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Winter skills, climbs & summits

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Beginner
Mountaineering: with this level of course no previous experience required, but any you have is a bonus. See itinerary for details. Ice & Rock: no previous experience is needed. Fitness: good general fitness and stamina.
Intermediate
Mountaineering: some experience. Ice: grade II or III. Fitness: good.
Improver
Mountaineering: climbs around AD grade. Ice & Rock: grades around III or IV ice, and VS rock. Fitness: very good to high fitness and stamina.
Advanced
Climbs D+ / TD, Ice V, Rock E2. Fitness: very high fitness & stamina.

Scottish Skills
Weekend
An intense weekend course to learn key winter skills in Scotland.

Scottish Week
Winter Intro
Week of skills & Grade I & II Scottish winter ridges and gullies.

Chamonix Ice Weekend
Two days are flexible to allow you to ascend route types your choose.
 
Scottish
Technical Ice
A week of 1:2 guiding to climb scottish grade III to V ice and gullies.
 
Val de Cogne Italian Ice
From long multi-pitch waterfall ice routes to shorter more technical.

Dry Tooling & Mixed
Seek a new challenge? Dry tooling and mixed routes are next.
 
1:1 Advanced winter course
You can choose all the routes to create your dream itinerary.

Winter Alpine Intro
The winter & ice version of our ever popular summer course.
 
Kilimanjaro 5895m
Ascend via Machame to acclimatise gradually, & 1 day safari after.
 
Winter Mount Toubkal
Highest peak in N.Africa is a winter trek and it involves no climbing.
 
Chamonix Technical Ice
Climb some of the best technical waterfall ice routes in winter.
 
Canadian Ice Course
Canada is famous for every type of waterfall ice, and easy access,
 
Norway Ice Course
This course is aimed at strong ice climbers, to push their grades.
 
1:1 Ultimate Ice course
For those who have reached a level, and want to be pushed,

Avalanche Awareness
You are taught to use avalanche tranceivers, shovels, and probes.
 
Snowshelters and survival
You are learning skills that could save your life, if you are caught out.
 
Aconcagua 5985m
A physically tough challenge to climb a '7 Summits' in Argentina
 
Winter Alpine Classics
A full week of 1:2 ratio guiding to climb classic winter routes.
 
Bespoke guiding
If you have specific objectives, consider bespoke guiding,
   
Winter Matterhorn
Your stamina and resolve are pushed to the limits as you ascend,


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