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    • February 2025

    • Mon 17
      Winter mountaineering courses in Scotland - the Cairngorms, Glencoe or Ben Nevis
      February 17 @ 8:00 am - February 21 @ 5:00 pm Scottish Winter Mountaineering (Private Booking)

      Scottish Winter Mountaineering (Private Booking)

      Fort William Fort William, United Kingdom
    • Wed 26
      Winter mountaineering courses in Scotland - the Cairngorms, Glencoe or Ben Nevis
      February 26 @ 8:00 am - February 28 @ 5:00 pm Scottish Winter Mountaineering (Private Booking)

      Scottish Winter Mountaineering (Private Booking)

      Fort William Fort William, United Kingdom
    • March 2025

    • Sat 8
      Winter mountaineering courses in Scotland - the Cairngorms, Glencoe or Ben Nevis
      March 8 @ 8:00 am - March 10 @ 5:00 pm Scottish Winter Mountaineering (Private Booking)

      Scottish Winter Mountaineering (Private Booking)

      Fort William Fort William, United Kingdom
    • April 2025

    • Sat 12
      The view from Mickledore down to Wasdale Head during a guided walk up Scafell Pike in the Lake District
      April 12 @ 8:00 am - April 13 @ 5:00 pm

      Essential Mountain Safety Course – Open Course

      Lake District Cumbria, United Kingdom

      Everyone is heading for the hills and mountains these days, which is great. But a 'National Park' with mountains isn't the same as a walk in the local park. That's...

      £116
    • Sat 12
      View of Stanage Edge in the Peak District with lots of rock climbers on climbing courses
      April 12 @ 9:00 am - April 13 @ 5:00 pm

      Rock Climbing Course (Peak District) – Open Course

      Peak District Hathersage, United Kingdom

      'Open' rock climbing course available for booking on an individual basis. £145 per person for two days, based on 4 people attending.

      £145
    • May 2025

    • Sat 3
      Two climbers tackling the difficult corner pitch high up on the Dolmen Ridge on Glyder Fach during an advanced scrambling course in Snowdonia
      May 3 @ 8:00 am - May 4 @ 5:00 pm

      Classic G2-G3 Scrambling Course (Eryri/Snowdonia) – Open course

      Lake District Cumbria, United Kingdom

      'Open' course available for individual booking. £270 per person for two days, based on a 1:2 ratio with two people attending.

      £270
    • Sat 3
      A climber standing on one of the pinnacles on Bristly Ridge on Glyder Fach
      May 3 @ 8:00 am - May 4 @ 5:00 pm

      Essential Mountain Safety Course – Open Course

      Snowdonia Capel Curig, United Kingdom

      Everyone is heading for the hills and mountains these days, which is great. But a 'National Park' with mountains isn't the same as a walk in the local park. That's...

      £116
    • Sat 10
      The view from Mickledore down to Wasdale Head during a guided walk up Scafell Pike in the Lake District
      May 10 @ 8:00 am - May 11 @ 5:00 pm

      Essential Mountain Safety Course – Open Course

      Lake District Cumbria, United Kingdom

      Everyone is heading for the hills and mountains these days, which is great. But a 'National Park' with mountains isn't the same as a walk in the local park. That's...

      £116
    • Sat 10
      View of Stanage Edge in the Peak District with lots of rock climbers on climbing courses
      May 10 @ 9:00 am - May 11 @ 5:00 pm

      Rock Climbing Course (Peak District) – Open Course

      Peak District Hathersage, United Kingdom

      'Open' rock climbing course available for booking on an individual basis. £145 per person for two days, based on 4 people attending.

      £145
    • Sat 31
      A climber standing on one of the pinnacles on Bristly Ridge on Glyder Fach
      May 31 @ 8:00 am - June 1 @ 5:00 pm

      Essential Mountain Safety Course – Open Course

      Snowdonia Capel Curig, United Kingdom

      Everyone is heading for the hills and mountains these days, which is great. But a 'National Park' with mountains isn't the same as a walk in the local park. That's...

