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This
course, offers a considerable breadth of activities, ranging
from basic axe and crampon skills, to roped gully or ridge
climbing (Grade I/II). Throughout the five days, opportunities
to learn more about snow and ice climbing, navigation in poor
visibility and winter survival techniques/snow shelters are
offered, along with daily weather, avalanche and climbing
condition assessments.
This programme aims to give those taking part
the confidence and knowledge necessary to visit winter mountains
more safely in future. Ideal for winter mountaineers wishing
to explore more adventurous routes of ascent (Aonach Eagach
- Curved Ridge - Ledge Route, etc). The courses would be useful
training for people considering visiting the Alps in future.
A comprehensive library of instructional and inspirational
mountain videos and books is available for use throughout
the course.
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- Saturday evening
Arrivals at accommodation.
- Sunday
Kit checks - Essential skills - Step kicking/cutting - Ice
axe arrest - Walking & scrambling in crampons - Snow
belays. Snow cave shelters.
- Monday
Essential skills - Using previous skills to ascend a simple
graded ridge or gully (Grade I/II). Introduction to 'moving
together' roped and basic winter belays. Group survival
shelters.
- Tuesday
Essential skills - Ascent of simple ridge or gully followed
by Navigation, Map & Compass, Pacing & Timing.
- Wednesday
Ridge climbing day led by clients in company with instructor
(Grade II)
- Thursday
Client choice depending on conditions and fitness level.
This course is aimed at winter scrambling where
a rope will be used a good deal, although the difficulty of
the routes will always be in the entry level climbing grades.
It may be possible to climb Ledge Route (II) on Ben Nevis,
Curved Ridge (II), Buachaille Etive Mor or Dorsal Arete (II)
Stob Coire nan Lochan (Glen Coe) or the Aonach Eagach Ridge
(Glen Coe)
- 1 Instructor to 4 course members. Individuals
or groups are welcome. No minimum numbers.
- £325.00 Instruction only)
- £400.00 Self catering (6 nights)
- £475.00 B&B (6 nights)
- £620.00 Hotel, all meals/packed
lunch (6 nights)
The price includes use of equipment such as
crampons; ice axe; helmet and harness. Winter (B2/3) boots
can be hired for the course (£5.00 per day). Courses
meet on the Sunday morning and finish on the following Thursday
evening. Accommodation is for six nights (Sat to Thurs).
- Jan 13/17th...27/31st
- Feb 3/7th...17/21st…Feb 24/28th
- March 2/6th...9/13th...16/20th...23/27th
- March 31st to April 3rd
- Easter course (4 day £300.00 instruction
only) March 21/24th
Winter kit list
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