaught of snow, rain and wind requires that you have the right winter mountaineering skills just to survive. Either way under our expert and friendly instruction, winter is guaranteed to put a smile on your face.
If it is just the blue skies you want with your winter walking & mountaineering check out our Morocco trips!
Scottish Winter Skills Long Weekend
A three day winter hillwalking course for those new to winter walking. We teach you the skills to safely venture out on the Scottish hills in winter. We cover safe use of ice axe and crampons, equipment and clothing, weather and avalanche forecasting in the Scottish winter environment
Course Info and Dates
Location:
Scotland
Cost:
£295 per person
Duration:
3 days
Level:
Introduction
Scottish Winter Skills 5-days
For those new or relatively new to winter walking. We look at: safe use of ice axes and crampons, weather and avalanche forecasting and all aspects of safe Scottish winter walking. We also undertake full winter mountain journeys. This normally includes a few winter Munros and an easy winter scramble.
Course Info and Dates
Location:
Scotland
Cost:
£475 per person
Duration:
5 days
Level:
Introduction
Scottish Winter Guided Walking
This course is for walkers with some experience of winter conditions. After revising essential winter skills, we put these into context whilst exploring the mountains of Glencoe and Lochaber. We aim to summit several Munro’s and sometimes several in one day. Great winter fun!
Course Info and Dates
Location:
Scotland
Cost:
£475 per person
Duration:
5 days
Level:
Intermediate
Scottish Winter Mountaineering 5-days
Explore the steeper side of Scotlands winter mountains. After a brief refresher of winter skills, we take to the many fantastic gullies and ridges. We undertake graded winter scrambles and climbs at grades I, II and III.
Course Info and Dates
Location:
Scotland
Cost:
£655 per person
Duration:
5 days
Level:
Intermediate
Scottish Winter Climbing 2 days
This quick hit of fun and adrenaline is for winter climbers wanting to improve their skills and enjoy the great climbs Scotland has to offer. We climb on Scottish winter routes graded at II or above. Previous experience of Scottish winter climbing at a minimum of Grade I is essential.
Course Info and Dates
Location:
Scotland
Cost:
£375 per person
Duration:
2 days
Level:
Advanced
Scottish Winter Climbing 5 days
This course is for winter climbers wanting to improve their skills or just climb a bucket load of routes! We climb on winter graded routes at Grade II or above throughout the week. Previous experience of winter climbing at a minimum of Grade I is essential.
Course Info and Dates
Location:
Scotland
Cost:
£925 per person
Duration:
5 days
Level:
Advanced
Toubkal Winter Mountaineering
A great week of winter mountaineering exploring the High Atlas mountains of Morocco with an ascent of Jebel Toubkal (4167m), North Africa’s highest peak
Info and Dates
Location:
Morocco
Cost:
£915 per person
Duration:
8 days
Level:
Intermediate
Whether you are a summer walker thinking of wielding an ice axe for the first time, a seasoned winter walker looking to take things steeper on a winter mountaineering course, a beginner winter climber or a winter climber wanting to make your first leads we can help you achieve your aims.
We have a range of winter mountaineering courses which we broadly split into:
Introductory winter mountaineering, which tends to be called winter skills or sometimes winter hillwalking. These 3 day or 5 day winter skills courses are all hillwalking rather than snow or ice climbing and ideally suited to those venturing out in winter for the first time – learning the skills to be safe on the winter mountains!
Intermediate winter mountaineering, which we imaginatively call winter mountaineering! This bridges the gap between hillwalking and climbing and introduces the skills to move on steeper terrain and along narrow ridges – think Grade I, II and occasionally grade III gullies and ridges such as Aonach Eagh, Curved Ridge etc. Summer scrambling but with ice axes and crampons…
Advanced winter mountaineering or winter climbing. Summer rock climbing, but with snow! You will already be familiar with using a rope in summer and probably winter, happy to belay and confident with ice axe and crampons and having already completed several Grade I Scottish winter climbs.
Often people will start on winter skills, move onto winter mountaineering and then on to winter climbing, or if steep snow and ice is not your thing, do a a Scottish Winter guided walking course or head out on one of our overseas adventures. If the standard winter walking, mountaineering and climbing courses don’t fit what you have in mind, just contact the office and we will help you make a plan.
Our Scottish winter walking, mountaineering and climbing courses are delivered by friendly, highly qualified and experienced instructors who will create a supportive environment to guide you at your own pace in learning new skills. Our Scottish Winter courses are also great for established groups who are looking to upskill themselves. We split our Scottish winter mountaineering courses between the beautiful Cairngorms and the famous heart of Scottish winter mountaineering – Glencoe.
We can be hired to privately instruct these courses at a specific location or on a specific date to suit your requirements. Private guiding in winter is £295 per day. Simply contact the office to enquire.