2. Scotland Winter Skills Courses

3. So what are these winter skills courses all about? Teach you some fundamental skills needed to safely mountaineer in winter conditions Give you an opportunity to get out in the winter with a professional guide. Have a great time Encourage members to make a debut in the wonderful world of winter mountaineering.

4. Beginner Course

5. Covers? Moving efficiently and safely over snow, ice and mixed terrain using ice axes and crampons Avalanche risk assessment Route choice and navigation Emergency shelters Use of equipment Weather

6. Experience Needed? None!

7. Intermediate/Advanced Course

8. Covers? 2 Day guided snowhole expedition One day probably tailored to the experience of the group

9. Experience Needed? Very little, small amount of experience with crampons and ice axes

10. Dates: Intermediate 2 nd to the 4 th January – Drive up on the 1 st – Drive home the evening of the 4 th or arrange your own accommodation and stay for longer! Beginner 4 th to the 6 th January – Drive up on the 3 rd – Return the evening of the 6 th

11. Accommodation:

12. Run by: Pure Outdoor, owned and run by Guy Wilson, ex LSMC chair

13. Costs: Each course will cost around £30 including accommodation (prices to be confirmed) which is highly subsidised! Petrol will be about £40 each

14. Equipment needed: Warm clothes and lots of them (including warm gloves)! Waterproofs Back pack to put it all in (a big pack needed for the intermediate course) Stiff boots! Bivi bag (intermediate course only)

15. Equipment needed: If you don’t have any of this equipment try and borrow it or get some advice before buying. Everything else can be borrowed off the club

16. What next?

17. UK Winter Mountaineering

18. Alpine and beyond!