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.
Going the Extra Mile is a program of basic hill skills courses for people aged between 18 and 25 years of age who enjoy exploring the hills and mountains of Scotland, and would like to learn the basic skills needed to help them gain confidence and stay safe when hiking.
Venue: Campsie Fells (Drymen)
Booking open
Going the Extra Mile is a program of basic hill skills courses for people aged between 18 and 25 years of age who enjoy exploring the hills and mountains of Scotland, and would like to learn the basic skills needed to help them gain confidence and stay safe when hiking.
Venue: Ochils (Tillicoultry)
Booking open
Going the Extra Mile is a program of basic hill skills courses for people aged between 18 and 25 years of age who enjoy exploring the hills and mountains of Scotland, and would like to learn the basic skills needed to help them gain confidence and stay safe when hiking.
Venue: Ochils (Tillicoultry)
Booking open
This course is aimed at our members who regularly ascend Munros (or
equivalent). Your day's training will involve an ascent of one of the
numerous Munros or Corbetts in the area. The course will give you a firm grounding in practical mountain navigation skills
Venue: Braemar
This course is aimed at our members who regularly ascend Munros (or
equivalent). Your day's training will involve an ascent of one of the
numerous Munros or Corbetts in the area. The course will give you a firm grounding in practical mountain navigation skills
Venue: Braemar
This course is members who are fit enough to enjoy days out on the
hills and high tops, but would prefer to train on terrain that is not
too physically demanding. At times the course will be off track on the
open hillside. The course will give you a firm grounding in practical mountain navigation skills.
Venue: Ochils
This course is members who are fit enough to enjoy days out on the
hills and high tops, but would prefer to train on terrain that is not
too physically demanding. At times the course will be off track on the
open hillside. The course will give you a firm grounding in practical mountain navigation skills.
Venue: Ochils
This one-day course is for anyone aged 18 or over who has never climbed before or who
has done a little climbing indoors but would like to try climbing
outdoors on real rock.
Venue: Kingussie area
Booking open
This one-day course is designed to take competent indoor climbers or
those with some experience of outdoor climbing and help them develop
their outdoor traditional climbing.
Venue: Kingussie area
Booking open
This two-day course is designed to take climbers who can competently
lead climb indoor or on sports routes and have some experience of
climbing outdoors and introduce them to leading traditionally protected
routes.
Venue: Glen Nevis
Booking open
Going the Extra Mile is a program of basic hill skills courses for people aged between 18 and 25 years of age who enjoy exploring the hills and mountains of Scotland, and would like to learn the basic skills needed to help them gain confidence and stay safe when hiking.
Venue: Pentland Hills
Booking open
Going the Extra Mile is a program of basic hill skills courses for people aged between 18 and 25 years of age who enjoy exploring the hills and mountains of Scotland, and would like to learn the basic skills needed to help them gain confidence and stay safe when hiking.
Venue: Pentland Hills
Booking open
This one-day course is for anyone aged 18 or over who has never climbed before or who
has done a little climbing indoors but would like to try climbing
outdoors on real rock.
Venue: Crieff area
Booking open
This one-day course is for anyone aged 18 or over who has never climbed before or who
has done a little climbing indoors but would like to try climbing
outdoors on real rock.
Venue: Kingussie area
Booking open
This course is members who are fit enough to enjoy days out on the
hills and high tops, but would prefer to train on terrain that is not
too physically demanding. At times the course will be off track on the
open hillside. The course will give you a firm grounding in practical mountain navigation skills.
Venue: Pentland Hills
Booking opens 1 May
This one-day course is designed to take competent indoor climbers or
those with some experience of outdoor climbing and help them develop
their outdoor traditional climbing.
Venue: Kingussie area
Booking open
This course is members who are fit enough to enjoy days out on the
hills and high tops, but would prefer to train on terrain that is not
too physically demanding. At times the course will be off track on the
open hillside. The course will give you a firm grounding in practical mountain navigation skills.
Venue: Pentland Hills
Booking opens 1 May
This course is members who are fit enough to enjoy days out on the
hills and high tops, but would prefer to train on terrain that is not
too physically demanding. At times the course will be off track on the
open hillside. The course will give you a firm grounding in practical mountain navigation skills.
Venue: Ochils
Booking opens 1 May
This course is members who are fit enough to enjoy days out on the
hills and high tops, but would prefer to train on terrain that is not
too physically demanding. At times the course will be off track on the
open hillside. The course will give you a firm grounding in practical mountain navigation skills.
Venue: Ochils
Booking opens 1 May
This one-day course is for anyone aged 18 or over who has never climbed before or who
has done a little climbing indoors but would like to try climbing
outdoors on real rock.
Venue: Kingussie area
Booking open
This one-day course is designed to take competent indoor climbers or
those with some experience of outdoor climbing and help them develop
their outdoor traditional climbing.
Venue: Kingussie area
Booking open
This one-day course is for anyone aged 18 or over who has never climbed before or who
has done a little climbing indoors but would like to try climbing
outdoors on real rock.
Venue: Crieff area
Booking open
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.
This MTS award is for members who are currently involved or keen to
become involved in leading hill-walking parties in mountainous terrain
in summer conditions. This is a six-day course in two three-day modules including a two-day overnight camping expedition.
Venue: Glen Feshie
Booking open
This course is aimed at our members who regularly ascend Munros (or
equivalent). Your day's training will involve an ascent of one of the
numerous Munros or Corbetts in the area. The course will give you a firm grounding in practical mountain navigation skills
Venue: Arrochar
Booking open
This course is aimed at our members who regularly ascend Munros (or
equivalent). Your day's training will involve an ascent of one of the
numerous Munros or Corbetts in the area. The course will give you a firm grounding in practical mountain navigation skills
Venue: Arrochar
Booking open
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