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Distant Horizons offer a wide range of mountain activities, training /skills courses and challenge events in the Lake District and Scotland. With over 20 years of experience delivering mountain skills and training we are confident whatever you are looking to achieve, we will be able to offer you the ideal session or course to meet exactly with your expectation.
We offer the following activities, training, courses and events:
- Mountain challenge events
- Beginner to advanced rock climbing (single & multi-pitch)
- Guided classic Lake District scrambles
- Ghyll scrambling & canyoning sessions for groups
- Group abseiling sessions
- Navigation courses & skills training
- Mountain skills courses (Summer & Winter)
- Scrambling techniques training
- High mountain camping expeditions
- Summer & winter walking
- Trekking in the Himalayas
New from May 2010
We have a purpose built indoor training centre due to open at our headquarters at Watermillock, Ullswater and we will be offering a number of technical training courses and workshops in:
- Rock climbing skills
- Ropework and belaying skills
- Lead climbing techniques and skills
- Improvised rescue for climbers
- Drytooling - 6 routes
- Crevasse rescue skills
- Hauling and pulley systems
- Big wall climbing and aid climbing skills
- 7m Roof Climbing (both lead and second) x 4 routes
The centre will be providing group climbing and abseiling sessions with full instruction and supervision as well as all necessary equipment including rock climbing shoes. If you are visiting the lakes and would like a session from a few hours or longer please give us a call to check availability. Contact us for more details on all of mountain activities that we offer on 017684 86465 or 017684 81101
