Rock Climbing, Mountaineering and Ski Pro Skills Development Course
The course is designed to make you a fully proficient climber, able to undertake climbing anywhere in the world. The Winter Course will turn climber into Mountaineer.
These are fast track, rapid development courses that build your skills and confidence, cutting out the barriers to success.
The ‚Rock Climbing and Mountaineering Pro‚ courses cover the sports of; Rock Climbing from top roped & sport climbing to multi-pitch leading. The skills of hill and mountain walking including advanced navigation skills, rope techniques and other skills which are hard to develop with out skilled instruction.
For those of you really looking to push yourselves, the sport of ice climbing through to full winter mountaineering. This is the prerequisite course to becoming a rock climbing instructor or mountaineering guide and living the dream of doing your sport for your career.
We split this course into 2 main parts, you can do just one or both.
Summer Course
- Length: 6 weeks
- Cost: £2600 (*see notes.)
- Location: Scotland, Peak district, North Wales & Spain
- Activities: Rock climbing and Mountaineering
Winter Course
- Length: 4 weeks plus travel days inbetween, allow 5 weeks
- 20 days activity and coaching
- Cost: £2950 (*see notes)
- Location: Scotland 2 Weeks and Canadian Rockies 2 weeks
- Activities: Winter Mountaineering, Ice Climbing
Optional add ons to the Canadian Rockies trip:
- Ski mountaineering
- 4 weeks instead of 2 in Canada add £950
- You need to be able to ski already for this option as this is off piste skiing in the Mountains with a ski guide. Includes gear, guide, accommodation in good self catering accommodation.
- Learn to ski in Canada, in a resort with full instruction
- Add on £950 to the winter course price
- This is ideal for people who have not skied before or are just starting. Includes all the gear, lift passes, good self catering accommodation.
Combined price for the full 10 weeks, summer and winter program £4995 saving £555. (excludes optional Ski/ski mountaineering add ons which can also be added to make a 12 week awesome program.)
Typical Itinerary
Summer Course Program.
Week 1, Based in Scotland, Hostel Based.
This is a taster week of the cool stuff to come on the rest of the course. We spend two day rock climbing on the local highland crags, so weather this is your first outdoor climbing experience or something you‚¬„¢ve done lots our instructors will help you develop your skills.
We spend a day mountain walking and then a day scrambling in the big mountains. The other day this week will be focusing on climbing techniques, it could be outdoors or in a climbing wall, the idea is to set you up with the skills to succeed, both physically and mentally.
Week 2, Peak District, Hostel Based or Camping based (depending on closest location to the rock and prevailing weather).
No where has the abundance of good rock as the UK‚¬„¢s Peak District, you‚¬„¢ll be spending 5 days on the grit stone and even some lime stone for variety. By the end of this week you‚¬„¢ll be climbing like a demon.
The priority this week is learning to lead, we‚¬„¢ll take you at a safe and steady speed into the art of lead rock climbing, placing your gear, making good decisions and establishing good solid belays.
Week 3, North Wales, Hostel or Camping based (decision based on getting the most out of the location)
This is multi pitch time and continuing to develop those leading and seconding skills. As this week is in the mountains we can start to introduce navigation and sound mountaineering techniques.
Week 4, Scotland. Hostel Based.
Ok so you‚¬„¢ve cut your teeth in the Peaks and Snowdonia, now its time for the real deal the Scottish highlands. This is where Full On adventure is based and so our expert local knowledge will take you to the best locations for a great week of hill skills. If you‚¬„¢re climbing in the UK, or the greater ranges of the world you have to be able to navigate and generally make good progress in mountain terrain. This week is a mountain skills week, because after our course you might be the most experience member of your climbing buddies, we focus on the practical skills and techniques required when leading groups hill walking and camping in the mountains including aspects of navigation, group management, supervision on steep ground, risk assessment and emergency use of the rope. Consideration of the weather, mountain rescue, the environment and other related topics will also be covered.
Week 5-6 Spain, Hostel based.
We head out to sunny Spain. Your climbing grade will improve significantly, using bolted sport climbs on dry rock. Our Pro Climbers will show you the skills to get the most out of your time here. We can also do longer more committing trad gear routes under the expert guidance of our guides.
Winter Course Program
Week 1 Scotland, Hostel Accommodation.
Scottish Winter Mountaineering week. This week covers use of ice axes, crampons, winter navigation, walking and climbing grade 1-2 ground. Snow Belays and good all round winter skills. MIC (Mountain instructor certified instructor) ratio to student upto 1:8.
Week 2 Scotland, Hostel Accommodation.
Scottish Winter Climbing Week. We step it up applying the skills already learned to climb graded Scottish Winter climbs of grade 2-5. The grade climbed will depend on your ability, prevailing conditions and the best route choice to give you the maximum learning experience. Guide/MIC to client ratio 1:2.
Week 3-4 Canadian Rockies.
Our Canadian Mountain Guides will introduce you to Water Ice Climbing.
Developing your skills as they go. You‚¬„¢ll learn how to climb efficient and effectively on water ice routes, place ice gear protection, lead on ice, make solid belays and understand avalanche forecasting and its effect on route choice. The time in Canada will include a Canadian Avalanche Service Course, to give you the knowledge you need when planning ice climbing trips.
Optional addon
Weeks 5 & 6
Ski Course Options. Adds two weeks to your Canadian climbing trip.
No extra flight cost as you are already there, we can advise on suitable travel insurance for your trip to cover you for the full 4 weeks.
Ski Mountaineering, Alpine Club Hostel and Mountain Hut based.
Two weeks with Canadian Ski guides, learning how to Ski mountaineer. The second week will involve a hut based expedition such as the Wapta Ice fields traverse, or a week in Rogers Pass, both places will extend and challenge you, you will need to be fit for this, but the reward of powder turns through virgin snow, turns you‚¬„¢ve earned by trekking into the back country with your guides, will be immense.
Or Alternative
weeks 5 & 6
Learn to ski in Canada, in resort with full instruction.
Learn to ski with 10 days of coaching in Canadian Rocky mountain ski resorts. All uplift fees, gear hire, alpine club accommodation and guiding is included
