MEETS AND EVENTS
2024 and beyond!!
Meets are open to all - no membership or joining fee.
ONWARD BOOKING LINKS WILL APPEAR IN EACH SECTION WHEN BOOKING IS OPEN…
Unsure which level course to book on? Click the link below to read our recommendations:
Winter 2025
ALL OPEN FOR BOOKING - Follow the links in each section…
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FULLY BOOKED
Looking to take your downhill skiing to the next level? Wanting to get away from the crowds and learn how to make a journey on skis? Wanting to experience the world of hut-to-hut ski touring? If you think yes to any of the above, then this course is for you. As part of this exciting week you will have the opportunity to learn and develop all the foundational skills for ski touring, getting to grips with the equipment, safe travel in the mountains and how to go about planning a ski tour whilst in the company of other likeminded women. The trip will culminate with a journey in the spectacular and wild mountain range where we will experience the unique charm of Alpine refuges in the magic of winter. Based in the beautiful town of Bourg Saint Maurice in the heart of the French Alps and situated between the wild and wonderful mountain ranges of the Beaufortain, Haute Maurienne and Vanoise national parks. This is the perfect place to learn all the ski touring skills, under the guidance and instruction of a female IFMGA Mountain Guide and BASI level 3 ski instructor, so you can venture off on your own ski touring adventures with more confidence in the future.
£850
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360’s comprehensive and fun expedition skills course in the French Pyrenees offers a wonderful alternative to the Alps or Scottish Highlands for the aspiring trekker and mountaineer. Whether you’re aiming to trek and climb in winter mountain environments at home or have your sights on Himalayan peaks, there’s no better playground to learn the basic skills for winter mountain travel.
Learning as you undertake a supervised mountain journey, this course increases your understanding and appreciation of this fantastic environment, while building your confidence to be able to move in winter conditions safely and independently. Skills covered include: snowshoeing, self-arrest techniques, avalanche hazards, navigation basics, ice axe and crampon work on varying terrain, building snow and ice anchors and belays, moving together over snow and ice, construction of snow holes, basic ice climbing techniques and more, culminating in a mountain ascent.
https://www.360-expeditions.com/expeditions/expedition-skills-course/#dates-&-prices
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LIMITED SPACES REMAIN
https://www.leadingedge-mountain.co.uk/womens-alpine-adventure-club
8/9th March Cairngorms
11-13th March West Highlands
15/16th March Cairngorms
Intro to Winter Skills, One Axe Summits, Intro to Winter Mountaineering, Winter Mountaineering Development, Winter Climbing
Accommodation available at Aviemore YH (£50) or Roam West, Onich (£90). Arranged via WAAC.
Summer 2025
ALL OPEN FOR BOOKING
We have paused booking on our Summer Alpine Meet for now, but will reopen if spaces become available.
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19-26th April 2025
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1/2 May 2025
7/8 June 2025
With Becky Coles WMCI
This course is for those going on independent mountaineering trips overseas such as the Alps and don’t plan to use a guide. It will give you the technical skills for alpine-style ascents.
BOOKING OPEN
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OPEN FOR BOOKING!
25-28 April 2025
4 day course at 1:2 ratio with a female mountaineering instructor pitched at your level. Mountaineering/rock climbing/scrambling.
Based from Heart of Glencoe Bunkhouse - £160 for accommodation.
16 Spaces
Book here:
https://mountain-expertise.co.uk/courses/waac-glen-coe-lochaber
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OPEN FOR BOOKING
7/8 June 2025
A mix of courses to develop mountaineering and trad climbing skills.
Accommodation available at The Arete Centre, Llanrug
There will also be spaces in the accommodation for those who would like to not do a course and meet others to go out independently
Book here:
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FULLY BOOKED
If spaces become available we will contact those on the waiting list first (email jenny@womensalpineadventureclub.com) and then reopen if available.Our Summer Alpine Meet
28 June - 5 July 2025
Location - Courmayeur, Italy
Based in Val Ferret Campsite
https://www.grandesjorasses.com/en/
Mix of instructed courses suitable for complete beginners and also those wishing to extend their skills.
5 day Intro to Alpinism Course
2 day Alpine Improvers Course
1 day Alpine Skills Check Course (compulsory if you are joining us to climb independently for the rest of the week)
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Courses run 8-11 August by Leading Edge
https://www.leadingedge-mountain.co.uk/womens-alpine-adventure-club
Trad Climbing Development courses at 1:2 ratio with friendly female AMI instructors.
The sunny sea cliffs of Pembrokeshire are an ideal place to develop your trad climbing skills in a more adventurous setting. Content of the days will be shaped to your aspirations but could include:
Lead Climbing Coaching
Self rescue and problem solving skills
Abseiling and building hanging belay stances
Learn to Lead Climb
Becoming a competent second in a more complex environment
10 places available
Self catering accommodation at the Stackpole Centre, Bosherton from thursday to sunday night £180
Autumn 2025
