Safety
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The inclusion of a site or link is for information. Ancrum MC does not endorse or approve any particular course or information source.
- Update 8 December 2009
COURSES |
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| Route Card from mountainaid.org.uk | easy to use route card from the mountainaid folk |
| Winter Skills Courses at Glenmore Lodge | Discounted courses organised along with the MC of S. Great value for money. Training by experts. |
| CNDo - Walking holidays and outdoor courses | Downloadable brochure . They do various skills courses. Ask Susan Beech or Davie Milne. |
| Ancrum Outdoor Education Centre | Based at Ancrum Road, Dundee. Offer many affordable courses and also hire gear. Navigation courses. Downloadable brochure |
| Glenmore Lodge | GLENMORE LODGE is Scotland's National Outdoor Training Centre located in the heart of Cairngorms National Park. Learn, develop or qualify in an adventure sport of your choice. Our goal is to inspire adventure by teaching beginners, coaching intermediate/advanced and delivering training and assessment courses for leaders and instructors. Also has accomodation. |
Information & tutorials |
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| More map reading guides from the OS | Three more OS map reading guides. An overview, basic and advanced. |
| Some basic information on how to navigate from ScottishSport | |
| Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland | Has information on safety
including a routecard |
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The definitive avalanche information service for Scotland. |
| Mountaineering Council of Scotland Information Leaflets | Some of the leaflets are
on their website. Have a look. Lots of useful training information and
other resources. |
| Glenmore Lodge downloadable avalanche quiz | A really great resource. Essential viewing before venturing out in winter |
| Information on descending from Ben Nevis | Vital information
if descending from Ben Nevis in bad weather. Worth printing out and
keeping with your map. |