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
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: Braemar
Meeting Place: Braemar Mountain Rescue Team Base, Corrie Feragie, Braemar, AB35 5YL
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: Braemar
Meeting Place: Braemar Mountain Rescue Team Base, Corrie Feragie, Braemar, AB35 5YL
Bookings open - 1 space left!
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Meeting Place: Kingussie
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Meeting Place: Blackford Quarry
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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: Ochils
Meeting Place: Ochils Mountain Rescue Team base, Bankhead Farm, Fishcross, FK10 3AN
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: Ochils
Meeting Place: Ochils Mountain Rescue Team base, Bankhead Farm, Fishcross, FK10 3AN
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Meeting Place: Creag Na-heigh
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Meeting Place: Kingussie
A first step into outdoor Bouldering. This one-day course offers you the chance to experience outdoor bouldering under the supervision of our expert coach, learning some new skills that can start you on your outdoor climbing journey.
This course is ideal for members who have never climbed before or boulder indoors but would like to try climbing on real rock.
The course will cover:
Meeting Place: Dumbarton Rock
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Meeting Place: Kingussie
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Meeting Place: Glen Nevis
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Meeting Place: Rosyth Quarry
This one-day course is run as a member’s bouldering social accompanied by an expert coach to give you all the tips and tricks to get the most out of your climbing. It's an opportunity to meet up with other psyched boulderers from across Scotland and visit some of the best bouldering venues around.
This course is ideal for members who boulder, indoors or out at all experience levels, and would like to visit some of the country’s best venues.
The course will cover:
Meeting Place: Glen Lednock
What you'll learn
Meeting Place: Glen Nevis
A first step into outdoor Bouldering. This one-day course offers you the chance to experience outdoor bouldering under the supervision of our expert coach, learning some new skills that can start you on your outdoor climbing journey.
This course is ideal for members who have never climbed before or boulder indoors but would like to try climbing on real rock.
The course will cover:
Meeting Place: Glen Lednock
This one-day course is run as a member’s bouldering social accompanied by an expert coach to give you all the tips and tricks to get the most out of your climbing. It's an opportunity to meet up with other psyched boulderers from across Scotland and visit some of the best bouldering venues around.
This course is ideal for members who boulder, indoors or out at all experience levels, and would like to visit some of the country’s best venues.
The course will cover:
Meeting Place: Glen Lednock
Being proficient in the Scottish Mountains in summer conditions is of course much more than just the ability to navigate well - although navigation is one of the crucial elements of safe travel in the mountains. These weekend courses go 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.
What you'll learn
This weekend course comprises two days of instruction. It will include all of the following aspects to ensure safe and enjoyable days on the hill:
Area: Glencoe
Meeting Place: Lagangarbh Hut, Glen Coe, Lochaber, PH49 4HX
Bookings open - 1 space left!
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Meeting Place: Creag Na-heigh
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A first step into outdoor Bouldering. This one-day course offers you the chance to experience outdoor bouldering under the supervision of our expert coach, learning some new skills that can start you on your outdoor climbing journey.
This course is ideal for members who have never climbed before or boulder indoors but would like to try climbing on real rock.
The course will cover:
Meeting Place: Torridon Celtic Jumble
This one-day course is run as a member’s bouldering social accompanied by an expert coach to give you all the tips and tricks to get the most out of your climbing. It's an opportunity to meet up with other psyched boulderers from across Scotland and visit some of the best bouldering venues around.
This course is ideal for members who boulder, indoors or out at all experience levels, and would like to visit some of the country’s best venues.
The course will cover:
Meeting Place: Torridon Celtic Jumble
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
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
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
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