This comprehensive course provides the answers to all the above and much more. Early on you’re given ‘the big navigational picture’. All the techniques are related to this overview with adequate time to practise. You don’t get bogged down and you’re able to progress easily to a high level of proficiency. Towards the end there’s the opportunity to bring it all together by planning & walking your own routes on the high peaks like Ben Macdui. You’ll come away feeling confident, with a complete array of skills & techniques at your finger tips.

Dates: as above
We suggest you aim to arrive between 5 & 7pm on the evening before the holiday commences, in time to settle in and join the rest of the group for dinner. Departure is after breakfast on the morning after the holiday is complete.

Price: as above (6 days, 7 nights) fully inclusive of accommodation at Fraoch Lodge, full board, pick up/drop off from Aviemore station or Inverness airport, and all guiding.

Quotes from previous guests on this course:

David Carr: "What can I say but an excellent week, very well organised and a lot learnt."

Simon Harbisher: "During the Mountain Skills and Navigation course I attended, Andy and Rebecca constantly made me feel welcome, comfortable and relaxed. Their hard work and extremely well organised approach meant that I could dedicate my mind completely to the course we were following. Andy has very good training skills and a widely varied and in depth knowledge about his surroundings which enriches the course and left me feeling inspried and totally satisfied. The only issue was when I returned home to find no freshly baked bread waiting for my packed lunch on a morning and a distinct lack of "cake o'clock on return from my adventures."

Penny Smith: "I want to thank you for a fantastic week. I felt so at home, it was just like staying with friends - right down to pouring tea all over your pouffe! The food was spot on - enough for the most energetic of hill walkers but not too rich for us ladies who need to watch our weight! I don't think you should change a thing. Andy - you have the patience of a saint! Harjit and I both felt you'd given us the tools to get going and we might even get better with a lot of practice."