Mountain Leader Training Scotland - Approved Course Providers
MLTS-approved Course Providers deliver its training courses and are moderated on a regular basis by MLTS to ensure parity of standards, so you can be assured that you will receive a quality training experience covering all aspects of the course prospectus. Course Providers featured here include (click for more details):
Abacus Mountaineering6 Hillview Drive, Corpach, Fort William, PH33 7LS
Telephone: 01397-772466 email: mike@abacusmountaineering.com Website: www.abacusmountaineering.com
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With sixteen years experience of guiding in the Scottish hills we have much to pass on to future mountain leaders. Mike Pescod is an IFMGA Mountain Guide, mountaineering instructor and member of the Lochaber MRT. All our courses are based in Fort William, the heart of The Outdoor Capital of the UK, with quick access to biggest hills in Scotland and some of the wildest hills out west. |
climbmts.co.uk - Stuart JohnstonClimbmts Group, Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, PH15 2DT
Telephone: 01887-822699 email: info@climbmts.co.uk Website: www.climbmts.co.uk
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Stuart Johnston, MIC and his staff are one of Scotland’s leading providers of MLTS National Governing Body awards. Our experience and dedication in providing high quality coaching and practitioner learning materials is to the highest of standards, reflecting best practice and current modern thinking on mountaineering topics. We provide training and assessment courses for the following awards: Mountain Leader Summer and Winter, Walking Group Leader, Climbing Wall Award, Climbing Wall Leader Award and Single Pitch Award. Our courses are based from Aberfeldy, "Truly the heart of Scotland” - we provide a high standard of accommodation and training facilities, our local mountains are inspirational, our local crags are of a high quality and we have an excellent range of local indoor climbing walls. Our courses mainly use OS sheets 51 and 42. We offer a full range of mountaineering courses including ski mountaineering here in the UK and overseas. |
ClimbWhenYoureReady16 Farrow Drive, Corpach, PH33 7JW
Telephone: 07887-766716
email: alan@climbwhenyoureready.com Website: http://www.climbwhenyoureready.com
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ClimbWhenYoureReady.com is a Climbing and Mountaineering Instructional business run by Alan Halewood MIC. I provide the MLTS SPA, CWA and CWLA and training and safety advice to 3 of Scotland’s major climbing walls as well as year round coaching and instruction on walking, mountaineering and climbing. All non-National Governing Body courses are bespoke and run and provided by Alan only. This means that you are assured his personal attention and a course designed to meet YOUR needs and aspirations. Based in Corpach at the foot of Ben Nevis courses can be arranged all over Scotland including the Central Belt, Lochaber, Glencoe, the Trossachs, the Cairngorms, Torridon, Assynt and Skye. |
C-N-Do Scotland33 Stirling Enterprise Park, Springbank Road, Stirling, FK7 7RPTelephone: 01786-445703 email: admin@cndoscotland.com
Website: http://www.cndoscotland.com/
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Dedicated, since 1984, to providing quality guided walking experiences throughout Scotland. We also aim to encourage those who wish to be independent or take responsibility for others to gain the skills and experience required. The full range of National Navigation Award scheme courses are regularly available as are WGL training and assessment opportunities. Other programmed courses include Winter Skills, Nordic Walking and Snow Shoeing, and the entire range is delivered in a relaxed, patient but rigorous manner. Courses mostly start in Stirling; gateway to the best walking in Scotland. However, they can also be delivered at a suitable location near YOU. We are willing to offer MCofS members and members of MCofS clubs a 10% discount off our normal price list for courses, and a discount of 10% off Paramo clothing. |
EICA: RathoEdinburgh International Climbing Arena Ratho, South Platt Hill, EH28 8AA
Telephone: 0131-333-6321 Website: www.eica-ratho.com
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EICA: Ratho - the National Indoor Climbing Centre for Scotland - is the world's largest indoor climbing arena, set in a magnificent building which hosts a range of climbing and non climbing activities to keep the whole family entertained! We run climbing, navigation and mountaineering courses and activities in summer and winter from our base just outside Edinburgh. Many courses are run at the centre or on the local crags and hills and we are in easy striking distance of Glen Coe, the Cairngorms, the Lake District and many other great locations. Full details of courses and activities can be found on our website. We offer Climbing Wall Award, Single Pitch Award and Climbing Wall Leading Award training and assessment courses based at the centre and the local crags. |
Firbush Point Field Centre(Edinburgh University)Killin, Perthshire, FK21 8SUTelephone: 01567-820329 email: Firbush.Point@ed.ac.uk Website: www.ed.ac.uk/sport/firbush
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Firbush is Scotland’s only University-owned Outdoor Centre, situated on Loch Tay with spectacular views over the Lawers and Tarmigan ranges. We are a 40-bed residential centre offering a range of activities on the loch and hills including Winter Skills training and Mountain Leader Training. We provide most of our courses for Edinburgh University staff and students but we are open to outside groups and individuals. Edinburgh University groups receive reduced prices and there is a fund to subsidise EU students on Mountain Leader courses. |
Glenmore LodgeGlenmore, Aviemore, Inverness-shire, PH22 1QUTelephone: 01479-861246 email: enquiries@glenmorelodge.org.uk Website: www.glenmorelodge.org.uk
