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News & Features

Safety and Liability -
Guidance for Clubs

members to read

Mountain Safety Research
Scottish Mountaineering Incidents
(1996 – 2005)

Free Volunteer Training Courses
at Glenmore Lodge in 2008

Mountain Weather Services
Scottish Exec funding announced

Interruptions to GPS Service
register for notifications

University Clubs Forum


Courses and Events

We are organising or supporting the following courses and lectures in the coming months:

Avalanche Education Sessions
January 2008 - Cairngorms
Winter Skills Courses
January 2008 - Glenmore Lodge
Winter Lecture Series
January - various venues
Clachaig Lectures
Feb - March 2008

These events have passed,
but will come around again soon.

Summer Skills
Jul-Oct, Glenmore Lodge

Navigation Courses
September 2007 
Glasgow & Edinburgh

First Aid Course
Nov 2007 - Feshiebridge
University Clubs Seminar
November - Glenmore Lodge
The Mountaineering
Council of Scotland

The Old Granary
West Mill St
Perth, PH1 5QP
tel. 01738 493942
fax. 01738 442095
e-mail: info@
mountaineering-scotland.org.uk

Office Hours: Mon - Fri
0930 - 1200, 1300 - 1600

Roger Wild is our Mountain Safety Adviser.
He can be contacted on tel.no. 01738 493945.
Safety Tips

FREE LEAFLETS

Winter Essentials
Supplies of this leaflet have run out.
The leaflet content can be read here.

Navigation on Ben Nevis
Supplies of this leaflet now available.
The leaflet content can be read here.

new Winter Check List new
Safety advice on a tough plastic card
MCofS Avalex
Avalanche Cards

only £3.99

DVDs AVAILABLE

Winter Essentials DVD
showing the key techniques and skills needed to operate in Britain's winter mountains.
more info


Water Hazards
in the Mountains

and
Water Safety
for Walkers



Virtually Hillwalking

A Windows program teaching the principles of mountain navigation with map and compass.
more info


Course Providers

Mountain Leader Training
events news

First Aid

How to find an
instructor or guide

Mountain Weather
Forecasts


Snow Conditions
sportscotland Avalanche
Information Service
Winter Skills Book
Mountain Leader  Training UK's official handbook . Packed with essentials for  climbers and walkers.
 

 

Alpine Essentials DVD
depicts two mountaineers climbing an alpine peak, highlighting the challenges and the skills required to deal with them.     more info

 

Information
and Advice

We produce a number of advice leaflets and papers. You can read them here.

Some more safety related articles:

Buying winter gear
by Pete Hill
& Stuart Johnston

Global Positioning System
by Roger Wild

Ice axes and Trekking Poles
by Bob Sharp

Mountain Accident
Research

Bob Sharps' project on
Scottish mountain accidents


The Scottish Mountain
Safety Forum

The umbrella organisation concerned with mountain safety in Scotland.
more info

grants available for mountain
safety and training:

The Catherine Smith
Memorial Trust

to help finance projects which will promote mountain safety.
more info...

Jonathan Conville
Memorial Trust

Subsidised training courses:-
Alpine Mountaineering
Scottish Winter Mountaineering
Mountaincraft for student clubs
more info...

 
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