Our Advanced Scrambling Course is geared towards people who are confident on easier (generally non-technical) scrambles and want to start tackling more challenging routes and perhaps even some easy rock climbs. Perhaps you have your sights set on one of the UK’s great ridges, such as Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis or the magnificent Cuillin Ridge on the Isle of Skye and want to arm yourself with some mountaineering skills? If so, this is the course for you.
As with all of our courses, we will keep the itinerary flexible. If you want a guided experience we can simply go and do loads of scrambling. However, if you are want to learn some mountaineering skills to help keep yourself and a partner safer when you are out scrambling then we can concentrate on skills such as route finding and navigation, making quick and simple risk assessments, as well as using a rope in a variety of ways to safeguard yourself.
The boundaries between what constitutes a difficult scramble and an easy rock climb are blurred. There are plenty of grade 3 scrambles that are more like easy rock climbs and vice versa. If you are interested in learning how to approach scrambles like this, then it’s actually very practical to learn how to rock climb. Learning how to break a scramble down into ‘pitches’, belay, place protection and judge what constitutes a solid anchor are done in much the same way as they would be done when rock climbing.
This course works well on a 1:1 or 1:2 basis (instructor to participant), and can be booked from one to three days in duration.
Our pricing structure is based on a sliding scale with a reduced daily fee for every additional day booked. If you would like to reserve a contingency day around your preferred date/s in order to pick the best weather and conditions for your course or activity we may be able to arrange this for an additional fee. For more details, please see our pricing structure.
We offer a range of scheduled activities that are open to the public and that can be booked online via the red ‘Book Now’ button. Anything else (including this course) can only be booked privately and enquiries can be made via the form on this page or via the contact form at the top of the page. We require a 30% deposit to secure private bookings and full payment prior to your course or activity commencing. If you would like any more information or have a specific question, please get in touch.
The following list covers all of the essential equipment that you will require for your course. If you have any questions about any of the items listed here or are missing something, please get in touch and we will be happy to assist you further.
