Expert hill walking and climbing in Wales

ScoutsCymru have a mountain training team of experienced qualified volunteers who run a variety of courses in hill walking and climbing.

Training for young people and volunteers in Yr Hafod

The training team run events for both volunteers and young people. As well as practical guidance and skills-building for hiking up mountains and climbing, the team cover outdoor first aid.

They also run training and assessment for Scout Activity Permits and national governing body qualification.

Yr Hafod website

Based in Yr Hafod in Eryri (Snowdonia)

Many courses and events are based at the ScoutsCymru centre, Yr Hafod in Eryri (Snowdonia) but are also run at other locations around Wales. You can obtain further advice about hill walking and rock climbing activities by contacting the appropriate ScoutsCymru advisor:

Hill walking – Bob Feuillade – hillwalking@scoutscymru.org.uk
Rock climbing – Chris Hughes – climbing@scoutscymru.org.uk

Yr Hafod website

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