SKILLS AND SUMMITS FIVE DAY

Our Skills and Summits week offers a combination of essential winter skills training and practical experience on some of the Highlands' best summits. We aim to equip participants with the skills needed to be safe, independent winter mountaineers, enabling them to explore Scotland confidently.

The skills covered include:

Ice axe and crampon use, movement technique and self-arrest understanding.
Avalanche awareness, avoidance and use of the Be Avalanche Aware App.
Strong winter navigation techniques.
Emergency shelters, essential equipment
Understanding weather forecasts.

These skills are put into practice during five mountain days, combining technical training with ascents of various Munro summits. No prior winter experience is required for this course.

The courses run from Monday to Friday throughout our winter season (January, February, and March), based in Aviemore, a popular mountain town near the Cairngorm Mountain Ski Area, within the Cairngorms National Park.

We provide essential equipment, including an ice axe, crampons, and a helmet, as part of the course cost. Winter clothing and mountain boots are not included, but winter boots can be easily hired in Aviemore from local sports shops. If needed, we can arrange to pick up the boots prior to the course start. All other mountain safety equipment, such as group shelters and first aid kits, will be provided by the instructor.

We have created a kit list to assist you, available on our website. Please feel free to get in touch if you need further help.