Alpine Skills
Useful articles and advice about developing your alpine skills.
Women's Alpine Adventure Club Meets
Join Sam Leary WMCI to learn about fitting your boots to your feet
The first in a series of videos helping you prepare for Scottish Winter
What can burly days in Scottish winter do to help develop our alpine resilience?
Sally Lisle takes us through how to travel to the Alps and keep mountaineering safely in COVID times.
Dr Hannah Lock, Expedition Doctor, tells us what should be in your first aid kit when you’re out and about in the mountains, plus some tips on choosing a first aid training course
The mountains are beautiful places to be, but the weather can really change the experience. Many people can, and often do, underestimate how exhausting physically and mentally (and sometimes emotionally) strong winds can be.
Not sure how to get into the higher hills and start your Alpine Climbing career? We give you some ideas in this article.
Altitude can have a huge effect on our bodies and our climbing in the Alps. In this article we look at the importance of acclimatisation and recognising the signs of altitude sickness and other effects of exercising at height.
What do you need to think about before your first Alpine Trip? Here are our top tips to plan for.
Here we put together a kit list of equipment and clothing that will be useful as a starting point for any of our meets or trips.
Lucy Foster and Stan share their top tips on how to take your four legged adventure buddy scrambling
Before heading out to The Big Hills for your summer trip, work on your Alpine Skills in the UK. Includes online and literacy resources.
In this first contribution to the WAAC Alpine Skill Share Series we look at Crevasse Rescue and Travelling on a Glacier.
Winter tips on managing everything to do with your head!