Bridge Square
Ballater
Aberdeenshire
AB35 5PL
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Which course is for you?
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Winter Skills courses for the summer hill walker who wants extend their walking season into winter. We will cover crampons, ice axe, navigation, avalanche avoidance and emergency shelters. 2 and 4 day courses available. Winter walking days are more physically demanding than in summer with more equipment carried, less daylight and probably poor weather, a good level of fitness is required. Winter Munros by the day, for those who don't which to lead, is also available. Winter Mountaineering courses follow on from the skills course and look at moving over steeper ground where a rope may be used for safety. Snow anchors, belaying and abseiling are all covered, this is normally a course for 1 axe and no harness or other climbing hardware.Intro to Winter Climbing for summer climber and winter walker, looking at Ice and Mixed climbs grade I to III on Gullies and Buttresses. Guided Classic Winter Climbing course is a chance to get mileage on some more technical mixed climbs and steep ice climbs. Climb on Ben Nevis, Lochnagar, Cairngorm, Creag Meagaidh, and Glen Coe. 2 3 4 and 5 day courses available
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