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Previous Posts

• January 2022
  • Lean conditions
  • Great start to January
• December 2021
  • And they're off!!
• November 2021
  • Start of winter.
• October 2021
  • Season turning
• August 2021
  • Summer so far
• May 2021
  • Rock Climbing #rockclimbing
• March 2021
  • Opening again for business #rockclimbing #hillwalking #canoeing #skitouring
• January 2021
  • Happy New Year
• December 2020
  • SNOW!...Ski touring time!
• November 2020
  • Autumn vibes
• October 2020
  • Winter is coming... #rockclimbing #ridgescrambling #mountaineering #seakayaking
• August 2020
  • A busy summer #rockclimbing #mountaineering #canoeing #mountainbiking #seakayaking
• July 2020
  • Great to be back at work again #rockclimbing #canoeing #tvsafety
  • A return to work and the mountains
• June 2020
  • Hopefully a return to the mountains from mid July
• March 2020
  • Mixed emotions as the season draws to an early close :-(
  • Great conditions thanks to Ciara & Dennis! #winterskills #wintermountaineering #skitouring
• February 2020
  • Excellent conditions, at last! #winterskills #winterclimbing #skitouring
  • Winter arrives just in time #winterskills #winterclimbing #skitouring
  • Lean conditions but still snow to go at, just. #winterskills #skitouring #winterclimbing
• November 2019
  • Excellent early season conditions #skitouring #winterclimbing #cairngorms
• October 2019
  • The start of winter 2020
• June 2019
  • Poor show on the blog... #rockclimbing #mountaineering and #filmsafetywork
• April 2019
  • Spring in the air, but winter is still clinging on! #winterskills #wintermountaineering #hillwalking
• March 2019
  • Winter draws to a close #winterskills #skitouring #scottishskitouring
  • Wintry conditions in the Cairngorms #winterskills #winterclimbing #wintermountaineering
• February 2019
  • Warm conditions but a return to winter coming soon #winterskills #wintermountaineerng #winterclimbing #skitouring
  • Good conditions for walking, skiing and climbing #winterskills #skitouring #winterclimbing
• January 2019
  • Improving conditions #winterclimbing #wintermountaineering #winterskills
  • Lean conditions but a good forecast
• December 2018
  • The last of 2018! #winterskills #wintermountaineering #winterclimbing #cairngorms
  • A wild start to our winter courses #winterskills #wintermountaineering #skitouring
• November 2018
  • And so it begins, winter 2019. #skitouring #cairngormsnationalpark #aviemore
• September 2018
  • End of Summer..... #rockclimbing #hillwalking #mountaineering #filmsafety
• July 2018
  • Rock climbing, film safety & broken arms in the Cairngorms
• June 2018
  • Summer in the Cairngorms #rockclimbing #mountainbiking #mountaineering #wildswimming
• April 2018
  • Right, that's it, it's over.... #winterskills #skitouring #winterclimbing #rockclimbing #cairngorms #scotland
• March 2018
  • The end of a great winter season #winterskills #winterclimbing #skitouring #cairngorms
  • The season that keeps on giving...... #winterskills #skitouring #winterclimbing #mountaineering
  • The calm after the storm #winterskills #skitouring #winterclimbing #coaching #learning
• February 2018
  • Turning very cold..... #winterskills #skitouring #winterclimbing #wintermountaineering
  • Lots of snow in the Cairngorms #winterskills #skitouring #wintermountaineering #winterclimbing
  • February Half Term in the Cairngorms #winterskills #skitouring #winterclimbing #wintermountaineering
  • Great winter conditions continue #winterskills #wintermountaineering #skitouring #cairngorms #scotland
• January 2018
  • Mixed weather but good mountain conditions. #winterskills #skitouring #winterclimbing #cairngorms #scotland
  • Amazing weather of late #winterskills #winterclimbing #wintermountaineering #cairngorms #scotland
  • A wild weekend but smiles all round. #winterskills
  • Great conditions for this week's winter skills & winter mountaineering courses
  • Blue Skies and Sunshine (winter skills & winter mountaineers)
  • Happy New Year! (Winter Climbing Cairngorms & Avalanche Training)
• December 2017
  • Winter Skills & Winter Mountaineering in the Cairngorms
  • Winter skills galore
  • Winter Skills - 15th Dec
  • Ski Touring, Cain Gorm
  • Winter Skills
• November 2017
  • Winter is coming
• May 2017
  • Long may the good weather continue!
• March 2017
  • Last of winter courses for 2017! #winterskills #ski touring #climbing #courses #introduction #cairngorms #Scotland
  • The end of the season?
  • Great conditions in the 'Gorms (at last) #winterskills #ski touring #climbing #courses #introduction #cairngorms #Scotland
• February 2017
  • Lots of Winter Skills & Mountaineering #winterskills #climbing #courses #introduction #cairngorms #Scotland
  • Busy and snowy half term #winterskills #ski touring # climbing # courses #introduction #cairngorms #scotland
  • Winter returns to the Cairngorms (phew!) #winterskills #cairngorms
• January 2017
  • Alpine conditions #winterskills #winter mountaineering #climbing #cairngorms
  • Winter makes a return #winterskills #ski touring #cairngorms
  • Mixed early January conditions #winter #mountaineering #climbing #cairngorms
  • 2017 off to a flying start! #winterskills #cairngorms

I would definitely recommend using them for navigation skills. I booked A1 day course. Communication with Dave before the course was good as well.. Dave or guide was very friendly and welcoming and made us feel at ease. Explaining what was going to happen in the day and asked us too what we would like to get out of the course. Dave was great at explaining and giving instruction and I actually surprised myself that I manahed to correctly follow them too. . When I'm ready to go in to the next level of navigation. Cairngorm Adventure Guides will be my first go to to find a course. A great day and I don't feel so useless at using a map and compass now. Woo hoo!

Amanda Wagstaffe, June 2025