Cairngorm Adventure Guides

08/09/2026

Night nav in preparation for Mountain Leader assessment.
Navigating in darkness or poor visibility is an essential skill and required to pass the Mountain Training mountain leader awards in summer and winter.

It’s also a good time to brush up on these skills as the nights get longer and we start to prepare for winter in the mountains. Our winter course dates are live and booking up and it’s not even autumn. Get in touch with any questions about navigation training, ML prep, winter and course dates.

06/09/2026

Congratulations to all the candidates who did their Scottish Mountain Rescue Remote Rescue Medical Technician (RRMT) assessment today!

We were very pleased to find out we passed which allows us to give advanced medical care to casualties in a mountain rescue setting.
Huge thanks to all the faculty staff who put in long hours running the training and assessment weekends and our doctors and paramedics at Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team who ran training and helped us prepare within our own team.

Admittedly this is not directly linked to our roles within Cairngorm Adventure Guides but it is part of supporting the local mountain community.

25/08/2026

A great weekend delivering rescue rigging training for Scottish Mountain Rescue.
These courses bring together volunteers from teams all over Scotland to learn and refine rigging techniques and try new ideas and equipment.

Regular training means safer and more efficient rigging on rescues when it’s needed.

24/08/2026

If you’re considering the winter mountain leader award. SOTRG are the best in the business.

Almost the end of August so surely time to start thinking about winter!

Our Winter Mountain Leader dates are now live and ready for booking. Get in touch with any questions and watch this space over the next 5 months for support post.

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24/06/2026

Mega day climbing in the sun with great pals ☀️

07/06/2026

A great effort from the team this weekend bagging the highest and second highest mountains in the UK while raising money for their chosen charities.
Despite some wet and windy weather!

Always good fun getting work colleagues out of their normal office environment, tackling a challenge while getting to know each other and having fun.

Cheers guys and well done!!

28/05/2026

Last day of stunning sunny weather before a return to more typical ‘Scottish conditions’

A great day of sunshine, grippy granite and loads of exploring and learning. With

Working for 👌

26/05/2026

Another day of ML training in the sun! Lovely stuff.

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25/05/2026

17/05/2026

Working with Mountain Rescue teams is always interesting and good fun.
This weekend I was working on a rigging course with a group of volunteers from various teams across the country.

Thanks to everyone for great weekend of learning and rigging geekery 🪢 🤓