Winter Walking Skills
Introduction to Winter Walking
This two day course aims to give you a taste of all the basic winter walking skills needed to make the step from summer to winter hill walker. Skills covered would include assessment of snow conditions and avalanche awareness, when and how to use crampons and an ice axe and tips for Navigating in winter conditions.
Comprehensive Winter Walking Skills
Taking five days allows us more time to introduce and practice the full range of winter walking skills and techniques in a greater variety of situations and conditions. Over the week we would aim to take in some classic mountain walks and summits.
Guided Winter Walking
We can also provide a guide to help you with any winter walking objective. Whether you are looking to summit Ben Nevis in winter or take on some classic mountain ridges such as the Aonach Eagach in Glen Coe.
Snow Hole Expeditions
When the conditions are right there is no better wilderness experience to be had in the british isles than an night spent out in the mountains in a snow hole. We would walk into a suitable site in the hills and dig our shelter in the snow slope and then cook, eat and sleep in it. If conditions allow we are then perfectly placed for some night navigation or the ascent of a remote peak the next day.
Avalanche Awareness
Whatever your objectives in the mountains in winter an essential part of your day is assessing the snow conditions to keep yourself safe from avalanche risk.
On this course you will learn to understand how and why avalanches occur and how to recognise these conditions on the hill. We will look at snow pack tests, weather conditions, terrain considerations, interpreting forecasts and route choice.
A must do course for anyone, walkers, climbers and skiers all welcome!
Safety
Our ratio of staff to students will not exceed 1:6 on these courses. Clients are responsible for ensuring they are sufficiently experienced for the course being undertaken and agreed with Stewart Moutain Skills.
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