This course will teach you the skills to utilise the bare minimal tools in order to cope in real-life survival situations. This includes shelter building, fire lighting, knife, axe and saw work and water treatment. 

How much? £80 per person

Where and when?

Gilwell Park 18 - 19 April 2020 and 26 - 27 September 2020 Book here

Great Tower - on request, please contact centre

Hawkhirst - on request, please contact centre

Lochgoilhead 18 - 19 April 2020 (£125)

Meggernie - on request, please contact centre

Youlbury 3 - 4 October 2020 Book here

Learn winter mountaineering skills in the Cairngorms, one of the wildest places in Britain.  Based at the very comfortable and warm lodges at Badaguish.

We provide a low instructor to customer ratios and tailor training to individual needs.  Everything from introductory staff (ice axe arrest, use of crampons, safe travel/avalanche assessment, navigation), to more advanced skills such as steeper ground/scrambling and winter climbing.

Several previous customers have been gaining experience to undertake their winter ML.  Our objective is that we equip people with improved skills.  Knowledge and confidence to enjoy the winter mountains safely.

How much? £560

When?  

Where? 

Yr Hafod, based at Badaguish near Cairngorms.  Please email yrhafod@scoutadventures.org.uk

On this course, you'll learn useful camp skills to make your summer camp even more fun, functional and exciting. We'll cover camp cooking, gadgets to make with your Group, how best to set up site and our top tips for guaranteeing a successful camp.

How much? £80 per person.

Where and when?

Gilwell Park  22 - 23 February 2020 and 24 - 25 October 2020 Book here

Great Tower - on request, please contact centre

Meggernie - on request, please contact centre

Youlbury - on request, please contact centre

This course is designed to teach the specific skills needed to lead a group in a cave system with no vertical pitches. Both training and assessment courses use caves in North Yorkshire.

How much? £90 per person

Where and when? 

Great Tower - available on request.