Courses and events calendar

This weekend goes a step further than the basic navigation skills to introduce valuable skills to members who regularly visit the summer mountains and who wish to develop their abilities to become safer and more proficient.

This one-day workshop looks at the very basics of climbing, focusing on balance and movement and the key principles of the sport.

This workshop is provided by Glenmore Lodge

This one-day workshop investigates in greater detail many of the most basic sport-specific techniques (movements), building on the key movements in Fundamentals of climbing 1 and developing them from the off-vertical (slab) medium to vertical and overhanging medium.

This workshop provided by Glenmore Lodge

This one-day workshop builds on the movement and technique content of F1 and F2 and combines the theory and the practical elements of those workshops being delivered in more challenging situations.

This workshop provided by Glenmore Lodge

Our first aid course is aimed at equipping participants with the knowledge and practical skills to deal with an unexpected emergency in the great outdoors.

This one-day workshop looks at the very basics of climbing, focusing on balance and movement and the key principles of the sport.

Build on your foundation of daylight navigation skills giving you strategies to cope with navigating in bad weather and to be able to safely navigate off the hill safely with intensive training in techniques for navigating in poor visibility and darkness.

Build on your foundation of daylight navigation skills giving you strategies to cope with navigating in bad weather and to be able to safely navigate off the hill safely with intensive training in techniques for navigating in poor visibility and darkness.

Build on your foundation of daylight navigation skills giving you strategies to cope with navigating in bad weather and to be able to safely navigate off the hill safely with intensive training in techniques for navigating in poor visibility and darkness.

This one-day workshop investigates in greater detail many of the most basic sport-specific techniques (movements), building on the key movements in Fundamentals of climbing 1 and developing them from the off-vertical (slab) medium to vertical and overhanging medium.

This training weekend is an ideal opportunity for university and college club members of all abilities to increase theiur skill levels - and to help those with a position of responsibility in the club to expand and consolidate their knowledge and improve their confidence in their roles.

Build on your foundation of daylight navigation skills giving you strategies to cope with navigating in bad weather and to be able to safely navigate off the hill safely with intensive training in techniques for navigating in poor visibility and darkness.

Build on your foundation of daylight navigation skills giving you strategies to cope with navigating in bad weather and to be able to safely navigate off the hill safely with intensive training in techniques for navigating in poor visibility and darkness.

Build on your foundation of daylight navigation skills giving you strategies to cope with navigating in bad weather and to be able to safely navigate off the hill safely with intensive training in techniques for navigating in poor visibility and darkness.

In this one-day workshop you will gaing an understanding of the skills and techniques used to develop a climber's physical abilities through physical training.

This one-day workshop builds on the movement and technique content of F1 and F2 and combines the theory and the practical elements of those workshops being delivered in more challenging situations.

Delivered by Heather Morning, our Mountain Safety Advisor.  Heather will draw on her in-depth knowledge of the Scottish mountains and combine this with the wide range of meteorological information available to us via the internet. Run on a workshop style basis with the opportunity to learn, interspersed with practical exercises.

Delivered by Heather Morning, our Mountain Safety Advisor.  Heather will draw on her in-depth knowledge of the Scottish mountains and combine this with the wide range of meteorological information available to us via the internet. Run on a workshop style basis with the opportunity to learn, interspersed with practical exercises.

AGM, EGM and members' gathering.

This one-day workshop investigates in greater detail many of the most basic sport-specific techniques (movements), building on the key movements in Fundamentals of climbing 1 and developing them from the off-vertical (slab) medium to vertical and overhanging medium.

This one-day workshop investigates in greater detail many of the most basic sport-specific techniques (movements), building on the key movements in Fundamentals of climbing 1 and developing them from the off-vertical (slab) medium to vertical and overhanging medium.

This one-day workshop investigates in greater detail many of the most basic sport-specific techniques (movements), building on the key movements in Fundamentals of climbing 1 and developing them from the off-vertical (slab) medium to vertical and overhanging medium.

This one-day workshop builds on the movement and technique content of F1 and F2 and combines the theory and the practical elements of those workshops being delivered in more challenging situations.

Winter mountaineering essentials including walking with an axe and crampons, ice axe self-arrest, navigation, winter safety, avalanche avoidance and much more

Winter mountaineering essentials including walking with an axe and crampons, ice axe self-arrest, navigation, winter safety, avalanche avoidance and much more

Nine hours of intensive winter navigation training with particular consideration to avoidance of avalanche-prone slopes and cornice features.

Winter mountaineering essentials including walking with an axe and crampons, ice axe self-arrest, navigation, winter safety, avalanche avoidance and much more

Winter mountaineering essentials including walking with an axe and crampons, ice axe self-arrest, navigation, winter safety, avalanche avoidance and much more

Winter mountaineering essentials including walking with an axe and crampons, ice axe self-arrest, navigation, winter safety, avalanche avoidance and much more

Nine hours of intensive winter navigation training with particular consideration to avoidance of avalanche-prone slopes and cornice features.

This training weekend will give participants a good grounding in a range of essential skills for venturing into Scotland's mountains in winter. The course includes route planning, navigation, winter safety, avalanche avoiudance, walking with ice axe and crampons, ice axe self-arrest and more.

This course is for proficient winter hill walkers wishing to increase their knowledge of snow and avalanches, to learn which areas to avoid and to improve their understanding of reports and forecasts..

This course is for proficient winter hill walkers wishing to increase their knowledge of snow and avalanches, to learn which areas to avoid and to improve their understanding of reports and forecasts..

Winter mountaineering essentials including walking with an axe and crampons, ice axe self-arrest, navigation, winter safety, avalanche avoidance and much more

Nine hours of intensive winter navigation training with particular consideration to avoidance of avalanche-prone slopes and cornice features.

Winter mountaineering essentials including walking with an axe and crampons, ice axe self-arrest, navigation, winter safety, avalanche avoidance and much more

Nine hours of intensive winter navigation training with particular consideration to avoidance of avalanche-prone slopes and cornice features.

For students who already have winter skills and rock climbing experience and who want to move into winter climbing. It will include a recap of winter skills, rope work, use of technical ice tools, escaping from multi-pitch winter climbs, and avalanche awareness, as well as lead climbing if appropriate.

For members of clubs affiliated to Mountaineering Scotland, and who either aspire to, or are already taking the lead on club trips.

This one-day workshop builds on the movement and technique content of F1 and F2 and combines the theory and the practical elements of those workshops being delivered in more challenging situations.