The committee position of Training and Safety Officer is currently vacant. If you are interested in filling this position, please discuss this with a committee member.

If you would like to participate in any of the courses below, please contact a committee member at the next club meeting.

All members are encouraged to take responsibility for their own safety on the hills, in line with the Mountaineering Scotland Participation Statement:

"Mountaineering Scotland recognises that climbing and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions and involvement"

Members should also read the Club’s Duty of Care statement.

 

Navigation
The Club runs internal theory and practical navigation courses using experienced members as instructors. The theory course introduces members to the information printed on the map, to the compass, and to the techniques used to navigate using them both. The practical course then applies these techniques on the ground in the local area, with the most important leg being the last one - to the hostelry for a drink or high tea!

 

First Aid
Two day Outdoor Emergency First Aid courses are run by British Association of Ski Patrollers throughout the year at the Lochore Meadows Outdoor Education Centre.

 

Scrambling
Scrambling is a cross-over from hillwalking to rock climbing and involves the use of basic rope techniques without the encumbrance of modern rock climbing paraphernalia. Scrambling is particularly relevant to the Cuillins, and the Club usually organises a day course once a year before the Club weekend in Skye in June.

 

Winter Skills
Members wishing to go on A and B level walks over the winter must have crampons and an ice axe, and  have been trained to use them correctly. To that end the club organises a Winter Skills course using an external provider. The course usually takes place in Grantown-on-Spey in January or February each year, depending on suitable snow conditions and sufficient members expressing an interest to make a course financially viable.

 

Mountaineering Scotland Courses
Mountaineering Scotland runs a comprehensive selection of courses (including all those mentioned above).

 

Safety
The following links give access to useful safety information for members:

Mountaineering Scotland Emergency Procedures

What should you have in your First Aid kit?

The use of the 112 emergency number - a YouTube video

How to register for the Emergency SMS service, allowing you to send a text in an emergency if there is insufficient service for a voice call.

 

Presentations
These are the slide packs from Training presentations given at Club meetings.

Winter Mountain Safety January 2015

Scottish Outdoor Access Code February 2016