How To Stay Mountain-Fit When You Can’t Get To The Mountains

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How To Stay Mountain-Fit When You Can’t Get To The Mountains

Mountaineering is the best training for mountaineering, but unless you live somewhere like the Lake District, you’re going to have lots of times when you can’t get to the mountains. You will lose your mountain fitness pretty quickly if you’re not intentional about working at it, but there are lots of things you can be doing that will maximise your time when you do get out there - and you’ll benefit mentally from thinking about and planning your next trip away.

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The Skier's Haute Route: What's It All About?

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The Skier's Haute Route: What's It All About?

The Haute Route is the most famous ski tour in the Alps. It is an amazing journey linking the historic Alpine towns of Chamonix in France and Zermatt in Switzerland. There are many variations, giving different options in terms of difficulty and length. The Verbier Haute Route gives better skiing, is less technical and is slightly shorter than the classic Haute Route. It gives the option of missing out the section from Chamonix to Verbier, which currently involves longer days as the Grands Montets lift in Argentiere is closed following a fire last year.

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How To Prepare For Your Winter Mountain Leader Assessment #1: Quality Mountain Days in Scotland

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How To Prepare For Your Winter Mountain Leader Assessment #1: Quality Mountain Days in Scotland

Logging QMDs should be a big part of your preparation for your Winter Mountain Leader assessment. After a period of warmer weather, where logging winter QMDs has been very difficult, winter has returned to the Scottish Highlands, so here are some top tips and suggestions to help you top up your logbook. Each of the suggested routes makes a great day out whether you are preparing for the assessment, or just going for a fun day out in the mountains.

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How To Prepare For Your Mountain Leader Assessment #2: What I Look For In An Assessment Candidate

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How To Prepare For Your Mountain Leader Assessment #2: What I Look For In An Assessment Candidate

Passing your Mountain Leader assessment is all about showing that you can take care of yourself and your group in the mountains, whatever the terrain or the weather. In order to be able to do this, you have to be able to multi-task: to confidently take care of yourself and be able to navigate effectively whilst keeping your group safe. Here’s an inside peak into what we look for in each assessment candidate.

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