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We are Scotland's National Outdoor Training Centre located outside Aviemore in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park. Learn, develop or qualify in an adventure sport of your choice. Our goal is to inspire adventure by teaching beginners, coaching those at intermediate / advanced level and delivering training and assessment courses for leaders and instructors. Our role is as a national resource to the outdoor industry and community. Whether you are an individual, company, freelancer or official body, we are here for you. We run the full range of MLTS courses, WGL, Summer & Winter ML, CWA, SPA, MIA, MIC, as well as a range of National Governing Body-approved first aid courses. Visit our website for full course details. We also offer a wide selection of skills, coaching and development courses in a range of activities, all based from our purpose built residential centre. Unless stated our UK courses are fully inclusive of instruction, full board, course transport & specialist equipment. |
Mountain Motion - Richard BentleyDalvenvie Farm, Fort William, PH33 6SLTelephone: 01397-701731 email: richard@mountainmotion.plus.com Website: www.mountainmotion.co.uk
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A well-known MIC holder, Richard Bentley and Mountain Motion are a leading and long-standing course provider for WGL, SPA, ML and Winter ML training in Scotland. Based in Fort William, Richard splits his time between guiding summer and winter climbing, coaching climbing and scrambling, and running National Governing Body courses. We specialise in providing the highest quality guiding, instruction and advice in all areas of mountaineering, from National Governing Body courses to performance winter climbing clinics. Of course, having the west highlands of Scotland as our classroom helps and we take full advantage of our local surroundings to coach and develop peoples’ mountaineering skills. |
Outdoor Learning and Adventure
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture, Outdoor Resource Base, 33 Fullwood Industrial Estate, Burnbank Estate, Hamilton, ML3 9AZ
Telephone: 01698-307095 email: ORB@southlanarkshireleisure.co.uk Website:
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Outdoor Learning and Adventure is part of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture. We deliver a wide range of courses involving hill walking, climbing and mountaineering, including the National Navigation Award Scheme (NNAS), National Indoor Climbing Achievement Scheme (NICAS) and Mountain Leader Training courses. |
Pete Hill MIC71 High Street, Aberlour, AB38 9QBTelephone: 01340-871071 email: pete@petehillmic.com Website: http://www.petehillmic.com/
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Pete Hill MIC is one of Scotland’s best known and foremost course providers. We run Summer Mountain Leader (ML) and Winter Mountain Leader (WML), Single Pitch Award (SPA), Climbing Wall Award (CWA) and Climbing Wall Leading Award (CWLA) courses. Based predominantly in Grantown on Spey, we have access to some of the very best of Scottish mountains and outcrops, with the Cairngorms and the Moray Firth crags within easy reach. Full details of all our courses can be found on our website. We are very happy to offer MCofS members a preferential rate on all of our MLTS courses, contact us for details. |
Plas y BreninCapel Curig, Conwy, LL24 0ET
Telephone: 01690-720214
email: info@pyb.co.uk Website: http://www.pyb.co.uk/
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Plas y Brenin National Mountain Centre operates a full range of winter climbing, mountaineering and hill walking courses each year from it’s base near Glencoe. MLTS Winter Mountain Leader training and assessment courses and MLT Mountaineering Instructor Certificate courses are run on numerous weeks. A full range of skills development and climbing courses are also offered through the winter months. The high mountains of Glencoe and Lochaber are close to our base which means we can make the most of the conditions and winter days. Visit our website for course details and to book places. |
Scotch on the Rocks Guiding1 Mitchell's Lane, Inverness, IV2 3HQTelephone: 07742-378334 or 01463-718333 email: bill@scotchontherocksguiding.co.uk Website: http://www.scotchontherocksguiding.co.uk/
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Scotch on the Rocks Guiding is run by Bill Strachan MIC & W-EMT and was started in 2003. In addition to private instruction in all aspects of mountaineering we are a provider of the Summer Mountain Leader Award. Bill says: "I am passionate about teaching others and helping them to become self-reliant in the hills and mountains of Scotland. Please feel free to contact us by email or phone if you would like to discuss any aspect of our training courses - advice is always free and readily given." |
High-Expectations - Steve Spalding MICemail: mail@stevespalding.plus.com Website: http://www.high-expectations.co.uk/index.html
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High-Expectations is run by Steve Spalding MIC and provides a variety of mountain-based National Governing Body award training and assessment courses supported by Mountain Leader Training, based in the Pitlochry area. Steve says: ‘My aim is to help you make the most of your time among the mountains in a professional, friendly and personal way. I usually work on all courses so you know who will be working with you. |
Undiscovered Country Adventure(Ken Lacey)Telephone: 07771-918431 (mobile reception may vary) email: info@undiscoveredcountryadventure.com Website: www.undiscoveredcountryadventure.com
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Ken has over 15 years experience as a professional in the field of outdoor activities. His career has spanned variety of areas, from Head of Centre to development training, from working in LEA centre's as head of department for mountaineering and kayaking to private tuition and guiding, as well as providing advice to the Public and Private sectors on technical matters. He is a holder of both the Mountaineering Instructors Certificate and the International Mountain Leader Award. Ken has climbed extensively in the UK as well as Europe and North America. He is both an inland and sea Level 4 Coach of the British Canoe Union and has paddled most of the West Coast of Scotland bringing a wealth of experience to Undiscovered Country Adventure. He is responsible for all instruction and safety with Undiscovered Country Adventure where he is committed to providing the highest standards of quality and excellence. When other instructors are used they will be qualified to national guidelines. Ken is passionate about enabling people to enjoy the outdoors at whatever level they desire. |
