Alpha Mountaineering Inverness -Scrambling Adventure Scotland

Alpha Mountaineering

Contact details:

40 Telford Gardens, Inverness, IV3 5LQ

Tel: 07748 275 825

Alpha Mountaineering offer all aspects of mountaineering in the Scottish hills. They provide instruction and guiding in walking, scrambling and climbing, both in summer and winter. Whether you want to learn to navigate, climb a sea stack or use ice axes for the first time we can teach you the skills you need.

Nick Carter has been climbing since the early 80's. He has instructed in the outdoors for the last 12 years including working for Plas Y Brenin (The National Mountain Centre for England and Wales).

At Alpha Mountaineering we will create the course that suits you. We don't have set dates for courses, but give you some suggested course itineraries and then let you shape the course to fit your experience and aspirations.

What we do best:

Scotland has some of the best scrambling in the UK from the classic Aonach Eagach in Glencoe to an ascent of Stac Pollaidh in the Northern Highlands. If you are a walker who wants to have an introduction to scrambling and how to use a rope safely in the mountains then we can provide a 1 or 2 day introduction course. This can be based in Fort William, Ullapool or on Skye.

If you already have some experience scrambling but want to progress to doing harder scrambles then we can provide the safety and teaching that you'll need. Base yourself in Fort William, Ullapool or on Skye and spend 2 or 5 days getting to grips with some of Scotlands classic scrambling routes. For those that want a real challenge then we can attempt the Skye Ridge Traverse. This is a very challenging mountaineering outing requiring good fitness and scrambling skills. The best time to book a scrambling course is in April, May, September or October. The best time for the Skye Ridge is May or June.

Travel Directions

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Inverness is highly accesible throughout Scotland with Edinburgh - Inverness: 157 miles, Glasgow - Inverness: 174 miles, Inverness - Fort William: 65 miles and Inverness - Ullapool: 57 miles.

Inverness can also be accessed by rail and air for more information visit the Traveline web site provides timetables for travel throughout Scotland - both local and national.