Our Explorer Scout Adventure Weekends offer your unit the chance to explore the beautiful mountains of Snowdonia with our experienced staff. These weekends are ideal for Explorer Scouts interested in mountaineering. The weekend programmes are flexible and can be customised to match the aims and skills of your group, such as working towards the Climber or Hill Walker Activity Badge or as an excellent introduction to more serious mountaineering. If you’re happy to leave it to us to plan your weekend, we will try to include walking plus, depending on staff availability, climbing.

Who:

Explorers

How much:

£99 per person.

Accommodation:

N/A

Food:

N/A

Where:

Scout Adventures Yr Hafod, Nant Ffrancon, Bangor LL57 3DQ.

Duration:

Two days.

When:

This course runs on the following upcoming dates: 

Friday 19th to Sunday 21st June 2026

Friday 16th to Sunday 18th October 2026

Enquiries:

If you have any questions about the course, please contact us via [email protected] or call 0845 519 6114.

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A minimum of 40 Quality Mountain Days is required before booking onto an ML Assessment course. They need to be stored on Mountain Training’s DLog (digital logbook). Our courses are split over two weekends to make them more accessible to volunteers and run from Friday night to Sunday afternoon. You must attend both weekends to complete the course. Food and accommodation is included.

Who:

Scout Volunteers (members) and the public (non-members).

How much:

Members - £440 per person, Non-members £560 per person.

Accommodation:

Shared bunkrooms included.

Food:

Meals included.

Where:

Scout Adventures Yr Hafod, Nant Ffrancon, Bangor LL57 3DQ.

Duration:

5 days over 2 weekends

When:

This course runs on the following dates: 

Autumn course dates: 

Saturday 5th to Sunday 6th September 2026

Friday 18th to Sunday 20th September 2026

Enquiries:

If you have any questions about the course, please contact us via [email protected] or call 0845 519 6114.

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For those at the top of their game, we provide the nationally recognised Mountain Leader qualification. If you love leading people in the outdoors and want the option to use your qualifications outside of Scouts then the ML is for you. Yr Hafod is a registered provider of Mountain Training courses and offers nationally recognised courses to complement our Scout adventurous activities training. Mountain Training and the Scouts have been working together for decades thanks to our shared interest in walking, climbing, and mountaineering. We run our Mountain Leader as a sandwich course over a series of weekends to make them more accessible to volunteers. Before you book, please make sure you have attained the minimum number of 20 Quality Mountain Days (QMDs) and have them logged on Mountain Training’s DLog (digital logbook). For more details on the Mountain Leader scheme visit the Mountain Training site. Our courses are split over three weekends to make them more accessible to volunteers and run from Friday night to Sunday afternoon. You must attend all three weekends to complete the course. Food and accommodation is included. 

Who:

Scout Volunteers (members) and the public (non-members)

How much:

Spring 2026: Members - £480 per person, Non-members £600 per person

Autumn 2026: Members - £480 per person, Non-members £545 per person

Accommodation:

Shared bunkrooms included.

Food:

Meals included. 

Where:

Scout Adventures Yr Hafod, Nant Ffrancon, Bangor LL57 3DQ.

Duration:

6 days over 2 weekends

When:

Autumn 2026 course dates: 

Friday 4th to Sunday 6th September 2026

Friday 18th to Sunday 20th September 2026

Enquiries:

If you have any questions about the course, please contact us via [email protected] or call 0845 519 6114.

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Once you have completed a Rock Climbing Instructor training course and have fulfilled the skills requirements and logbook as set out by Mountain Training - you can book a Rock Climbing Instructor Assessment at Yr Hafod. At the end of the weekend the Course Director will update your Mountain Training profile with an assessment report and make an appropriate recommendation to pass, defer or fail your award. 

Who:

Scout Volunteers (members) and the public (non-members).

How much:

Members - £215 per person, Non-members £240 per person.

Accommodation:

Shared bunkrooms included.

Food:

Meals included.

Where:

Scout Adventures Yr Hafod, Nant Ffrancon, Bangor LL57 3DQ.

Duration:

Two days.

When:

This course runs on the following dates: 

Saturday 4th to Sunday 5th July 2026

Enquiries:

If you have any questions about the course, please contact us via [email protected] or call 0845 519 6114.

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