We offer a wide range of great value mountain skills courses and climbing coaching workshops, held in locations across Scotland. We also organise talks, lectures and other events during the year to help you grow your knowledge and meet other hill walkers, climbers and mountaineers. Check out the full schedule below and click for more information, booking details and prices.
Please note: We indicate whether courses are fully booked below, but please be aware this is not an automatic update, so the situation may change overnight.
Waiting lists
We operate a waiting list for most events to fill spaces that become available in case of cancellations. Please add your details to the waiting list for any courses and dates that are fully booked that you are interested in and we will be in touch with everyone on the list if any places become available.
What you'll learn
Mountaineering Scotland, in partnership with Richard Bentley from Mountain Motion, is offering club and individual members the opportunity to participate in a Summer Mountain Leader Training Course, at a special discounted rate. Price includes accommodation at Mill Cottage.
Please note that participants must attend both 3 day modules.
What you'll learn
Area: Cairngorms
A one-day Mountaineering Scotland navigation course will give you a firm grounding in practical mountain navigation skills, no matter which fitness level course you choose. Instructor ratios are 1:6 and there are spaces for 12 people per course. The courses aim to introduce or refresh essential navigation skills.
What you'll learn
Area: Arrochar
Meeting Place: Arrochar Mountain Rescue Team Base, Arrochar, G83 7AZ
A one-day Mountaineering Scotland navigation course will give you a firm grounding in practical mountain navigation skills, no matter which fitness level course you choose. Instructor ratios are 1:6 and there are spaces for 12 people per course. The courses aim to introduce or refresh essential navigation skills.
What you'll learn
Area: Arrochar
Meeting Place: Arrochar Mountain Rescue Team Base, Arrochar, G83 7AZ
A one-day Mountaineering Scotland navigation course will give you a firm grounding in practical mountain navigation skills, no matter which fitness level course you choose. Instructor ratios are 1:6 and there are spaces for 12 people per course. The courses aim to introduce or refresh essential navigation skills.
What you'll learn
Area: Arrochar
Meeting Place: Arrochar Mountain Rescue Team Base, Arrochar, G83 7AZ
This course is designed to build on your existing navigation skills and to develop your confidence. Perfect for those wanting a ‘next step’ after attending one of our one day summer navigation courses. It builds on your skills to develop strategies to cope with bad weather and poor visibility, or being caught out by short daylight hours.
What will you learn
Area: Pentland Hills
This course is designed to build on your existing navigation skills and to develop your confidence. Perfect for those wanting a ‘next step’ after attending one of our one day summer navigation courses. It builds on your skills to develop strategies to cope with bad weather and poor visibility, or being caught out by short daylight hours.
What will you learn
Area: Pentland Hills
The Weather Skills course is delivered by expert meteorologists from The Mountain Weather Information Service (MWIS), and aimed at all levels of knowledge, from complete beginner to those with some prior knowledge.
What you'll learn
Location: Perth
More information - currently fully booked
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The Winter Weather course is delivered by expert meteorologists from The Mountain Weather Information Service (MWIS), and focuses on winter weather in the Scottish mountains. Some prior knowledge is helpful, for example having attended the MWIS weather course aimed at all levels (see above).
What you'll learn
Location: Perth
More information - currently fully booked
This course is designed to build on your existing navigation skills and to develop your confidence. Perfect for those wanting a ‘next step’ after attending one of our one day summer navigation courses. It builds on your skills to develop strategies to cope with bad weather and poor visibility, or being caught out by short daylight hours.
What will you learn
Area: Ochils (Dumyat)
This course is designed to build on your existing navigation skills and to develop your confidence. Perfect for those wanting a ‘next step’ after attending one of our one day summer navigation courses. It builds on your skills to develop strategies to cope with bad weather and poor visibility, or being caught out by short daylight hours.
What will you learn
Area: Ochils (Dumyat)
Our one day winter skills courses are aimed at people who already enjoy walking in the Scottish hills in summer and winter, and wish to improve their competency and learn the basic skills to enjoy winter in the hills safety.
Area: Cairngorms
Nine hours of intensive winter navigation training with particular consideration to avoidance of avalanche-prone slopes and cornice features. Techniques will include timing, pacing, walking on bearings, aiming off, boxing away from cornice edges, attack points and much more. We will ‘walk into the dark' and experience the challenges of night navigation.
This course is specifically designed to practice navigation techniques after dark so we start at 10am and finish around 6pm.
All course participants must have completed a winter skills training course either with Mountaineering Scotland or another provider and be familiar with the use of ice axe and crampons prior to attending this course. As well as the basic skills of kicking and cutting steps with their rigid winter mountaineering boots.
Area: Cairngorms
Our avalanche awareness courses are designed for proficient winter hill walkers, mountaineers, climbers and ski tourers wishing to increase their knowledge of snow conditions and avalanche risk, to learn which areas to avoid and to improve their understanding of reports and forecasts.
Participants must have attended a winter skills course with Mountaineering Scotland or another provider prior to signing up for avalanche awareness courses.
Area: Cairngorms
This one day course follows on from the Introduction to Avalanche Awareness course, and will consist of an indoor introduction to avalanche theory followed by a practical session on the hill.
