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guided hill walking and climbing in the North West HIghlands

Mountain navigation skills

Mountain Navigation


Summer Navigation


Good navigational skills are essential for safe mountain travel. Courses are tailor-made from a basic grounding in sound navigational techniques up to advanced skills. Believe it or not, navigation can be fun and works every time. A good level of fitness with hill walking experience preferable.

Maximum guide to client ratio: 1:4
Dates by arrangement
Price: £65 per person per day (1:1 £130/day)
Family rate: under 18s go free as long as they are accompanied by two paying adults

Winter Navigation


Learn the skills and techniques involved in mountain navigation in general and the problems specific to winter. After outlining the basics, it is practise, practise, practise out on the hills. A good level of fitness and summer hill walking experience is essential.

Maximum guide to client ratio: 1:4
Dates by arrangement
Price: £70 per person per day (1:1 £140/day)
Family rate: under 18s go free as long as they are accompanied by two paying adults

Winter Skills


If you want to gain confidence in winter conditions in the Scottish mountains, see our page on Winter Skills courses.