SUMMER ACTIVITIES

Being able to make good judgement calls on the hill in winter comes from experience and knowledge of what has been happening on the mountain, how to interpret your surrounding on the day and how to apply that knowledge to good decision making. Let us show you the skills on how to interpret the snow with different techniques on our avalanche course.

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

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Any technical equipment, crampons, ice axe and helmet is included in price

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Understanding contributing factors to avalanches, how we plan, prepare and execute our findings

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How to check, interpret and understand the snow profiles

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Avalanche awareness/avoidance and its implications for safe route choice

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Route planning, navigating through complex avalanche terrain

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Techniques for safe travel in suspected avalanche terrain

What's included?

✓ Highly experienced & qualified guide

✓ On-course transport

✓ Crampons

✓ Mountaineering axe

✓ Shovels

✓ Group shelter

✓ First Aid kit

✓ Photos from your course

✓ Overview of the course content

What's not included?

✗ Course Insurance

✗ Winter Boots (we can arrange rental)

What do I need to bring?

Quality waterproofs i.e. Gore-tex or similar
B2-B3 style boots
Hat, waterproof gloves plus spares x 2 minimum
Winter walking socks
We advise wearing 2-3 thinner layers rather than one thick layer so you can adjust your temperature during the activity
'Belay' type jacket
Wicking base layers, top & bottoms
Goggles, double clear lens recommended
Head torch, plus spare batteries
Balaclava and neck gaiter
Lunch & warm drink
Rucksack 30-40ltr

What else can we provide?

Reservation for boot hire
Pick up & drop-offs
Accommodation

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GALLERY

We understand that getting a quality nights sleep and being able to dry your equipment can make all the difference to the comfort and enjoyment of your course, so we have used some of the local youth hostels due to the fact they provide what we need well. The rooms are priced on a sharing basis, but we can also arrange private rooms and/or different accommodation if you wish.

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Due to the variety of weather conditions encountered in Scotland this course is run with a conditions based approach, meaning that your instructor/guide will use the best of conditions to maximise safety, your learning and overall experience throughout your course. Below is a sample itinerary.

Day 1

Day one will be finding what we have in the toolbox already, fine tuning those skills, providing a solid framework then we'll make things more accurate with contour interpretation, techniques for measuring distance and walking on bearing with accuracy.

Day 2

Day two we will look at strategies for being able to keep ourselves safe on the terrain we navigate on and how to relocate if we become disorientated. Also, techniques how to relocate including the use of a GPS.