      £116
    • Sat 31
      A climber sitting on an exposed belay stance high up on a cliff during a rock climbing course in the Lake District
      May 31 @ 9:00 am - June 1 @ 5:00 pm

      ‘Classic Rock’ Climbing Course (Lake District) – Open course

      Lake District Cumbria, United Kingdom

      'Open' course available for individual booking. £270 per person for two days, based on a 1:2 ratio with two people attending.

      £270
    • June 2025

    • Fri 6
      Two scramblers making their way up the steep north tower on the North Ridge of Tryfan
      June 6 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

      Guided scramble – Tryfan North Ridge (Private Booking)

      Snowdonia Capel Curig, United Kingdom

      https://thesummitisoptional.com/scramble-north-ridge-tryfan/  

    • Sat 7
      A climber working out his next move on the famous 'Twin Cracks' on Hope, a multi-pitch rock climb on Idwal Slabs in Snowdonia, during a multi-pitch climbing course
      June 7 @ 9:00 am - June 9 @ 5:00 pm

      Introduction to Multi-Pitch Rock Climbing and Scrambling (Eryri/Snowdonia) (Private Booking)

      Snowdonia Capel Curig, United Kingdom
    • July 2025

    • Sat 19
      A climber moving tentatively onto the famous Knight's Move Slab on Grooved Arete, Tryfan
      July 19 @ 8:00 am - July 20 @ 5:00 pm

      Private Guided Rock-Climbing (Private Booking)

      Snowdonia Capel Curig, United Kingdom
    • August 2025

    • Sat 2
      A climber moving tentatively onto the famous Knight's Move Slab on Grooved Arete, Tryfan
      August 2 @ 8:00 am - August 3 @ 5:00 pm

      Private Guided Rock-Climbing (Private Booking)

      Snowdonia Capel Curig, United Kingdom
    • Sat 9
      Two climbers tackling the difficult corner pitch high up on the Dolmen Ridge on Glyder Fach during an advanced scrambling course in Snowdonia
      August 9 @ 8:00 am - August 10 @ 5:00 pm

      Classic G2-G3 Scrambling Course (Eryri/Snowdonia) – Open course

      Lake District Cumbria, United Kingdom

      'Open' course available for individual booking. £240 per person for two days, based on a 1:2 ratio with two people attending.

      £240
    • Sat 16
      A climber moving tentatively onto the famous Knight's Move Slab on Grooved Arete, Tryfan
      August 16 @ 8:00 am - August 17 @ 5:00 pm

      Private Guided Rock-Climbing (Private Booking)

      Snowdonia Capel Curig, United Kingdom
    • Sat 23
      A climber working out his next move on the famous 'Twin Cracks' on Hope, a multi-pitch rock climb on Idwal Slabs in Snowdonia, during a multi-pitch climbing course
      August 23 @ 9:00 am - August 24 @ 5:00 pm

      ‘Classic Rock’ Climbing Course (Eryri/Snowdonia) – Open course

      Snowdonia Capel Curig, United Kingdom

      'Open' course available for individual booking. £240 per person for two days, based on a 1:2 ratio with two people attending.

      £240
    • September 2025

    • Sat 20
      A climber moving tentatively onto the famous Knight's Move Slab on Grooved Arete, Tryfan
      September 20 @ 8:00 am - September 21 @ 5:00 pm

      Private Guided Rock-Climbing (Private Booking)

      Snowdonia Capel Curig, United Kingdom
    • Sat 27
      Two climbers tackling the difficult corner pitch high up on the Dolmen Ridge on Glyder Fach during an advanced scrambling course in Snowdonia
      September 27 @ 8:00 am - September 28 @ 5:00 pm

      Classic G2-G3 Scrambling Course (Eryri/Snowdonia) – Open course

      Lake District Cumbria, United Kingdom

      'Open' course available for individual booking. £240 per person for two days, based on a 1:2 ratio with two people attending.

      £240
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