This summer we will again be running a series of weekends for AAC UK members in Snowdonia

These are grade 2 and 3 roped scrambling courses; perfect as an introduction to harder scrambling, if you’d like to learn some advanced ropework or as prep for going to the Alps

£250 per person, 1:2, based from Llanberis

We are pleased to again be the official provider for 2024 of these courses to Austrian Alpine Club UK members

The purpose of the event is to develop and practise techniques for winter mountaineering.  Below are aims and expected content (skills and knowledge) for this course. Included are indications of suitable experience to access this course.

Due to the flexibility offered by small ratios, it has been decided to only offer a 2 tier programme. 

Winter Mountaineering, 1:4 first two days, 1:2 final three days (Winter skills is the other programme)

 As such participants will be paired according to similar abilities and aspirations, allowing individual aims to be achieve. This may vary from independently climbing a grade 1 gully to seconding grade 5, so although these courses are called mountaineering they equally suit aspiring winter climbers.

The content and itinerary for each course will be flexible to allow for the prevailing weather conditions and participants’ experience. Each evening, it is hoped to provide lectures on key safety topics.

This is a closed (instruction only) course in Fort William, more info on the AAC UK website

Aims - Learn and develop the technical skills for movement on steep ground and ridges

Prerequisites - Winter hill walking with ice axe and crampons and summer scrambling

(All courses require a good level of hill fitness. As a general rule you should be capable of walking for a day of 5-7 hours, ascending 1000m with a 10kg rucksack, in summer conditions. This should be over consecutive days)

Content -

Revisit movement skills using ice axe and crampons

How to move on steeper ground

How to make and use snow anchors, including buried axe and snow bollards

How to use rock anchors

Rope work and belaying

Abseiling using snow anchors

Avalanche awareness

Safe route choice

Navigation and route planning

We are pleased to again be the official provider for 2024 of these courses to Austrian Alpine Club UK members

The purpose of the event is to develop and practise techniques for winter mountaineering.  Below are aims and expected content (skills and knowledge) for this course. Included are indications of suitable experience to access the course.

Due to the flexibility offered by small ratios, it has been decided to only offer a 2 tier programme. 

Winter Skills, 1:4 maximum (Winter mountaineering is the other programme) 3 days

The content and itinerary for each course will be flexible to allow for the prevailing weather conditions and participants’ experience. Each evening, it is hoped to provide lectures on key safety topics.

This is a closed (instruction only) course in Fort William, more info on the AAC UK website

Aims - Learn and develop the key winter skills for safe walking in the UK mountains in winter conditions

Prerequisites - Summer hill walking.

(All courses require a good level of hill fitness. As a general rule you should be capable of walking for a day of 5-7 hours, ascending 1000m with a 10kg rucksack, in summer conditions. This should be over consecutive days)

Content -

How to move on snow, including kicking steps

Use of ice axe for walking, cutting steps and self arrest

Use of crampons in ascent and for descent

Avalanche awareness

Safe route choice

Navigation and route planning

Equipment and clothing 

This summer we will again be running a series of weekends for AAC UK members in Snowdonia

These are grade 2 and 3 roped scrambling courses; perfect as an introduction to harder scrambling, if you’d like to learn some advanced ropework or as prep for going to the Alps

£235 per person, 1:2, based from Llanberis

This summer we will again be running a series of weekends for AAC UK members in Snowdonia

These are grade 2 and 3 roped scrambling courses; perfect as an introduction to harder scrambling, if you’d like to learn some advanced ropework or as prep for going to the Alps

£235 per person, 1:2, based from Llanberis

This summer we will again be running a series of weekends for AAC UK members in Snowdonia

These are grade 2 and 3 roped scrambling courses; perfect as an introduction to harder scrambling, if you’d like to learn some advanced ropework or as prep for going to the Alps

£235 per person, 1:2, based from Llanberis

We are pleased to again be the official provider for 2023 of these courses to Austrian Alpine Club UK members

The purpose of the event is to develop and practise techniques for winter mountaineering.  Below are aims and expected content (skills and knowledge) for this course. Included are indications of suitable experience to access this course.

