If you have solid basic winter skills, but would like to build on these and gain confidence and further knowledge, then this course is for you. We put the emphasis on developing practical white-out navigation and relocation skills. We look at emergency snow holes and basic emergency ropework.
The course will provide opportunities for further consolidation and practice of core winter skills whilst exploring the surrounding mountains.
Winter walking experience or have attended a winter skills training course.
To achieve the most from this course you should have either attended our five day Winter Skills course or have similar experience. You must already be comfortable and proficient with using an axe and crampons, operating in bad winter weather and are suitably fit for five consecutive and arduous days on the hill.
Meeting your instructor on the first morning provides an opportunity to discuss everyone’s experience and aspirations. The main topics to be covered are:
Evening sessions will include an avalanche awareness talk and winter navigation theory.
2025 | ||||
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COURSE DATE | COST (no accommodation) |
PLACES | BOOKING | |
Date13/01/25 | Cost (no accommodation)£610.00 | Places | ||
Date10/02/25 | Cost (no accommodation)£610.00 | Places | ||
Date11/02/25 | Cost (no accommodation)£610.00 | Places | ||
Date12/02/25 | Cost (no accommodation)£610.00 | Places | ||
Date13/02/25 | Cost (no accommodation)£610.00 | Places | ||
Date14/02/25 | Cost (no accommodation)N/A | Places | ||
Date03/03/25 | Cost (no accommodation)N/A | Places | ||
Need a different date? Call 01479 861 256 to arrange your own date, or email [email protected] |
Instruction
Use of kit
Packed lunch and afternoon tea each day
In-course transport
YOU WILL NEED (Glenmore Lodge can provide if required)
EQUIPMENT YOU NEED TO BRING WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE IN THE STORES
What will you need to bring? Listed here are the essentials; this is not an exhaustive list.
Map information – we encourage everyone on mountain courses to have a map covering the Northern Cairngorms with a 10km radius from the ski area. There are now a range of scales and maps available OS 1:50,000, OS 1:25,000 and Harvey Map 1:40,000. For candidates on any NGB course such as Mountain Leader winter, you should have a 1:50,000 map and ideally one other scale. For non-qualification courses any scale is fine, OS 1:50,000 map sheet 36 covers the widest area, but the Harvey 1:40,000 has a lot of additional information on the back of it, however it is useful to have the Silva Mark 4 compass with the 1:40,000 scale on it, (only available since 2010). If you have digital mapping and can print off map sheets a suggested area would be:
NW corner NH8514 NE corner NJ0314
SW corner NN8593 SE corner NO0393
Glennmore Lodge will provide any technical equipment required on a skills course e.g. climbing ropes and racks. However it would be expected that students attending any climbing NGB courses will have their own technical equipment other than ropes which Glenmore Lodge will provide.
Can't find exactly what you are looking for? We are happy to create it for you. You can hire one of our instructors or guides from as little as £280 a day, including any equipment. If you’re a group, all of our courses are available on a date that suits you or if you would prefer we can tailor a course to your requirements. Simply get in touch to discuss your requirements.