Calendar

We update the calendar several times a week, but if the date you're looking for isn't listed, it is worth sending us an email to double check. 

CLIMBING & MOUNTAINEERING IN THE LAKE DISTRICT and TECHNICAL ADVICE
The following dates show Chris’s availability. If you’re interested in a date not shown here, please ask as we may have a freelance instructor available.
January 2026 : no availability
February 2026 : 18th, 20th-28th
March 2026 : 1st-10th, 13th, 31st
April 2026 : 15th-20th, 22nd-26th, 30th
May 2026 : 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 29th, 30th
June 2026 : 15th-19th, 22nd-28th
July 2026 : 30th-31st
August 2026 : 10th-15th, 25th-31st
September 2026 : 1st, 15th-19th
October 2026 : 7th-9th, 19th-31st
November 2026 : 1st-6th, 19th-21st
Please ask if you are looking for dates after this.

MOUNTAIN LEADER COURSES
Training courses
March 23rd-28th 2026 - places available
May 4th-9th 2026 - places available
August 17th-22nd 2026 - places available
September 7th-12th 2026 - places available
November 9th-14th 2026 - places available
Assessment courses
April 6th-10th 2026 - places available
June 1st-5th 2026 - fully booked
August 3rd-7th 2026 - places available
October 12th-16th 2026 - places available

ROCK CLIMBING INSTRUCTOR COURSES
Training courses
April 1st-3rd 2026 - places available
September 15th-17th 2026 - places available
Assessment courses
April 15th-16th 2026 - places available
August 11th-12th 2026 - places available
October 19th-20th 2026 - places available
Other dates may be available - we only need two people to run these courses, so if you would like an alternative date, please ask.

MASTERCLASSES
If you’re looking for a particular Masterclass and the dates below don’t work for you, please get in touch - we can often put on extra dates.
Movement Masterclass
March 16th 2026 - fully booked
April 21st 2026 - places available
June 9th 2026 - places available
September 2nd 2026 - places available
Contour Masterclass
March 17th 2026 - places available
June 10th 2026 - places available
September 3rd 2026 - places available
Mountain Leader Steep Ground Masterclass
March 18th 2026 - places available
June 11th 2026 - places available
September 4th 2026 - places available
Mountain Leader Two-Day Masterclass
April 13th-14th 2026 - places available
July 17th-18th 2026 - places available
AMI Short Roping Masterclass
April 27th-28th 2026 - places available
November 17th-18th 2026 - places available
Rope Skills & Rescues Masterclass
April 29th 2026 - places available
Scrambling Masterclass
June 16th 2026 - places available
Poor Visibility Contour Masterclass
November 19th 2026 - places available

WINTER CLIMBING & MOUNTAINEERING IN SCOTLAND
Five-day winter mountaineering course: January 26th-30th 2026 - fully booked
Four-day winter climbing course: February 2nd-5th 2026 - fully booked

CLIMBING WALL INSTRUCTOR COURSES
Training courses
November 2nd-3rd 2026 - places available
Assessment courses
November 4th 2026 - places available
Other dates may be available in the winter months - we only need two people to run these courses, so if you would like an alternative date, please ask.

THE CUILLINS OF SKYE
Five-day mountaineering and scrambling course: May 11th-15th 2026 - places available

SUMMER ALPINE CLIMBING & MOUNTAINEERING
July 5th-23rd 2026

SKIING IN THE ALPS
No availability