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Mountain Skills - Rocky Terrain

Mountain Skills - Rocky Terrain - £60 per person 
( non graded )
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Are you new to the hills or looking to build skills and confidence over steep and rocky terrain ? This course could be for you, a day Packed full of lots of information, tips and advice whilst putting new skills to practice. You must have some recent hillwalking experience and good fitness to attend this course.                                                                                                                                                                                                             What the day includes - 
Meeting in the morning we have a short walk into our venue for the day. We will be ascending Coire Na Tulaich where there is a mixture of terrain that we will cover , enabling us to work on different skills for better movement to help towards your own hill days.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Throughout the day we will cover -
⛰️Skill full walking & walking pole set up
⛰️Foot placement and movement through rocky terrain - Boulder field / scree / stepped paths / minor scrambling
⛰️Route choice through Boulder fields / rocky terrain
⛰️ Build confidence on Rocky Ridges
( non graded)
⛰️Minor scrambling techniques
( non graded )
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  We will be working on our skills throughout ascent and descent to give you the most out of this course, also visiting the summit of Stob Dearg, One of Glencoe’s most Iconic peaks!
Please note this course only covers basic movement skills to help you on your own hill journey. You can gain further mountain skills on one of our navigation courses and guided hikes to help keep building your skill set.
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Meeting location and kit list will be received upon booking.
Group Ratio 1:4 

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