Our programme of summer mountain skills courses are designed to help walkers, scramblers and climbers of all abilities feel confident and capable on the hill. Whether you're preparing for Munro summits, multi-day hikes, leading your first trad route, or simply want to feel safer and more competent in the hills, we've got a course to suit you.

Our summer courses run from April through to September and are delivered by a high quality professional instruction team.

Why choose a Mountaineering Scotland course?

  • Experienced and qualified instructors
  • Practical skills you can use right away
  • Subsidised costs to maintain affordability
  • Locations all across the country

Summer courses

  • Navigation course
  • Mountain skills course
  • Introduction to scrambling
  • Ready to Rock - Outdoor climbing
  • Sofa2ummit online course

You must be a member of Mountaineering Scotland to book our courses, you can join us here.

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Intro to scrambling course

Mountain Courses

Navigation

Our one-day navigation courses are run from a number of locations throughout the summer months, teaching the essential basics for finding our way around the mountains.

Mountain skills

For those relatively new to hill walking, we run a mountain skills weekend which introduces you to navigation, route choice, coping with different terrains, equipment requirements and other topics.

Summer Mountain Leader training

We offer a two-module course to help aspirant Summer Mountain Leaders gain this popular Mountain Training Scotland qualification. For those keen to become involved in leading walking groups through mountainous terrain in summer conditions.

Rock Climbing Courses

Ready to Rock

Learn the skills and confidence to experience Scotland's outdoors in a whole new way! These adult rock climbing courses cover introductions, sport climbing and trad climbing, catering for beginners through to more experienced climbers and everything in-between.

RealRock (U18s)

RealRock sessions are run by our ClimbScotland team to support young people aged 8-18 years old in the transition from indoor to outdoor climbing. Get access to professional climbing instructors who will give advice on techniques and equipment, along with the confidence to make those first moves on rock.

Women's Only Courses

Our Women’s Ready to Rock courses are designed to help women transition from indoor climbing to real rock in a supportive, female-led environment. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to develop trad or sport climbing skills, these courses provide expert instruction in stunning outdoor locations.