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Winter Mountaineering
A winter mountaineering course will give you all the skills needed to
operate in winter including snowcraft and ice-axe use, avalanche awareness,
navigation, basic ropework and emergency response. For summer hillwalkers a five day course will include all the winter mountaineering skills and time to practice them, giving you the confidence to explore the hills in winter on your own and tackle some grade 1 and 2 snow gullies and ridges. Two day refresher courses for those with winter experience are an excellent way to start your winter season's walking or climbing, making sure all your skills are up to date. Being guided gives you the chance to experience those classic walks like the Carn Mor Dearg Arete that you might not consider on your own. Winter hillwalking is
particularly demanding and requires good fitness, equipment and
determination to enjoy the hill even in poor weather.
For your tailor made course, be it personal guiding on Munro's (Scotland's 3000' hills) by the day,
two day introduction course or five day winter mountaineering
course, please use the table below for prices. A group of 4 to 6
is ideal for hillwalking. The prices are for the whole group, divide this by the number of people for the price per person.
People |
1 day |
2 days |
3 day |
4 days |
5 days |
1 |
£170 |
£340 |
£510 |
£680 |
£850 |
2 |
£190 |
£380 |
£570 |
£760 |
£950 |
3 |
£210 |
£420 |
£630 |
£840 |
£1050 |
4 |
£230 |
£460 |
£690 |
£920 |
£1150 |
5 |
£250 |
£500 |
£750 |
£1000 |
£1250 |
6 |
£270 |
£540 |
£810 |
£1080 |
£1350 |
What to expect on a Winter Mountaineering Course
Navigation, avalanche awareness and safe travel are themes that run throughout all of our courses with daily input.
Possible Course Outlines
Two Day Course
Day One |
Discussion of course outline, equipment necessary, how to pack your sack and general approach to winter mountaineering. Snowcraft (how to move around on snow efficiently), use of ice axe to assist walking and to self-arrest a slip, use of crampons. |
Day Two |
Avalanche awareness and route choice, winter navigation, emergency shelters. |
Five Day Course
Day One |
Discussion of course outline, equipment necessary, how to pack your sack and general approach to winter mountaineering. Snowcraft (how to move around on snow efficiently), use of ice axe to assist walking and to self-arrest a slip, use of crampons. |
Day Two |
Route planning, navigation, route choice. Avalanche awareness, emergency shelters, snow holes. |
Day Three |
Rope work for grade 1 and grade 2 gullies, for example Number 2 Gully, Ben Nevis. |
Day Four |
Rope work for grade 1 and grade 2 ridges and buttresses, for example Ledge Route, Ben Nevis. |
Day Five |
Client driven day to reinforce training or summit a suitable peak. |
A two day course is usually aimed at highlighting the skills necessary and differences between summer and winter whereas a five day course allows us to fully practice all the aspects of winter mountaincraft.
Download the printer friendly Winter Mountaineering kit list.
To make an enquiry or booking read the Course Information.
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