Winter Mountaineering

The winter mountaineering course is designed for those with some winter walking experience who want to increase their winter knowledge and progress to more challenging terrain where the use of a rope might be required.

Winter time offers great opportunities for developing navigation and mountain safety skills.

Course summary

• Three full practical days in the mountains.
• Use and understanding of winter equipment.
• Movement skills.
• Use of ice axe.
• Use of crampons.
• Emergency snow shelters.
• Planning a mountain journey.
• Avalanche avoidance & snow analysis.
• Use of the rope in winter (winter belays and as a navigational tool).

Register your interest by dropping me an email: info@bwmountaineering.com