Calendar

We update the calendar several times a week, but if the date you're looking for isn't listed, it is worth sending us an email to double check. 

CLIMBING & MOUNTAINEERING IN THE LAKE DISTRICT and TECHNICAL ADVICE
The following dates show Chris’s availability. If you’re interested in a date not shown here, please ask as we may have a freelance instructor available.
August 2026 : no availability
September 2026 : no availability
October 2026 : 8th, 27th-28th, 30th
November 2026 : 13th-14th, 16th, 20th-25th
December 2026 : no availability
January 2027 : 7th-9th, 11th-16th, 18th-20th
February 2027 : 24th-27th 2027
March 2027 : 1st, 5th
April 2027 : 14th-17th, 19th-23rd, 26th-30th
May 2027 : 1st, 3rd-4th
June 2027 : 2nd-4th
July 2027 : no availability
August 2027 : 9th-14th, 16th-21st, 23rd-28th, 30th-31st
September 2027 : 1st-4th, 6th, 7th, 15th-18th
October 2027 : 7th-9th, 11th-16th, 18th-23rd, 25th-30th
Please ask if you are looking for dates after this.

INTRO ROCK COURSE IN THE LAKE DISTRICT
April 24th & 25th 2027 : places available
June 11th & 12th 2027 : places available

ROCK IMPROVERS COURSE IN THE LAKE DISTRICT
September 12th & 13th 2026 : places available
September 11th & 12th 2027 : places available

MOUNTAIN LEADER COURSES
Training courses
October 19th-24th 2026 - places available
Assessment courses
October 12th-16th 2026 - fully booked
We’re taking a break from Mountain Leader courses in 2027. Our top recommendation is Stuart Carter at Climb365.

MASTERCLASSES
If you’re looking for a particular Masterclass and the dates below don’t work for you, please get in touch - we can often put on extra dates.
Movement Masterclass
September 2nd 2026 - places available
March 2nd 2027 - places available
June 14th 2027 - places available
September 8th 2027 - places available
Contour Masterclass
September 3rd 2026 - fully booked
March 3rd 2027 - places available
June 15th 2027 - places available
September 9th 2027 - places available
Mountain Leader Steep Ground Masterclass
September 4th 2026 - places available
March 4th 2027 - places available
June 16th 2027 - places available
September 10th 2027 - places available
AMI Short Roping Masterclass
November 17th-18th 2026 - places available
April 12th & 13th 2027 - places available
November 4th & 5th 2027 - places available
Poor Visibility Contour Masterclass
November 19th 2026 - places available
January 11th 2027 - places available
November 9th 2027 - places available
Mountain Leader Two-Day Masterclass
April 15th & 16th 2027 - places available
August 16th & 17th 2027 - places available
Rope Skills & Rescues Masterclass
April 23rd 2027 - places available
October 11th 2027 - places available
Scrambling Masterclass
June 17th 2027 - places available

ROCK CLIMBING INSTRUCTOR COURSES
Training courses
September 15th-17th 2026 - fully booked
April 26th-28th 2027 - places available
August 9th-11th 2027 - places available
October 20th-22nd 2027 - places available
Assessment courses
November 13th & 14th 2026 - places available
May 4th & 5th 2027 - places available
September 2nd & 3rd 2027 - places available
November 15th & 16th 2027 - places available
Other dates may be available - we only need two people to run these courses, so if you would like an alternative date, please ask.

WINTER SUN ROCK CLIMBING IN SPAIN
December 1st-15th 2026
December 1st-15th 2027

CLIMBING WALL INSTRUCTOR COURSES
Training courses
November 23rd-24th 2026 - places available
January 12th & 13th 2027 - places available
November 1st & 2nd 2027 - places available
Assessment courses
September 5th 2026 - fully booked
November 25th 2026 - places available
January 20th 2027 - places available
November 12th 2027 - places available
Other dates may be available in the winter months - we only need two people to run these courses, so if you would like an alternative date, please ask.

SUMMER ALPINE CLIMBING & MOUNTAINEERING
June 20th-July 1st 2027
July 11th-30th 2027

THE CUILLINS OF SKYE
Cuillins of Skye course : May 10th-14th 2027 - places available
Guiding dates : May 17th-28th 2027

WINTER CLIMBING & MOUNTAINEERING IN SCOTLAND
Intro winter mountaineering course : February 1st-5th 2027 - places available
Intro winter climbing course : February 8th-11th 2027 - places available
Guiding dates: January 25th-29th 2027

SKIING IN THE ALPS
March 21st – April 3rd 2027