Win A Winter Skills Course With Glenmore Lodge
We’ve teamed up with our friends at Glenmore Lodge and The North Face to offer you the chance to improve your winter mountain knowledge on a 2-day winter skills course.
From avalanche awareness to winter navigation, this course is delivered by the experts at Glenmore Lodge and will provide you with the confidence you need to tackle the UK’s winter conditions.
Not only will you have the chance to win a place on the course, but you’ll also be kitted out in the latest The North Face Summit Series jacket worth £550.
Just fill out the form below to enter.
The Prize
- A place on Glenmore Lodge’s ‘Intro Winter Skills (2 day)’ course
- Accommodation for the duration of the course
- The North Face Summit Series Jacket worth £550
The Course
Intro to Winter Skills (2 day)
The course is designed to introduce you to a range of core skills that will enable you to enjoy and move about the UK’s mountains in winter conditions competently and confidently.
- Selection and organisation of personal kit appropriate to winter hill walking
- Personal movement skills on snow, including kicking steps and using the ice axe for walking, self-belay, cutting steps, and self-arrest
- Use of crampons in ascent/descent
- Emergency procedures
- Avalanche awareness and safe route choice
- Core techniques of winter navigation
Terms & Conditions:
Competition closes 28th February 2019. Travel, food and additional expenses are not included as part of the prize. Glenmore Lodge may be able to provide access to a limited range of outdoor clothing and equipment, a full kit list can be found here. The course must be taken by the end of March 2019.
