Winter Mountaineering
Winter in the Scottish mountains demands experience and skills to travel safely and get the most from the fantastic days out that they offer. Mountain motion can help you aquire these skills and practice them under expert guidance. The aim is to take your current abilities and develop them so that you can tackle more challenging winter routes safely. We also offer guided expeditions on the classic winter routes. Winter climbing courses and ice climbing courses are also available.
All courses assume some summer walking / mountaineering experience. Courses vary in difficulty and previous mountaineering and scrambling experience is necessary on some of them. We will advise and discuss this with you.
If you want something a bit more challenging, try our winter climbing courses or ice climbing courses.
Browse the courses that we have to offer below and if you have any questions please contact us. Remember, we also do bespoke guiding and private courses.
| Winter walking skills
(3 days) |
Focusing on the basic winter skills. Crampon and ice axe work. Snow and avalanche awareness. The second and third days will be putting it all together on a classic winter walks. max ratio 1:6 | 12 - 14 Dec 21 - 23 Dec 4 - 6 Feb |
£130p.p |
| Winter mountaineering
(5 Days) |
Taking the walking skills and developing them to tackle more challenging routes. The skills to tackle Classic grade I /II gullies and ridges will be looked at. Ropework and winter belays will form an important part of the course as well personal competence on steep ground. The ascent of some classic routes will be undertaken. max ratio 1:4 |
3 - 7 Dec (conditions
permitting)
28 Jan - 1 Feb
3 - 7 March
|
£300p.p max ratio 1:4 |
| Classic routes & ridges | Throughout the winter, mountain motion will run guiding days tackling the classics like the Aonach Eagach, Curved ridge or the mighty Ben Nevis ridges. Winter walking experience is essential. max ratio 1:3 | On Request | £50p.p |
| Winter refresher days | During the end of November and through December we will run revision days to dust the cobwebs off and revise basic snowcraft in preparation for the coming winter. | On Request | £40p.p |
| Skye ridge | This is the most demanding winter expedition in the uk. Conditions are fickle on Skye and the best time for an attempt is usually towards the end of February. Winter climbing experience is essential. max ratio 1:2 |
On request |
on request |