Lake District Winter Mountaineering Weekend: 28th Feb to 2nd March 2025

A weekend of mountaineering activity in the Lake District, focused on having fun, learning new skills, getting out of your comfort zone, getting away from the ordinary and using the outdoors to decompress from the typical work week.

This course is aimed at the beginner to intermediate hiker looking to move into scrambling & mountaineering.

Get away from usual 'Hamster Wheel' with 2 Days of Mountaineering. Learn essential advanced mountaineering skills including:

• Navigation

• Creating Route Cards

• Climbing Technical Terrain

• Using an axe and crampons

• Placing Climbing Protection / Gear

• Simul-Climbing / Short Roping

• Abseiling

• Footcare

• More

And talks during our Exped on topics such as mental health, using the outdoors for decompression, as well as training and nutrition

General Information

This weekend is open to non-members / general public for a fee.

Due to the nature of the activities we will be undertaking across the weekend participants should be of good health and have an average level of fitness.

No food is provided.

Your place is only confirmed when a 50% deposit has been received, unless you book within 3 months of the event. If this is the case, full payment is required.

Deposits are required in order to confirm the accommodation and instructor booking.

If you have any questions or queries about this weekend please contact Karl on karl@op-rebuild.com

Itinerary (subject to change)

This weekend will be based in and around the Glenridding are of the Lake District.

Friday

• 1700-1830 Arrive at meeting point

• 1900 Opening brief / intro

• Move to camp

• 2030 Set up camp and Intro to Nav / Route Cards

Saturday

• 0900 Leave camp site

• 0930 Arrive at location for First Activity

• 1000-1300 Intro to Climbing / Axe & Crampons

• 1300-1400 Dinner on the mountain (Not Provided)

• 1400-1700 Scramble & Technical Terrain

• 1700-1730 Set up camp

• 1800 Self Catering Meal (Not Provided)

• 1900 Intro to Basic Navigation (Theory)

• 2000 Free Time (Optional Talks & Fire Lighting)

Sunday

• 0800-0900 Self Catering Meal (Not Provided)

• 0900-1000 Navigation Theory

• 1000 Leave camp site on foot to practise advanced navigation skills

• 1500-1600 Pack Up and Debrief

• 1600 Aim to finish around this time due to the available daylight

Included:

• Helmet Hire

• Harness Hire

• Map and compass Hire

• Other specialist kit and safety equipment Hire

• Instruction for 2 days

Not Included:

• Travel (Car sharing is encouraged. Should you require assistance please contact us in advance)

• Personal kit (kit list supplied)

• Personal insurance

• Food

Cancellation Policy 

Deposits are used to secure the accommodation and instructors and as a result are non-refundable. For remaining balances:

3+ Months’ Notice:  All but deposit is refundable or transferable to other events.

1-3 Months’ Notice: 50% of final payment refundable or transferable to other events. (does not included deposit) 

<1 Months’ Notice: Both deposit and final payments are not refundable or transferable to other events.

Mandatory Kit List

• Walking boots (waterproof)

• Day Sack 25-35L 

• Waterproof jacket

• Fleece or mid layer top

• Base layer top x 2

• Walking trousers (no jeans)

• Hat and gloves

• Torch (preferably a Head Torch)

• Two litres of water or containers of equal value

• Should you wish to have a hot drink please bring a flask

• Basic Personal First Aid (Plasters, Blister Plasters, Pain Killers)

• Phone (Fully Charged)

• Food (there is a Spa near to the accomodation)

Optional

• Walking Poles

• Gaitors

• Waterproof Trousers

• USB Charger / Power Bank

• Gas Burner / Stove

• OS Map OL17

• Your own Compass

• Waterproof Map Case