MountainPlan summer courses start on the 1st of April and run through to the 1st of October.
This is designed to give you the freedom to roam in the British hills in summer safely. The main emphasis is on navigation paying particular attention to micro-navigation. We will also look at first aid and emergency procedures and some basic rope work for easy scrambles and short steps.
Scrambling courses are done on a one to three ratio. They will involve climbing some of the most exciting scrambles in the Lakes and North Wales the area of choice is yours. We shall also aim to cover all the key skill with the rope work and belaying.
When the snow and ice routes on the Ben start to melt and the stable sunny and midge free spring weather arrive then this is the time to head for the UK's ultimate ridge traverse. The Cuillin ridge on the Isle of Skye is a traverse of alpine proportions. It requires an overnight bivvy on the ridge and passes through some amazing terrain, the Inaccessible Pinnacle with its V Diff pitch and abseil, the Dubh Gap, Collies Ledge and many more. I take a maximum of three clients along the ridge with an overnight bivvy on the ridge, I would highly recommend an extra day or two on Skye to try some of the other scrambles and climbs on offer.
MountainPlan have a wide range of courses in this area.
Taster Rock Climbing, this is a have a go type of session for those who think that this may be sport they would like to try it would be a full day in the Lake district at a single pitch climbing venue where you will be able to have a go at a few different types of climbs.
Learn to Lead, this is for those people who have been climbing at the wall and also those who have tried climbing and would like to have the skills to visit the huge number of crags in the UK and be able to get up climbs and belay safely. The key areas that we will cover are, gear placements, belaying, building belays, setting top ropes and abseiling.
Multi Pitch Climbing, this course looks at the skills on the previous course in much more detail as we venture higher up the cliffs and n to the bigger mountain crags and sea cliffs. The key skills that we will look at will be, gear placements building and setting anchors, stance management, route finding and also rescue and escape systems.
The Summer Mountain Leader and Single Pitch Award
Having been through the AMI qualification system and also working with many different groups on the hill and at the crag, we have decided to offer a course that will cater for those people who are going through the tickets and are maybe in between training and assessment and would like a refresher maybe just to check that you are practising the right thing or maybe you have had a gap between training and assessment and would like to check you are still current. For these days please just get in contact and we will be glad to talk through your requirements.
Key Areas : group management, short roping, belay setup, navigation, belaying techniques, biving.
We have teamed up with IML qualified Vic Chelton to provide some Alpine trekking courses. For more info on Vic then have a look on the about page.
We are offering the classic European Tour du Mont Blanc. This is a 11 day, 120 mile journey that encircles Europe?s highest peak, Mont Blanc. It affords amazing views of the Mont Blanc massif with its high snow covered peaks and glaciers. It tours through typical alpine villages and winds its way through high meadows and rocky scenery.
We will have no set dates for this other than it takes place during the summer months, we understand that people have limited holidays and so we don?t set the dates but allow you to do that. Prices can vary with circumstances e.g., whether you wish us to arrange your flights and transfers or you want to meet us there. There is also a range of accomodation on route to suit all pockets. This trip is tailor made to your requirements so please get in touch and we can discuss it.
Get amongst it and enjoy!
