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Outdoor Skills Courses

Learn the skills you need to thrive in the outdoors.

We're award-winning, accredited outdoor experts & we offer navigation, mountain skills, expedition training & winter skills training in north Wales & the Scottish highlands.

Join our courses to learn the basic skills you need to operate safely in the UK mountains in summer or winter.

  • Mountain Skills (2 days) - we'll equip you with basic knowledge & safety skills so you can participate in more ambitious mountain walking in your own time. This is an ideal choice for beginners or walkers interested in transferring their walking skills to mountainous terrain
  • Navigation Skills (2 days) - our Bronze & Silver Navigator Awards teach you essential map reading & compass skills to take you from relying on friends or guidebooks to being able to plan a walk and follow it successfully. Our Silver courses take place on more difficult terrain away from easy-to-follow paths and trails. You'll learn to navigate in open country on short bearings and learn timing and pacing skils
  • Expedition Training Weekends (2 days) - Our Expedition Training Weekends give you the skills required to take on an overseas expedition, with advice on personal clothing and equipment, fitness and expedition health, camp craft, trekking & walking techniques & basic outdoors first aid tips
  • Winter Skills (2 days) - you'll gain confidence & experience with a wide range of winter hillwalking skills, including how to choose and use winter equipment, basic winter navigation, avalanche awareness and safety, allowing you the freedom to explore the UJK mountains year-round

We're licensed Mountain Training Cymru course providers for Mountain Skills courses. Mountain Training is the collection of awarding bodies for skills courses and qualifications in walking, climbing and mountaineering in the UK and Ireland.

We're licensed National Navigation Award Scheme (NNAS) course providers for our Navigator Bronze & Silver Navigator Awards which are personal performance, non-competitive, incentive schemes for all ages to learn navigation skills and gain confidence to get out and enjoy the countryside.

Expedition Training Weekend

Expedition Training Weekend

Our Expedition Training Weekends are designed to prepare you for your first overseas trekking or mountaineering expedition. We'll spend most of our time on the hill learning about everything from clothing & kit to campcraft & expedition fitness. Read more

Published: 23rd January, 2021

Author: Ricky Munday

Navigation Courses

Navigation Courses

Our fully accredited National Navigation Award Scheme (NNAS) Navigator Award courses will give you the navigation skills & confidence you need to get out and enjoy the countryside. Read more

Published: 23rd January, 2021

Author: Ricky Munday

Winter Skills Courses

Winter Skills Courses

Our two-day Winter Skills course covers the fundamental skills required for staying safe when hill walking in the UK mountains in winter conditions. Read more

Published: 18th January, 2021

Updated: 20th August, 2021

Author: Ricky Munday

Mountain Skills Courses

Mountain Skills Courses

Our two-day Mountain Skills course will equip you with foundational knowledge and safety skills so you can safely participate in indpedendent hill & mountain walking. Read more

Published: 2nd December, 2019

Updated: 18th January, 2021

Author: Automation Wizard

Location: Snowdonia

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  • Lake District 24 Peaks Challenge

    Lake District 24 Peaks Challenge

    Immerse yourself in England's finest mountain scenery on this two-day challenge that combines 24 peaks, 52 kilometres & 3,600 metres of ascent, including the summits of mighty Scafell Pike & legendary Helvellyn.

  • Snowdon Sunset Ascent

    Snowdon Sunset Ascent

    Climb to the summit of majestic Snowdon at dusk. Witness a stunning sunset from Wales’ highest mountain over the Irish Sea & across Snowdonia, with epic views of mountains and coast. This is an unforgettable bucket list guided adventure, led by our experienced local mountain leaders.

  • Welsh 3000s private event 18 & 19 June 2022

    Welsh 3000s private event 18 & 19 June 2022

    The Welsh 3000s Challenge is the ultimate 24-hour mountain challenging, ascending all of Wales' 15 peaks over 3,000ft, with over 4,200 metres of ascent across 46 brutal kilometres!

  • Ben Nevis Sunrise Ascent

    Ben Nevis Sunrise Ascent

    Soaring to 1,345m above sea level, Ben Nevis has the distinction of being the highest mountain in the UK, and this famous peak attracts 125,000 walkers a year. Whether you're a keen rambler or you just love incredible landscapes, bagging 'the Ben' at sunrise should be near the top of your Scottish bucket list.

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    Fundraise for free!

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  • Our Social Impact

    Our Social Impact

    We help transform disadvantaged young peoples' lives! Find our more about our social impact and the positive outcomes we've planned by delivering our life-changing talks and experiental outdoor learning activities.

  • Trusts and funds

    Trusts and funds

    We welcome support from charitable trusts, funds, foundations and other grant-making bodies. We have a strong track record of delivering transformational projects that raise aspirations and build confidence & resilience in disadvantaged young people, to help close the attainment gap.

  • Vision and mission

    Vision and mission

  • Volunteer for us

    Volunteer for us

    Help us transform disavdvantaged young people's lives by volunteering your time!

  • Why we exist

    Why we exist

    At Inspire Alpine® we dream of a world where all young people have the opportunity to succeed. Yet, there is clear evidence of a persistent gap in attainment between young people from the richest and poorest backgrounds, which has a direct impact on school-leaver destinations and future income levels. We exist to help close this attainment gap.

  • Social Enterprise

    Social Enterprise

    We are a social enterprise - a business with a social mission! We exist to help close the attainment gap faced by disadvantaged young people. Here we explain more about what being a social enterprise means.

  • Ben Lawers 7 Munro Challenge

    Ben Lawers 7 Munro Challenge

    Challenge yourself to climb 7 Munros in a day! Ben Lawers is the 10th highest mountain in the UK and the highest in the Southern Highlands, and sits at the centre of a chain of 7 Munros which fit walkers can achieve in one long day.

  • Striding Edge - Helvellyn

    Striding Edge - Helvellyn

    Striding Edge is a classic Grade 1 scramble in the Lake District - and if you’re looking to make your first foray into scrambling territory then it’s the perfect place to start as it offers all the thrill of a classic scramble, but little in the way of technical challenge.

  • Yorkshire Three Peaks - Food & Water

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Free inspirational talks to schools in deprived areas

Free inspirational talks to schools in deprived areas

We're seeking your support to deliver a series of 40 free inspirational talks schools in the most deprived areas to raise disadvantaged young people's aspirations to help close the attainment gap. Read more

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Published: 27th February, 2020

Updated: 4th April, 2020

Author: Ricky Munday

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