Introductory UK & Alpine Courses

Attempt to ascend the highest summit in Scotland (Ben Nevis), England (Scafell Pike) and Wales (Snowdon) within 24 hours.

Mountain Scrambling is an adventurous and challenging way of reaching your favourite summits in the Lake District.

This is an opportunity to complete a large number (if not all) of Skye’s mighty Munros.

This Introduction to Rock Climbing Course is aimed at anyone who wants to learn how to rock climb.

Our courses are based in the mountains around Glencoe and Fort William (Ben Nevis).

The Gran Paradiso (4061m) Alpine Introduction Course provides a great induction to Alpine Mountaineering and your first 4000m peak.

This Chamonix Alpine Training Course is a good option for the fit mountain walker/scrambler who wants to develop the skills to travel beyond the British mountains.

Classed as one of the world’s greatest mountain journeys

Our Winter Expedition Skills course is based in the Glencoe area and involves 2 nights wild camping.

This course of alpine training and 4000m Peaks is set in a magnificent and unspoilt area of Kyrgyzstan far away from the crowded European Alps. The beautiful Ak-Sai glacier lies in the Ala Archa National Park, a protected alpine area in the Tien Shan Mountains of Kyrgyzstan. You will acclimatise whilst undergoing training in: ice axe and crampons, glacial travel, crevasse rescue, roping up and movement over glaciated alpine terrain, rock climbing and belaying.

This week of Arctic Expedition Training will prepare you physically and mentally for your goal - The Last Degree on the South or North Pole, Mountain Peaks like Mt Vinson and Denali.

This Course is ideal for the keen mountain walker and scrambler who wants to progress and learn the essential skills of winter mountaineering.

The Scottish Winter Skills Weekend is ideal for those with no previous winter hill walking experience, you will learn the basics of cramponing, ice axe arrest and avalanche awareness.

Based in Kranjska Gora, a beautiful, accommodating Slovenian town with stunning views of the mountains. We aim to develop your skills to improve your confidence in climbing graded ice routes.