Due to the flexibility offered by small ratios, it has been decided to only offer a 2 tier programme. 

Winter Mountaineering, 1:4 first two days, 1:2 final three days (Winter skills is the other programme)

 As such participants will be paired according to similar abilities and aspirations, allowing individual aims to be achieve. This may vary from independently climbing a grade 1 gully to seconding grade 5, so although these courses are called mountaineering they equally suit aspiring winter climbers.

The content and itinerary for each course will be flexible to allow for the prevailing weather conditions and participants’ experience. Each evening, it is hoped to provide lectures on key safety topics.

This is a closed (instruction only) course in Fort William, more info on the AAC UK website

Aims - Learn and develop the technical skills for movement on steep ground and ridges

Prerequisites - Winter hill walking with ice axe and crampons and summer scrambling

(All courses require a good level of hill fitness. As a general rule you should be capable of walking for a day of 5-7 hours, ascending 1000m with a 10kg rucksack, in summer conditions. This should be over consecutive days)

Content -

Revisit movement skills using ice axe and crampons

How to move on steeper ground

How to make and use snow anchors, including buried axe and snow bollards

How to use rock anchors

Rope work and belaying

Abseiling using snow anchors

Avalanche awareness

Safe route choice

Navigation and route planning

We are pleased to again be the official provider for 2023 of these courses to Austrian Alpine Club UK members

The purpose of the event is to develop and practise techniques for winter mountaineering.  Below are aims and expected content (skills and knowledge) for this course. Included are indications of suitable experience to access the course.

Due to the flexibility offered by small ratios, it has been decided to only offer a 2 tier programme. 

Winter Skills, 1:4 maximum (Winter mountaineering is the other programme) 3 days

The content and itinerary for each course will be flexible to allow for the prevailing weather conditions and participants’ experience. Each evening, it is hoped to provide lectures on key safety topics.

This is a closed (instruction only) course in Fort William, more info on the AAC UK website

Aims - Learn and develop the key winter skills for safe walking in the UK mountains in winter conditions

Prerequisites - Summer hill walking.

(All courses require a good level of hill fitness. As a general rule you should be capable of walking for a day of 5-7 hours, ascending 1000m with a 10kg rucksack, in summer conditions. This should be over consecutive days)

Content -

How to move on snow, including kicking steps

Use of ice axe for walking, cutting steps and self arrest

Use of crampons in ascent and for descent

Avalanche awareness

Safe route choice

Navigation and route planning

Equipment and clothing 

We are pleased to again be the official provider for 2023 of these courses to Austrian Alpine Club UK members

The purpose of the event is to develop and practise techniques for winter mountaineering.  Below are aims and expected content (skills and knowledge) for this course. Included are indications of suitable experience to access the course.

Due to the flexibility offered by small ratios, it has been decided to only offer a 2 tier programme. 

Winter Skills, 1:4 maximum (Winter mountaineering is the other programme) 3 days

The content and itinerary for each course will be flexible to allow for the prevailing weather conditions and participants’ experience. Each evening, it is hoped to provide lectures on key safety topics.

This is a closed (instruction only) course in Fort William, more info on the AAC UK website

Aims - Learn and develop the key winter skills for safe walking in the UK mountains in winter conditions

Prerequisites - Summer hill walking.

(All courses require a good level of hill fitness. As a general rule you should be capable of walking for a day of 5-7 hours, ascending 1000m with a 10kg rucksack, in summer conditions. This should be over consecutive days)

Content -

How to move on snow, including kicking steps

Use of ice axe for walking, cutting steps and self arrest

Use of crampons in ascent and for descent

Avalanche awareness

Safe route choice

Navigation and route planning

Equipment and clothing 

We are pleased to again be the official provider for 2023 of these courses to Austrian Alpine Club UK members

The purpose of the event is to develop and practise techniques for winter mountaineering.  Below are aims and expected content (skills and knowledge) for this course. Included are indications of suitable experience to access this course.

Due to the flexibility offered by small ratios, it has been decided to only offer a 2 tier programme. 

