Scottish Winter Courses

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Scottish Winter Courses

Scotland has long been a training ground for climbers preparing for the Alps and mountaineering in the Greater Ranges. Our Scottish Winter Courses provide you with the skills to join an expedition, venture into the mountains more confidently on your own or tackle a more challenging climbing course.

The programme covers a wide range of instruction, from introductory winter walking to high standard snow, ice and mixed climbing.

We are strategically based near Glencoe in the Western Highlands, which is the best location in Scotland to access a variety of climbing and mountaineering venues, depending on the weather, and snow and ice conditions.

Most of our guides and instructors regularly lead expeditions for us further afield and are able to advise you about your future mountaineering.

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Introductory Level Courses
Introductory Long Weekend
Introductory Winter Mountaineering
Intermediate Level Courses
Winter Mountaineering
Advanced Level Courses
Snow & Ice Climbing
All Level Courses
UK Private Guiding (Scottish Winter)

2010 Scottish Courses Programme

Full details of our 2010 Scottish Winter Courses are available as a PDF download. If you would like an overview of all of our courses as a 'hard copy', please click here [688 KB]

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Scottish Courses Blog

Another Magnificent day! (11th Mar)
"Ledge Route (Photo Adele Pennington) Yesterday the Winter Mountaineer’s and Introductory team went to Ben Nevis to...

Ice falls in far flung spots (6th Mar)
"With the continued good low level ice falls forming, some of the mountaineering course went off on Friday to seek out ‘Eas...

Mark ?Baggy? Richards in Scotland (4th Mar)
"The start of this week has seen the Jagged Globe Scottish Winter Base Camp (West Highlands) basking in stunning weather. With...

Read more from our 2010 Scottish Winter Courses Blog.

Accommodation, timings and travel

The Ballachulish Hotel has everything you need to relax after an energetic day on the hill with en-suite rooms, comfortable bar, restaurant and free access to indoor leisure facilities, including swimming pool.

Our prices include full-board accommodation at the hotel on a twin-sharing basis. The single-room supplement is £25 per night (subject to availability). Additional nights can be booked at a cost per night of £45 (Mon-Thu) or £65 (Fri-Sun).

The Ballachulish is a 2 hour drive from Glasgow airport or a 20 minute taxi journey from Fort William...[read more]