Mountain Skills
  • Plas y Brenin
  • 2 Days
  • 8 People to 1 instructor

Mountain Skills

  • Hike
  • Mountain Training Award
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Overview

If you want to make the move from hillwalking to mountaineering, this two day Mountain Skills course will help you progress. Push yourself to walk on steeper, remoter or more mountainous terrain as your instructor introduces you to the new considerations you’ll have to take into account when walking on British and Irish mountains.

Covering everything from pace and nutrition, to clothing systems and weather and navigation, this course will set you up with the basic skills you need to feel safer walking in mountainous terrain where you might be further from the path, and in more unpredictable conditions. The rewards of pushing your walks further and higher are immense, and this course could help you unlock them.

This course covers the Mountain Training Mountain Skills syllabus. If you wish to receive Mountain Training Mountain Skills accreditation you will need to register for this with www.mountain-training.org

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The Objectives

- You will have gained the skills and techniques to be confident and comfortable planning and undertaking your own hill walks in Britain and Ireland.
- You will experience two days of active learning out on the hill in the beautiful Snowdonia landscape.
- You will have the opportunity to receive an accreditation from the Mountain Training Trust.

Itinerary

* Please note: Itinerary is subject to weather and availability.

Your highly qualified and experienced instructors will take you through

Planning – how to successfully plan a walk in the mountains in the UK or Ireland

Walking skills – what things should you consider while out walking and what can make life easier (pace, nutrition, movement skills, steep ground etc.)

Clothing and equipment – being suitably dressed and equipped can make the difference between a great day out and a complete disaster

Weather – how it affects the mountains and your day out

Navigation in the mountains – everything from selecting a compass and using a map to navigation in poor visibility and an intro to GPS

Environmental knowledge – how to minimise your impact on the hill, information on good practice and useful organisations

Hazards and emergency procedures in the mountains – how to respond to any hazards you encounter and what to do in an emergency.

Experience Required

You will gain more from this course if you have already done some hillwalking or attended a Hill Skills course.   You should be able to walk in the region of six to eight miles for up to six hours each day on rough terrain, but rest assured we will tailor the course to the needs of those attending.

We want to help you focus on achieving your goals so if you're staying with us, comfortable accommodation (with WIFI included) and good food are part of the deal, you don't need to think about sorting this out for yourself. Support is on hand from our friendly, and exceptionally well qualified staff, to help develop your understanding and personal skills. They also help you to formulate an appropriate action plan for your further development.

What do I need to bring?
Equipment List
How should I prepare?
Preparation guide
What do I need to bring?

Equipment list;

  • Walking socks
  • Wicking base layer
  • Walking trousers – usually these will be a modern ‘technical’ quick drying fabric
  • Fleece jacket or pullover
  • Woolly hat and gloves – need to be warm
  • Spare clothing – e.g. extra fleece, spare gloves, spare hat
  • Drinks bottle and/or flask, sandwich box
  • Maps - OS 17 Snowdon & Conwy Valley 1:25000. Laminated maps are great as you don't need a map case (can be purchased from our shop)
  • In the summer you should consider bringing sun cream, sun glasses, insect repellent and a sun hat
  • Headtorch

You should also bring, if you have them but, you can borrow these from our stores

  • Walking Boots
  • Hard Shell Waterproofs
  • Rucksack- ideally 35 litres min
  • Compass (Silva Expedition 4 recommended)
How should I prepare?
You’ll need to be able to walk in the region of six to eight miles for up to six hours each day on rough terrain. Rest assured we will tailor the course to the needs of those attending.

Available Course Dates

Start the booking process by selecting a course date, then adjust your details to suit your requirements.

Course Start Date
Duration
Cost*
Course Start Date
20th February, 2025
Duration
2 Days
Cost*
Non-Residential:
£154.00
Residential:
£294.00
Course Start Date
15th March, 2025
Duration
2 Days
Cost*
Non-Residential:
£154.00
Residential:
£294.00
Course Start Date
3rd April, 2025
Duration
2 Days
Cost*
Non-Residential:
£154.00
Residential:
£294.00
Course Start Date
12th July, 2025
Duration
2 Days
Cost*
Non-Residential:
£154.00
Residential:
£294.00
Course Start Date
18th October, 2025
Duration
2 Days
Cost*
Non-Residential:
£154.00
Residential:
£294.00

*If your course is based at Plas Y Brenin, Capel Curig, residential prices include catering from the morning of your course start date and cover the duration of your course, accommodation starts on the night before your course commences to the morning of the last day of your booking.

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