Participants must have attended a winter skills course and an introductory avalanche awareness course with Mountaineering Scotland or another provider (or a comparable course) or have extensive personal experience in the winter hills with a good understanding of avalanches, problems, planning and decisions. Please contact us if you’re not sure this course is correct for you.
Area: Cairngorms
This one day course will compare and contrast Crampons with Micro spikes to help you decide what is appropriate and safe in different conditions, how to make decisions and what to do when in doubt.
Area: Cairngorms
Our two day winter skills courses are aimed at people who already enjoy walking in the Scottish hills in summer and winter, and wish to improve their competency and learn the basic skills to enjoy winter in the hills safety. Over the course of the two days you'll gain a deeper understanding of essential winter skills and have plenty of time for practice (weather permitting). Two nights self catering accommodation at Mill Cottage national hut included.
Area: Cairngorms
Our two day winter skills courses are aimed at people who already enjoy walking in the Scottish hills in summer and winter, and wish to improve their competency and learn the basic skills to enjoy winter in the hills safety. Over the course of the two days you'll gain a deeper understanding of essential winter skills and have plenty of time for practice (weather permitting). Two nights self catering accommodation at Mill Cottage national hut included.
Area: Cairngorms
Nine hours of intensive winter navigation training with particular consideration to avoidance of avalanche-prone slopes and cornice features. Techniques will include timing, pacing, walking on bearings, aiming off, boxing away from cornice edges, attack points and much more. We will ‘walk into the dark' and experience the challenges of night navigation.
This course is specifically designed to practice navigation techniques after dark so we start at 10am and finish around 6pm.
All course participants must have completed a winter skills training course either with Mountaineering Scotland or another provider and be familiar with the use of ice axe and crampons prior to attending this course. As well as the basic skills of kicking and cutting steps with their rigid winter mountaineering boots.
Area: Cairngorms
Our two day winter skills courses are aimed at women who already enjoy walking in the Scottish hills in summer and winter, and wish to improve their competency and learn the basic skills to enjoy winter in the hills safety. Over the course of the two days you'll gain a deeper understanding of essential winter skills and have plenty of time for practice (weather permitting).
Two nights self catering accommodation at the Alex MacIntyre Memorial Hut included. Please note, the course price also includes uplift at Glencoe Ski Centre (refundable if not used).
Area: Glencoe
Our two day winter skills courses are aimed at people who already enjoy walking in the Scottish hills in summer and winter, and wish to improve their competency and learn the basic skills to enjoy winter in the hills safety. Over the course of the two days you'll gain a deeper understanding of essential winter skills and have plenty of time for practice (weather permitting).
Two nights self catering accommodation at the Alex MacIntyre Memorial Hut included. Please note, the course price also includes uplift at Glencoe Ski Centre (refundable if not used).
Area: Glencoe
Our one day winter skills courses are aimed at people who already enjoy walking in the Scottish hills in summer and winter, and wish to improve their competency and learn the basic skills to enjoy winter in the hills safety. Please note, the course price includes uplift at Glencoe Ski Centre (refundable if not used).
Area: Glencoe
Our avalanche awareness courses are designed for proficient winter hill walkers, mountaineers, climbers and ski tourers wishing to increase their knowledge of snow conditions and avalanche risk, to learn which areas to avoid and to improve their understanding of reports and forecasts.
Participants must have attended a winter skills course with Mountaineering Scotland or another provider prior to signing up for avalanche awareness courses.
Area: Glencoe
Our two day winter skills courses are aimed at people who already enjoy walking in the Scottish hills in summer and winter, and wish to improve their competency and learn the basic skills to enjoy winter in the hills safety. Over the course of the two days you'll gain a deeper understanding of essential winter skills and have plenty of time for practice (weather permitting).
Two nights self catering accommodation at the Alex MacIntyre Memorial Hut included. Please note, the course price also includes uplift at Glencoe Ski Centre (refundable if not used).
Area: Glencoe
Join us on this course to learn how to rescue someone from an avalanche using transceivers, shovels and probes. This course is suitable for winter hillwalkers, mountaineers, climbers, and ski tourers who have this equipment and would like to learn how to use it quickly and efficiently, or to refresh existing knowledge.
All course participants MUST have completed a winter skills training course either with Mountaineering Scotland or another provider and be familiar with the use of ice axe and crampons prior to attending this course.
We will aim to cover as much of the above as possible, depending on the snow and weather conditions.
Our two day winter skills courses are aimed at people who already enjoy walking in the Scottish hills in summer and winter, and wish to improve their competency and learn the basic skills to enjoy winter in the hills safety. Over the course of the two days you'll gain a deeper understanding of essential winter skills and have plenty of time for practice (weather permitting). Two nights self catering accommodation at Mill Cottage national hut included.
Area: Cairngorms
Our two day winter skills courses are aimed at people who already enjoy walking in the Scottish hills in summer and winter, and wish to improve their competency and learn the basic skills to enjoy winter in the hills safety. Over the course of the two days you'll gain a deeper understanding of essential winter skills and have plenty of time for practice (weather permitting). Two nights self catering accommodation at Mill Cottage national hut included.
Area: Cairngorms
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