Benefits of a winter skills course

Written by Fiona Outdoors February 03 2014 —

A winter skills course is as important as the map and compass that you carry and the winter clothing that you wear. A winter skills course will teach you how to cope with the weather, conditions, navigation and safety in the great outdoors. Many Scottish courses, including those run by Abacus Mountaineering, also give participants vital details about how to be alert for avalanches. Here’s my article about winter skills courses written in the Sunday Mail. 16 (19) 17 (20)

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Fiona Russell, better known as Fiona Outdoors, is a well-respected journalist based in the Scottish Highlands. She has enjoyed a long career, first in many of Scotland’s newspaper offices and then, for the last 17 years, as a freelancer. She writes for a wide range of publications, both print and on-line. She is also an accomplished copywriter.