Mountain Training: Mountain Skills

Please note: this event is organised by Scouts Scotland and is not a West Region event. For full details and to register, please visit the original event page: https://scouts.scot/event/mountain-training-mountain-skills/

A Mountain Skills course is a great way to learn the essential skills you will need to enjoy the mountains in the UK safely. Whether you’d like to feel more confident using a map, you have ambitions to climb Everest or become a Mountain Leader, a Mountain Skills course is a great first step.
This is a Progression into more mountainous terrain from the Hill Skills and a reasonable level of fitness is recommended for this course as it will take place in higher terrain, with 5-6 hours spent on the hill and the potential for an evening session included as well. Attendance of a Hill Skills course or 10 logged Mountain Days are a prerequisite for this course. All of our Skills Courses will be ran by our Mountain Training Scotland approved tutor team.

Courses include:

A navigational timing card

A certificate of attendance for completing each course
Lifetime use of our digital logbook (DLOG) for recording your mountain walking
Participants get 15% off at Cotswold Outdoor and Snow+Rock, in store and online. Ask the course provider for the discount details.
Candidates purchasing at the Membership price will be contacted and a scouting membership number requested to ensure discount eligibility.

Dates and times:
The course will run over 2 full days, accommodation is available with an additional fee of £50.

Looking for further information?

Please email [email protected]