Mountain Activities Throughout The Year!
Introducing Mountain Walking Day A full day out in the beautiful Cairngorms National Park where you’ll be introduced to some of the skills required for you to safely enjoy walking in the mountains of the UK. We’ll introduce you to basic navigation using a map and compass including measuring distance, taking bearings, interpreting contours and how they relate to the ground, working out grid references. As well as technical skills we’ll also introduce you to any of the local inhabitants we come across and also plant life of interest.
Exploring Mountain Walking - 2 days
Including all the content of the Introducing Mountain Walking day, over the 2 days you will have a chance to put into practice your new-found navigation skills whilst grabbing a few Munros along the way in the stunning Cairngorms National Park. We'll also look at mountain safety, suitable kit, and night navigation and where GPS fits into it all. With this course there is an optional overnight stay bivying, camping or bothying.
Introducing
Winter Skills – 2 days Over 2 days you will be introduced to some of the skills that will prepare you for venturing out in the winter environment. You will be introduced to movement across the ground, both with and without crampons, the ice axe and its use, the snowpack, avalanche hazards and emergency shelters as well as the equipment and clothing required to have a comfortable time in the winter. You may even have snow buntings feeding out of your hands while we have lunch. More details......
Exploring Winter Skills – 2 days
Following on from the Introducing Winter Skills course, you will refine the skills already learnt and you will also be introduced to new ones such as winter navigation. This will take place on a 2 day mountain journey and include an overnight stay in either a snowhole or bothy, dependant upon conditions. This course can be combined with the Basic Winter Skills course. More details......
Winter Mountain Navigation Day
Winter navigation brings a whole host of problems to deal with, the main one being that you can’t always see where you are going. During the day you will be able to enhance your existing navigation skills while also being introduced to further techniques such as pacing, timing, relocation and ground awareness that make winter navigation possible. You will gain confidence in your own navigational ability.
Avalanche Awareness Workshop – 1 day
This is a purely practical 1 day workshop that takes place in the Cairngorms. It will raise your awareness of where and why avalanches happen, how to protect yourself and what to do if you witness someone being avalanched. You will be introduced to avalanche search techniques and equipment and have the chance to search a simulated avalanche tip. More details......
additional Info
As part of our service we are also able to guide groups under your own itinerary, so whether you want to walk up Ben Nevis for charity or want to run a team building event in the mountains then please get in touch.
Please NoteAll under 18's must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
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