High Level Mountain Walking, Rock scrambling, Rock
Climbing and Mountain Walking. These are courses for the
outdoor enthusiast
who wants to learn new skills,
gain more confidence, experience,
or update their existing
skills in the mountains.
All participants require a reasonable level of fitness.
ROCK
CLIMBING COURSES
INTRODUCTORY If you have never
climbed before, been on a taster course or only climbed on an indoor wall we
will provide you with the basic grounding in ropework,
belaying, use of protection equipment, route grading and guidebooks to enable
you to confidently “second” on climbs outdoors or to venture
on to indoor walls.
ADVANCED For
those who have already tried climbing with someone else we
can also take you on to experience “Lead Climbing” Here
the emphasis is on how to set up static belays and how to place
leader protection
Our courses are extremely practical and informal, designed
to go at your speed, we will not hold you back.
ROCK SCRAMBLING
What do we mean, “rock scrambling”?
To go up mountains where you have to use your hands. Rock Scrambles
are graded 1 –3. 1 being just the use of your hands,
grade 3 is verging on easier rock climbs and will require the
use of a rope for protection.
This course is for the hill walker who would like to experience
something more challenging or for those who want to be eased
into the world of climbing.
We run an INTRODUCTORY scrambling course up to grade 2 with an intro to ropes
.We also look at the use of guidebooks route finding, safe movement on steep
ground and the use of a rope in emergencies.
Or the ADVANCED course for those who are more familiar with mountain walking
a rope for safety. Subjects covered include use of a guidebook, route finding,
and simple safety rope work. Use of karabiners, slings and how to set up simple
static belays; and the use of a sit harness
HIGH LEVEL BRITISH MOUNTAIN WALKING
This is a minimum 3 day course, with an option for 5 days, designed to take you
from rambler or absolute beginner and to enable you to confidently tackle major
mountain routes in the U.K. Subjects covered are:
Choice of route, route planning, mountain safety, personal equipment, mountain
weather and basic map work. There is opportunity to spend a night out in the
mountains
.
PRE TREK TRAINING
For anyone about to go off to far away places Trekking, which is now very popular,
this is an ideal opportunity to learn a few useful skills and to try out
that newly acquired equipment.
We go on a 3 day semi-supported Wilderness Trek spending 2 nights in bothies
we can even camp.
For other course options, please choose
from the following:
We
have a very personal and flexible approach to our courses
and in the content of actual course material. The above
are just guidelines. In
fact we dislike the use of the word course and client.
We invite you to come as friends and we will share our
experience and love of the outdoors with you.
