NNAS Navigation Courses, NGB Refresher Courses, Winter Skills, Scrambling,
Rock Climbing & Mountaineering
Rock Climbing & Mountaineering
Pure Outdoor Winter Skills Weekend (Fri-Sun)
Difficulty
Venue: Cairngorms National Park, Scotland.
Keywords What are you looking for? : winter skills training, winter skills course, ice axe, crampons, snowpack, avalanche, winter navigation, learn navigation, navigation course, navigation training, advanced compass use, munro, winter walking, ice axe arrest, fitting crampons, winter hillwalking equipment.
Location
For the weekend, we will be based in Aviemore in the beautiful Cairngorms National Park. We are based here for the fantastic facilities of the national park, easy access to higher ground and good facilities.
Skills
Over the weekend, we aim to provide you with Essential Skills of navigating, safe travel, avalanche awareness and hillwalking in the winter mountains. For those of you with limited time and a little experience in walking in the summer, this course will provide you skills that can then be practiced and honed throughout the winter. If you are looking for an introductory course to prepare you and give you more experience - the Winter Skills Plus+ course covers the first two days of this course and consolidates the learning with more hands on experience.
Itinerary
Friday PM:
Meet, discuss equipment and weekend overview.
Saturday:
Practicing the navigational techniques essential for safe travel in winter - map and compass work, micro-navigation, timing and pacing and walking on bearings in bad visibility.
Saturday PM:
Mountain Navigation and Avalanche Awareness Talk
Sunday:
Practicing safe movement on steep ground - ice axe and crampon work, self arrest, step cutting, avalanche risk assessment and emergency snow-hole techniques. Both days are spent out on the hill maximizing our instructional time.
Equipment
As we migrate from summer to winter it is worth thinking about what additional it you will need. Along with the usual summer hillwalking equipment you will require stiff soled mountaineering boots (at least B2 rated) these can be hired locally. Also you will need a walking Ice Axe and Crampons. Helmets will be required for some of the days and will be provided. If you need to hire equipment - please let me know. The cost of hiring an Ice Axe and Crampons for the weekend is approximately £10-20.
Transport
We will be based near Aviemore. Aviemore is easily accessible by car, train or plane (Inverness Airport). Where possible, I am always willing to help with course participants needing a lift/transfer. During the course, we will be travelling to and from several venues in the surrounding area - transport will be shared between drivers throughout the course. For more information read the 'How to get there' section!
Accommodation
This course is non-residential and you will be requried to arrange your own accommodation.
Pre-Requisits
A reasonable level of fitness and/or willing to be out and about in the Scottish Winter Mountains. Summer hillwalking experience recommended.
Ratio: 1:6
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Come learn navigation, map reading and how to use a compass on a Navigation Course. High quality provider of Navigation Training, Rock Climbing Courses & Winter Skills Courses. Choose a map reading course to suit your needs from the Pure Outdoor Courses menu.
Come learn navigation, map reading and how to use a compass on a Navigation Course. High quality provider of Navigation Training, Rock Climbing Courses & Winter Skills Courses. Choose a map reading course to suit your needs from the Pure Outdoor Courses menu.