Winter Skills Weekend Course
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About the Winter Skills Course
Learning the skills to move around securely in the winter hills in Scotland is an essential part in the development of personal outdoor skills. As with many aspirations, if you don't try it you'll never know what you're missing...
Highly recommended for aspiring winter mountain walkers, this is a detailed practical course in winter techniques.
It consists of practise in the safe movement on snow slopes, use of ice axe for support and arresting a slip, step kicking and cutting, fitting and walking in crampons in a variety of terrain.
Further practise of what to do when, is gained on a mountain walk, and evening sessions cover topics like equipment, winter hazards, snow structure and avalanche awareness. Sounds a lot and it is but its a great way to spend a winter weekend, its hard work at times but fun as well.
Courses are residential and take place in the northern Cairngorms.
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Book Your Winter Skills Course
Sorry - We have no further availability on this course in 2010. Dates for 2011 will be available in December.
If you have a small group and would like to do this course privately or are interested in this course for next year please contact us.
Your Winter Skills Weekend Course includes:
- Qualified Winter Mountain Leader
- 2 days practical instruction and 2 evening sessions
- 2 nights hostel accommodation
- Food for 2 breakfasts, 2 packed lunches and 1 evening meal
- Transport from and back to Stirling and daily as required
- Free use of ice axe, crampons and helmet
Maximum and Minimum Numbers:
Maximum number per instructor: 6
Winter Skills Weekend Course - Brief Itinerary:
Start time at CNDo office: 16.45
Finish time at CNDo office: 20.00
Day 1: Meet at Stirling (or at Cairngorm Lodge). Travel North. Evening talks on relevant topics and kit check.
Days 2-3: Practical days on the hill with relevant evening talks on the second night.
Day 3: After the afternoon session, return to base to clean up and debrief. Depart our various ways.
Reccommended Reading
To get the most from your walking holiday or course you may wish to do some background reading prior to departure.
Books which you may find informative are:
- Mountain Navigation by Peter Cliff
- Modern Snow and Ice Techniques by Bill March
- Scotland's Winter Mountains by Martin Moran
Maps which you may find informative are:
- Grantown, Aviemore and Cairngorm Mountains Sheet 36 by Landranger Maps
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