Scrambling courses | With the Climb GB scrambling courses you can learn all the necessary skills for safe and fun scrambling in the mountains. Scrambling often blurs the lines between hill walking and rock climbing so being able to move quickly and efficiently will ensure you have lots of enjoyable adventures whilst mountaineering. Alternatively, you can also book on one of the classic scrambles courses where Climb GB will guide you on some of the very best scrambling available.
Learn to scramble (2 day) course
All the essential skills for scrambling wrapped up into a two-day course so that you can safely go scrambling independently following the completion of the course. Covering equipment, route choice, route finding, scrambling grades, harnesses, ropework, natural anchors, placing gear to protect and building belays. This scrambling course is run as two 7-hour sessions in the Lake District and is ideally suited to anyone with some hill walking experience or an experienced mountaineer looking to ensure that their skills and procedures are at the very best level possible.
Learn to scramble (3 day) course
A comprehensive course including everything in the two-day scrambling course but with the additional day we can take on a classic Lake District scramble, applying everything you will have learnt in the two days prior. This is a complete scrambling course providing you with the confidence to have a real adventure whilst scrambling. The three 7-hour sessions will focus on the required scrambling skills over the first two days, with the third day focused on completing a classic Lake District scramble. Some hill walking experience and fitness to operate on the mountains for 3 consecutive days will ensure you get the very most out of the course.
Classic Lake District (1 day) scrambles
Select from the hand-picked classic Lake District scrambles for a guided day of scrambling. With the emphasis on having the very best day possible, Climb GB will guide you up the route of your choice allowing you to focus on just enjoying the experience. The scrambles on offer are Intake Ridge and Attic Cave in Combe Gill, Cam Crag Ridge in Langstrath, Stepped Ridge and Central Buttress on Browncove Crags, Sharp Edge and Hall’s Fell Ridge on Blencathra, and Striding Edge and Swirral Edge on Helvellyn. A good level of hill walking fitness will ensure you have a fantastic day, but no previous scrambling experience is required.
Classic Scottish (2 day) scrambles
Guided days out scrambling on some of the best scrambling Scotland has to offer. The 2-day course length allows us to complete one classic scramble each day ensuring you get the very most from your experience. The scrambles on offer are Curved Ridge on Buachaille Etive Mor and Dorsal Arete on Stob Coire nan Lochan in Glencoe, Carn Mor Dearg (CMD Arete) and Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis. You should have some prior experience of hill walking, but no technical knowledge of scrambling is required prior to the course.
Course dates
Scrambling and mountaineering courses are run on any date suitable for yourself. Although the Classic Scottish Scrambles courses are best run between April and October to avoid heavy snow.
Equipment list
You can download an equipment list for the scrambling and mountaineering courses showing what you will need to bring with you and what Climb GB will provide.
Testimonials
If you would like to see what previous Climb GB customers have thought of their courses here are a selection of reviews and testimonials.
Contact
If you would like any further information or would like to make a booking please use the contact page or email direct to info@climbgb.com
If you can’t find the scrambling and mountaineering course you are looking for then please get in touch and Climb GB will be happy to create a bespoke course tailored to your specific requirements.
The map below shows the venues in the Lake District, Glencoe and Fort William that Climb GB uses for scrambling and mountaineering courses (Orange markers) and easy to find meeting places (Blue markers). Many of these locations are within easy travelling distance of major towns and cities, e.g. Carlisle and Penrith in Cumbria for sessions in the Lake District and Glasgow, Stirling, Perth and Edinburgh are all less than a 3-hour drive for sessions in Glencoe for classic Scottish scrambles courses. However free pick up and drop off is also available from Hexham train station to assist you in getting to any of these destinations and to help reduce the environmental impact of travel.
