MEETS AND EVENTS

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Our annual skills meet based from the Arete Centre in Eryri (Snowdonia) with instructed courses in scrambling, trad rock climbing and advanced mountaineering

Details on courses and how to book here:

https://mountain-expertise.co.uk/courses/waac

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Join us at the foot of the Cuillins on Skye…Based in the Glen Brittle Hut we will be ideally placed to access the majority of the ridge as well as the classic climbing area of the Cioch.

We will be staying at Glen Brittle Memorial Hut. The hut is booked for 8 nights Saturday 1 June to Sunday 9th June. There are 20 places, but there is a campsite just down the road. It is self catering.

Hut spaces are first come, first served and confirmed when you have transferred the payment. When hut spaces are full you will need to arrange your own accommodation in the campsite or elsewhere (there is a youth hostel up the road too)

The campsite does not take bookings, you just turn up. There’s plenty of space. https://www.dunvegancastle.com/glenbrittle/campsite/

If you do stay elsewhere, you are welcome to join us in the evenings at the hut.

8 nights accommodation £200

More Information on courses and booking here:

https://mountain-expertise.co.uk/courses/waac-skye-cuillin

BOOKING NOW OPEN

Our annual skills meet based from the Arete Centre in Eryri (Snowdonia) with instructed courses in scrambling, trad rock climbing and advanced mountaineering

Course details and how to book here:

https://mountain-expertise.co.uk/courses/waac

OPEN FOR BOOKING

This weekend is based in the Lake District - with accommodation and catering included.

Think bunkhouse style - you need to bring your own bedding, yet fully fed whilst you are here.... Three meals a day with plenty of cake, traybakes and savoury snacks.

Now the important part... The mountains! Over Saturday and Sunday we aim to provide a variety of rocky adventures.

We have the following availability -

4 x Places Mountaineering (advanced roped scrambling) (2 days)

12 x Places for Introduction to scrambling (grade 1) - with a link up of routes in Langdale and, Via Ferrata introduction at Honister, half day followed by half day rock skills workshop at a single pitch crag. Learning confidence moving from inside the climbing wall to outside on rock, body and foot movement, placing and retrieving gear. Building belays. Personal climbing with some coaching.

You can do 2 sessions (a full day) of rock skills if you prefer not to V/F.

!! Booking now open !!

Join us in the amazing rock climbing paradise of Ailefroide in the Ecrins National Park, French Alps. Camp in a beautiful larch tree clearing and walk to as much bolted granite multipitch as the heart desires! (Single pitch and high mountain trad also available!). There are also fantastic trails for walking and running, the option of mountain biking and via ferrata.

This meet is not instructor lead and is designed more as a club meet where you can meet up with fellow enthusiastic climbers.

To come on this trip you will need to be able to lead belay and tie in confidently.

If you need to learn to do these skills, you’ll need to book onto a course to learn this before the trip. Your local climbing wall should be able to provide this sort of thing!

There is a £20 admin fee for this trip, and thats it! You’ll need to organise travel arrangements yourself and book your own space on the campsite.

For more info and to register for the meet, follow this link:

https://forms.gle/WQYXzRMjTqsjRKD59

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https://www.mtexplore.com/backcountry-snowshoeing-waac

Join us in February 2025 as we venture into Slovenia’s incredible winter backcountry, designed especially for members of the Women’s Alpine Adventure Club! As part of this exciting trip, you will have the opportunity to develop the skills needed to plan and undertake your own multi-day winter hiking and snowshoeing tours, with a focus on countries or areas where there are few or no established, marked winter trails.

With Mikaela’s supportive, friendly and fun facilitation we will develop our skills through 2 days of winter hiking in the beautiful, vast forests of the Pokljuka Plateau, followed by a 3-day tour on the breathtaking Komna plateau, high up in the Julian Alps. This is the perfect blend of holiday and skill development!

360’s comprehensive and fun expedition skills course in the French Pyrenees offers a wonderful alternative to the Alps or Scottish Highlands for the aspiring trekker and mountaineer. Whether you’re aiming to trek and climb in winter mountain environments at home or have your sights on Himalayan peaks, there’s no better playground to learn the basic skills for winter mountain travel.

Learning as you undertake a supervised mountain journey, this course increases your understanding and appreciation of this fantastic environment, while building your confidence to be able to move in winter conditions safely and independently. Skills covered include: snowshoeing, self-arrest techniques, avalanche hazards, navigation basics, ice axe and crampon work on varying terrain, building snow and ice anchors and belays, moving together over snow and ice, construction of snow holes, basic ice climbing techniques and more, culminating in a mountain ascent.

https://www.360-expeditions.com/expeditions/expedition-skills-course/#dates-&-prices

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https://www.leadingedge-mountain.co.uk/womens-alpine-adventure-club

8/9th March Cairngorms

11-13th March West Highlands

15/16th March Cairngorms

Intro to Winter Skills, Intro to Winter Mountaineering, Winter Mountaineering Development, Winter Climbing