Course Information

Abacus Mountain Guides and Instructors are selected for their cutting edge skills and great enthusiasm for mountaineering and climbing. With superior coaching we pass on our experience of climbing at the highest level. We will get you onto the routes you want to do and give you the skills you need in the place you need to use them!

Abacus Mountaineering courses are tailored to your exact requirements in terms of content, duration and dates. We don’t usually advertise scheduled dates for courses on which you would be put with people you don’t know and with different experience and expectations. We prefer to run courses when you want and for how long you want. The content is aimed at your exact experience level and the direction you want to go in after the course.

This web site contains information and prices for summer alpine climbing, icefall climbing, ski touring and off piste skiing. The prices include all instruction and guiding, ropes and technical equipment and usually transport from the Valley Base. In addition to the guiding fee is your accommodation, personal accident insurance, your equipment and packed lunch. You also need to cover your Alpine hut fees (roughly 50euros/£30 half board per person per night), telepheriques and cable cars (up to £25 per lift) and hut and lift expenses of your guide.

If you would like us to arrange accommodation for you please let us know the dates and number of nights you need, how many people it is for and what type of accommodation you want. We will then find appropriate accommodation and send you the prices and details.

To arrange your own accommodation you can find some information on places to stay on our accommodation page.

Look at the equipment page for kit lists and information on what you will need to bring.

For more information and advice on what type of course is most suited to you, the exact content of a course, the equipment you need or help in finding accommodation do not hesitate to get in touch. We would rather spend the time giving you all the information you need prior to any booking being made, rather than you arriving expecting something different to what we can provide.

Mountaineering is heavily influenced by the weather and your course structure may be dictated by the current conditions. The decisions made by your guide will be based on what you have done in the past, what you want to do now, the weather and conditions on the day. Sometimes it is the weather that dictates where you go, other times you have the full choice and you can go anywhere you want.

Please download and complete the Booking Form form, write to 6 Hillview Drive, Corpach, Fort William, PH33 7LS, or e-mail mike@abacusmountaineering.com

The course will only be booked on receipt of a written booking form and a deposit of £100 per person. The balance of your course is due six weeks before the start date. Personal accident and rescue insurance is obligatory for all Alpine courses. It is your responsibility to obtain personal accident insurance, prior to the start of the course, B.M.C. insurance is recommended. By booking a course you are agreeing you are fit enough for the course and will abide by the safety instructions given to you; you recognize that climbing and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death; you are aware of and accept these risks and you are responsible for your own actions and involvement.

Download the printer friendly Booking Form here.