MEETS AND EVENTS
Meets are open to all. A BMC Membership fee may apply to some peer led meets.
ONWARD BOOKING LINKS WILL APPEAR IN EACH SECTION WHEN BOOKING IS OPEN…
Unsure which level course to book on? Click the link below to read our recommendations:
Winter 2027
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BOOKING NOW OPEN!
10 - 16th January
St Gervais, France
https://www.loureynoldsmountainguide.com/backcountrybasics
This course has been created specifically to combine downhill ski instruction with an introduction to ski touring. Your guide is both an IFMGA Mountain Guide with many years ski touring experience, who is also a BASI Level 3 Alpine ski instructor, so you can benefit from both downhill and uphill technique training. To compliment the off-piste ski techniques, we will also learn all the avalanche safety protocols and basic ski touring skills so that you are ready to venture safely into the back country. This course is a good step to take before the Introduction to ski touring course if you are unsure of your downhill ski ability.
Afternoon kit collection and briefing on the 10th. Then 6 days ski instruction and intro touring skills with a flexible half day mid week of theory and then time to rest/visit the spa or practice their skiing on your own.
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BOOKING NOW OPEN!
31st Jan - 5th Feb
Bourg St Maurice, France
https://www.loureynoldsmountainguide.com/introskitouring
Looking to take your downhill skiing to the next level? Wanting to get away from the crowds and learn how to make a journey on skis? Wanting to experience the world of hut-to-hut ski touring?
If you are an active hill walker and you have skiied regularly in the past few years in ski resorts on and off piste and you are looking to take your skills to the next level by learning to ski tour so that you can escape the crowds, travel between mountain huts by ski and seek out fun and more remote off piste descents.
Based in Bourg Saint Maurice we have a plethora of terrain at our finger tips. The brilliant ski resort of Les Arcs to warm up our ski legs and access some excellent off -piste ski descents. Only a stones throw away we have the beautiful and wild Beaufortain region, to delve into hut assisted ski touring expeditions. This trip will consist of four days learning the basic skills whilst sleeping in the valley, followed by a two days mini adventure with an overnight in a mountain refuge to put it all into practice.
Compulsory kit collection and briefing on the afternoon of 31st 4pm.
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BOOKING NOW OPEN
Click on the course name to be taken to the Leading Edge website for details and booking
6th-7th Mar, Aviemore, Cairngorms, Winter Skills, One axe summits,
Mountaineering Introduction, Mountaineering Development, Winter Climb.9th-11th Mar, Glencoe/Ben Nevis, Winter Skills. One axe summits, Mountaineering Introduction, Mountaineering Development, Winter Climb.
13th-14th Mar, Aviemore,Cairngorms, Winter Skills, One axe summits, Mountaineering Introduction, Mountaineering Development, Winter Climb.
Accommodation will be available either in Aviemore Youth Hostel or Roam West, Glencoe
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FULL! Contact Lou to be on waiting list
Tromso Ski Touring Trip
5th - 9th April 2027
Experience the magic of skiing summit to sea in the Arctic Circle with a group of like-minded women and a female IFMGA Guide and Ski Instructor
https://www.loureynoldsmountainguide.com/norwayskitouringtrip
BOOKING NOW OPEN!
Summer 2027
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27 March to 3 April
Based from Cala Gonone
Max ratio 1:4
625 euros per person guiding fee (includes transport to crags)
5b top roping level required
Coaching based on confidence building, mental strategies for climbing on lead, and safe technical skills.
Accommodation and airport transfer costs TBC and arranged as a group
Contact tania.noakes@gmail.com to discuss and book
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BOOKING NOW OPEN
6 - 13 April 2027
6 places
Email tania.noakes@gmail.com to book
The classic and unforgettable Selvaggio Blu technical trek. From Pedra Longa to Cala Luna in five incredible days we trek as a small independent team along this iconic trail.
We will carry our own sleeping gear and bivouac near beaches, in caves and in idyllic woodland for four nights out in the wilderness.
This route involves numerous abseils up to 40m in length and along improbable paths that weave through the cliffs adjacent to the stunning turquoise waters of the gulf of Orosei.
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29-31st May
With Becky Coles
Full info and Booking here:
https://www.roammountains.co.uk/bespoke-courses/p/waac-advanced-mountaineering-skills
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29 May - 5 June
This is a six day, 5 night technical trek through the heart of the incredible Supramonte mountains of Sardinia. In a small team of 5 plus Tania as Guide, you will experience the harsh beauty first hand.
It passes through some of the most unspoilt areas of this beautiful wilderness, passing beneath the highest peaks before plunges into hidden canyons and scaling cliffs using improbable ‘shepherd paths’ before arriving at the gulf of Orosei at cala sisine beach.
This combines rock climbing skills and abseiling skills with a chance to experience the culture and history of this unique landscape. It’s a unique and unforgettable trek crammed full of contrast, stunning views and a fair amount of adrenaline.
Prior experience abseiling, good footwork and fitness and a steady head for heights essential.
Email tania.noakes@gmail.com to book
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3 -10 July 2027
We are in the initial stages of organising our Alpine Meet for Summer 2027. We plan for this to be based from Pontresina in the Engadin area of Switzerland, with the peaks of the Bernina range and also the rock climbing in Bregaglia nearby.
We will be offering the following courses:
Sunday Skills Check - for those who will head out independently with peers for the rest of the week. A compulsory day with Guides to refresh crevasse rescue, alpine rope skills and discuss routes and conditions.
Alpine Taster Course - For those completely new to the snowy mountains and want to see what activities you can do! This will consist of 3 days looking at glacier skills, rock climbing and via ferrata, alongside trail walking or having a couple of rest days exploring the area
Intro to Alpinism - 5 day course with 3 days looking at essential alpine skills on the glacier and rock, finishing with a 2 day trip to a overnight hut and an alpine peak.
Alpine Improver - A 2 day course (monday/tuesday) to start the week with a Guide refreshing skills and gaining confidence to then climb independently with peers for the rest of the meet.
Based from a campsite in Pontresina (probably Camping Morterasch)
More details soon….!
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30 July - 2 August
Based from St Davids, Pembroke
Bunkhouse accommodation available
For those already seconding trad climbs at Severe and wanting to develop lead climbing skills in more adventurous terrain
Estimated cost - £600 for 4 days instruction
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25th to 31st July
Via della Bocchette Via Ferrata - hut to hut journey crossing the Brenta Dolomites
Max ratio 1:4
Guiding fee 900 euros
In country costs estimate 700 euros
Email tania.noakes@gmail.com to discuss and book
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31 July - 7 August
6 places available
For experienced climbers who can multipitch lead up to grade IV+ and want to step up to longer routes in the mountains
Join Tania Noakes for a hut to hut journey through the Brenta Dolomites, climbing as you go!
2 nights at each hut, with 6 climbing days out of 7. Each participant has 2 days with Tania and 4 days climbing independently with others. Tania will provide route planning and advice for the independent days.
750 euros guide fee
In country costs (including huts) 700 euros
Climbing ratio on guided days 1:2
Possibility of more guided days if desired.
Contact Tania tania.noakes@gmail.com to discuss further
