Introductory Long Weekend

Overview

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Friday to Monday, 3 full days' instruction, 1:4 Instructor Ratio

Introduction

This course is designed for those with no experience of winter hill walking or mountaineering, who want to learn the skills needed to walk or climb safely in Scotland in winter. Based in the Western Highlands you have access to Ben Nevis, Glen Coe, Aonach Mor and the Mamores, so you can expect to climb a winter Munro over the weekend.

The course is not designed to achieve the same level of skill and competence as the 5-day Introductory Winter Mountaineering course. However, you should come away having mastered the essential skills of cramponing, ice axe arrests and avalanche awareness, as well as having practiced safe movement over steep ground.

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Additional Information

If you wish to discuss any aspect of the course or your suitability for it, please phone +44 (0)114 276 3322 or contact us.

Dates & Prices

Date	Meeting in		Availability
Fri 29 Jan – Mon 1 Feb 2027	Ballachulish		Available Book now »
2 places left with £50 early booking offer	£695 £645
Sat 13 Feb – Tue 16 Feb 2027	Ballachulish		Available Book now »
2 places left with £50 early booking offer	£695 £645
Fri 5 Mar – Mon 8 Mar 2027	Ballachulish		Available Book now »
2 places left with £50 early booking offer	£695 £645

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Group size: 3 – 12 people.

Single room supplement: £220

For comparison, this course starts from £232 (GBP) per day (price Without Flights).

What the price includes

• 3 nights' hotel accommodation, on a twin-sharing basis at the Ballachulish Hotel*
• Breakfast and dinner throughout (if booking selected is 'Include Hotel Accommodation').
• Instructional fees (1:4 Instructor Ratio).
• Road transport to fulfil the course programme.
• All group mountaineering equipment, such as ropes and other technical equipment.
• Boots, Ice axes, crampons, harnesses & helmets (when reserved in advance).

*Prices without food and accommodation are available. Please select 'Exclude Hotel Accommodation' when booking.

What the price does not include

• Lunches.
• Transport to the Ballachulish Hotel.
• Personal climbing equipment and clothing.
• Mountaineering and travel Insurance
• Mechanical uplift costs and indoor climbing**

**The Nevis Range Gondola is frequently used on all courses.

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Team Member Reviews

• ‘Max is a brilliant instructor. He was thoughtful, understanding, attentive, knowledgeable, and made the group relaxed and laugh throughout the course, a credit to Jagged Globe. RC.’ Introductory Long Weekend - Mar '17
• ‘Mungo as an instructor was faultless, excellent knowledge and tailored the course to meet our needs.’ DR, Introductory Long Weekend - March '16
• ‘I feel the course has given me a great set of basic skills to now expand on myself and potentially book on another jagged globe in the future.’ EB, Introductory Long Weekend - Feb '15
• ‘The overwhelming knowledge of mungo and alex was fantastic. Any question asked was answered with incredible detail and also with extra valuable information. AT.’ Introductory Long Weekend, Mar '14
• ‘This was my first experience of climbing…I would like to express my gratitude to the whole leadership team involved during the weekend. Everyone was fantastic.’ PS
• ‘I would sum up the whole thing by saying that you had a first class bunch of people, and I would recommend Jagged Globe to anyone.’ CC