Winter Mountaineering, 1:4 first two days, 1:2 final three days (Winter skills is the other programme)

 As such participants will be paired according to similar abilities and aspirations, allowing individual aims to be achieve. This may vary from independently climbing a grade 1 gully to seconding grade 5, so although these courses are called mountaineering they equally suit aspiring winter climbers.

The content and itinerary for each course will be flexible to allow for the prevailing weather conditions and participants’ experience. Each evening, it is hoped to provide lectures on key safety topics.

This is a closed (instruction only) course in Fort William, more info on the AAC UK website

Aims - Learn and develop the technical skills for movement on steep ground and ridges

Prerequisites - Winter hill walking with ice axe and crampons and summer scrambling

(All courses require a good level of hill fitness. As a general rule you should be capable of walking for a day of 5-7 hours, ascending 1000m with a 10kg rucksack, in summer conditions. This should be over consecutive days)

Content -

Revisit movement skills using ice axe and crampons

How to move on steeper ground

How to make and use snow anchors, including buried axe and snow bollards

How to use rock anchors

Rope work and belaying

Abseiling using snow anchors

Avalanche awareness

Safe route choice

Navigation and route planning

This summer we will be running a series of weekends for AAC UK members in Snowdonia

These are grade 2 and 3 roped scrambling courses; perfect as an introduction to harder scrambling, if you’d like to learn some advanced ropework or as prep for going to the Alps

£220 per person, 1:2, based from Llanberis

In late September 2022 we will be based on the Isle of Skye offering a range of days on the Cuillin ridge

Example days include guided Munros, rock climbing on the Cioch, Inpinn days and traverses

£280 per day, max 1:2

This summer we will be running a series of weekends for AAC UK members in Snowdonia

These are grade 2 and 3 roped scrambling courses; perfect as an introduction to harder scrambling, if you’d like to learn some advanced ropework or as prep for going to the Alps

£220 per person, 1:2, based from Llanberis

This summer we will be running a series of weekends for AAC UK members in Snowdonia

These are grade 2 and 3 roped scrambling courses; perfect as an introduction to harder scrambling, if you’d like to learn some advanced ropework or as prep for going to the Alps

£220 per person, 1:2, based from Llanberis

Rock climbing guiding, learn to lead and skills for sea cliffs

St Davids Area, £220 per day, max 1:2

In May 2022 we will be based on the Isle of Skye offering a range of days on the Cuillin ridge

Example days include guided Munros, rock climbing on the Cioch, Inpinn days and traverses

£250 per day, max 1:2

We are pleased to be the official provider for 2022 of these courses to Austrian Alpine Club UK members

The purpose of the event is to develop and practise techniques for winter mountaineering.  Below are aims and expected content (skills and knowledge) for this course. Included are indications of suitable experience to access this course.

Due to the flexibility offered by small ratios, it has been decided to only offer a 2 tier programme. 

Winter Mountaineering, 1:4 first two days, 1:2 final three days (Winter skills is the other programme)

 As such participants will be paired according to similar abilities and aspirations, allowing individual aims to be achieve. This may vary from independently climbing a grade 1 gully to seconding grade 5, so although these courses are called mountaineering they equally suit aspiring winter climbers.

The content and itinerary for each course will be flexible to allow for the prevailing weather conditions and participants’ experience. Each evening, it is hoped to provide lectures on key safety topics.

This is a closed (instruction only) course in Fort William, more info on the AAC UK website

Aims - Learn and develop the technical skills for movement on steep ground and ridges

Prerequisites - Winter hill walking with ice axe and crampons and summer scrambling

(All courses require a good level of hill fitness. As a general rule you should be capable of walking for a day of 5-7 hours, ascending 1000m with a 10kg rucksack, in summer conditions. This should be over consecutive days)

Content -

Revisit movement skills using ice axe and crampons

How to move on steeper ground

How to make and use snow anchors, including buried axe and snow bollards

How to use rock anchors

Rope work and belaying

Abseiling using snow anchors

Avalanche awareness

Safe route choice

Navigation and route planning