We offer our members and clubs a wide range of fantastic 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 and prices.
Nb. We indicate whether courses are fully booked below, but please be aware this is not an automatic update, so the situation may change overnight.
We operate a waiting list for all our fully-booked events to fill spaces that become available after cancellations. To be added to this list, please email us with your name, phone number and the dates of courses you are interested in.
This one-day course is designed to help adult indoor climbers make their first moves onto rock by
having a fun day out as well as covering the use of some key skills and
equipment.
Venue: Glasgow
ONE PLACE AVAILABLE
For young climbers aged 8 to 17. Focus on trad and boulder climbing.
Venue: Aberdeenshire and Moray
This one-day course is designed to help adult indoor climbers make their first moves onto rock by
having a fun day out as well as covering the use of some key skills and
equipment.
Venue: Edinburgh
This one-day course is designed to help adult indoor climbers make their first moves onto rock by
having a fun day out as well as covering the use of some key skills and
equipment.
Venue: Perth
This one-day course is designed to help adult indoor climbers make their first moves onto rock by
having a fun day out as well as covering the use of some key skills and
equipment.
Venue: Edinburgh
This one-day course is designed to help adult indoor climbers make their first moves onto rock by
having a fun day out as well as covering the use of some key skills and
equipment.
Venue: Perth
Scotland's inclusive indoor climbing competition will be held at EICA Ratho.
Date subject to confirmation.
This Mountain Training award is for members who are currently involved or keen to
become involved in leading hill-walking parties in mountainous terrain
in summer conditions.
Venue: Mill Cottage, Feshiebridge
FULLY BOOKED
This one-day course is designed to help adult indoor climbers make their first moves onto rock by
having a fun day out as well as covering the use of some key skills and
equipment.
Venue: Glasgow
For young climbers aged 8 to 17. Focus on trad climbing.
Venue: Ullapool
FULLY BOOKED
This Mountain Training award is for members who are currently involved or keen to
become involved in leading hill-walking parties in mountainous terrain
in summer conditions.
Venue: Mill Cottage, Feshiebridge
FULLY BOOKED
This one-day course is designed to help adult indoor climbers make their first moves onto rock by
having a fun day out as well as covering the use of some key skills and
equipment.
Venue: Fort William or Kingussie
This workshop builds on Fundamentals 1 and covers the techniques that are particularly useful on steep ground.
Venue: Perth College UHI
This workshop builds on Fundamentals 1 and covers the techniques that are particularly useful on steep ground.
Venue: TCA Glasgow
This two day course is
aimed at equipping participants with the knowledge and practical skills to deal
with an unexpected emergency in the great outdoors.
Venue: Mill Cottage, Feshiebridge
WAITING LIST
This first workshop looks at the very basics of climbing, focusing on balance and movement and the key principles of the sport.
Venue: Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore
This first workshop looks at the very basics of climbing, focusing on balance and movement and the key principles of the sport.
Venue: Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore
For students of all abilities to increase their mountain skill levels and to equip those in positions of responsibility in their club.
We also welcome members of student clubs who are new to hill walking, mountaineering or climbing, and wish to 'learn the ropes', setting a solid foundation of skills that they can build upon in the future and share with fellow club members.
Venue: Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore
Gain an
understanding of the skills and techniques used to develop a climber's
physical abilities through physical training.
Venue: Transition Extreme, Aberdeen
Gain an
understanding of the skills and techniques used to develop a climber's
physical abilities through physical training.
Venue: Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore
Gain an
understanding of the skills and techniques used to develop a climber's
physical abilities through physical training.
Venue: TCA Glasgow
This first workshop looks at the very basics of climbing, focusing on balance and movement and the key principles of the sport.
Venue: EICA Ratho
Gain an
understanding of the skills and techniques used to develop a climber's
physical abilities through physical training.
Venue: Inverness
This workshop builds on Fundamentals 1 and covers the techniques that are particularly useful on steep ground.
Venue: EICA Ratho
This workshop builds on Fundamentals 2 and investigates the complex techniques useful on overhanging ground and dynamic movement.
Venue: Eden Rock, Loanhead
This first workshop looks at the very basics of climbing, focusing on balance and movement and the key principles of the sport.
Venue: Transition Extreme, Aberdeen
This workshop builds on Fundamentals 1 and covers the techniques that are particularly useful on steep ground.
Venue: Transition Extreme, Aberdeen
This first workshop looks at the very basics of climbing, focusing on balance and movement and the key principles of the sport.
Venue: TCA Glasgow
This workshop builds on Fundamentals 2 and investigates the complex techniques useful on overhanging ground and dynamic movement.
Venue: Transition Extreme, Aberdeen
This workshop builds on Fundamentals 2 and investigates the complex techniques useful on overhanging ground and dynamic movement.
Venue: TCA Glasgow
Winter mountaineering skills essentials including walking with an axe and crampons, ice axe self-arrest, navigation, winter safety, avalanche avoidance and much more.
Venue: Mill Cottage, Feshiebridge
Winter mountaineering skills essentials including walking with an axe and crampons, ice axe self-arrest, navigation, winter safety, avalanche avoidance and much more.
Venue: Mill Cottage, Feshiebridge
Winter navigation training with particular consideration to avoidance of avalanche-prone slopes and cornice features.
Venue: Aviewmore
Winter mountaineering skills essentials including walking with an axe and crampons, ice axe self-arrest, navigation, winter safety, avalanche avoidance and much more.
Venue: Mill Cottage, Feshiebridge
Winter mountaineering skills essentials including walking with an axe and crampons, ice axe self-arrest, navigation, winter safety, avalanche avoidance and much more.
Venue: Mill Cottage, Feshiebridge
Winter navigation training with particular consideration to avoidance of avalanche-prone slopes and cornice features.
Venue: Aviewmore
This training weekend will give participants a strong grounding in a range of essential skills for venturing into Scotland's mountains in winter that they can build upon in the future and share with fellow club members.
Venue: Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore
This workshop builds on Fundamentals 1 and covers the techniques that are particularly useful on steep ground.
Venue: TCA Glasgow
Winter mountaineering skills essentials including walking with an axe and crampons, ice axe self-arrest, navigation, winter safety, avalanche avoidance and much more.
Venue: Mill Cottage, Feshiebridge
Winter navigation training with particular consideration to avoidance of avalanche-prone slopes and cornice features.
Venue: Aviemore
Increase your knowledge of snow and avalanches, learn which areas to avoid, and improve your understanding of reports and forecasts.
Venue: Aviemore
Increase your knowledge of snow and avalanches, learn which areas to avoid, and improve your understanding of reports and forecasts.
Venue: Aviemore
Winter mountaineering skills essentials including walking with an axe and crampons, ice axe self-arrest, navigation, winter safety, avalanche avoidance and much more.
Venue: Mill Cottage, Feshiebridge
Winter navigation training with particular consideration to avoidance of avalanche-prone slopes and cornice features.
Venue: Aviemore
for students who already have both winter skills and some rock climbing experience, who want to move into winter climbing. The aim of the weekend is to provide a solid foundation in core winter climbing skills to enable students to operate competently, safely and independently in a Scottish winter climbing environment
Venue: Northern Cairngorms
Winter mountaineering skills essentials including walking with an axe and crampons, ice axe self-arrest, navigation, winter safety, avalanche avoidance and much more.
Venue: Aviemore
For members of snowsports touring clubs
affiliated to Mountaineering Scotland, and who either aspire to, or are
already taking the lead role on club trips.
Venue: Cairngorm Mountain
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