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    Mountain Guides and Climbing Courses- Scotland

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  • Winter Mountaineering Courses - Ben Nevis

    Winter Mountaineering Courses

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  • Skye Cuillin Guides

    Skye Cuillin Ridge Guides

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  • In Pinn Guides, Skye

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Elite Guides | Mountain Guides - Scotland


Ben Nevis Guides, Glencoe Guides and Skye Cuillin Ridge Guides

Elite Guides provides high-quality Mountain Guides, Winter Climbing Courses, Winter Mountaineering Courses, Guided Winter Climbing, Rock Climbing Courses and Rock Climbing Guides. Based in Fort William, on the west coast of Scotland, also known as the Outdoor Capital of the UK. Elite Guides is Ideally situated and with a wealth of local knowledge to help you get the most out of your outdoor adventures.


Located at the foot of Ben Nevis, with Glencoe and Skye Cuillin Ridge a short drive away away. We provide Ben Nevis Guides, Glencoe Mountain Guides and Skye Cuillin ridge Guides, throughout the year. We believe in high-quality customer service and a customer driven approach to our adventures.

Scottish Winter Climbing and Mountaineering Courses - Ben Nevis, Glencoe and Cairngorms

We offer a wide range of Scottish Winter Climbing Courses for people looking to take on the challenging adventures of the Scottish mountains in winter. 

We offer Winter Mountaineering Courses, Winter Walking courses in Glencoe, the Cairngorms and the Ben Nevis area. We also provide Guided Winter Climbing if you are looking for a guide for some Scottish Winter Climbing.

Guided Winter Climbing and Winter Skills Courses

If you are looking for your first taste of winter then you could join us for a Winter Skills weekends and summit Ben Nevis whilst you are at it.


Join us on for some Guided Winter Climbing on the West Coast of Scotland. Some of the best and Classic Winter Ridges such as Tower Ridge and the aonach Eagach. Book some Ben Nevis Guided Winter Climbing to sample some of Scotland's most famous routes Ice climbing and Mixed climbing routes

Rock Climbing Guides and Courses


We also offer a range of Rock Climbing Guiding and Climbing sessions.


The Courses we offer can be built around your needs and level of experience, whether that is taking your first steps into Outdoor Rock climbing, Learning to Lead or Self Rescue courses.


Booking some Guided Rock Climbing is great way to climb some of the Classics in the area along with gaining some more experience.


Popular routes are Agag's Groove, Ardverikie Wall, Raeburn's Arete. Climbing on the fantastic Etive Slabs, the Cairngorms Granite or enjoying the wild feel of one of Scotland's many sea cliffs. There is just so much choice in Scotland when it comes to Rock Climbing.


Ben Nevis Guides, Skye Cuillin Ridge Guides and Glencoe Mountain Guides

Ben Nevis Guides


We offer Ben Nevis Guides, for the Mountain path, year-round. We cater for a wide range of groups from small private groups and Open Group Walks to large scale Charity events. For more adventurous routes why not hire a Tower Ridge Guide or Castle Ridge Guide, both amazing adventures for those with a bit more experience.


All of our Ben Nevis Guiding is available year round and with many options to suit all types of groups, whatever your chosen adventure may be.


Skye Cuillin Ridge Guides and Skye Cuillin Munro Guides


Booking one of our Skye Cuillin Ridge Guides is one of our most popular choices for Skye. We offer a Skye Cuillin Ridge traverse Guides for a full Cuillin experience or why not climb all of the Skye Cuillin Munros on the main ridge by booking onto one of our Skye Cuillin Munro Courses. The most famous peak on the Skye Cuillin Ridge is the Inaccessible Pinnacle, we offer guided days to the summit of this amazing peak throughout the summer with an In Pinn Guide.

Glencoe Mountain Guides


Glencoe is one of Scotland's most famous landscapes with towering rocky peaks to the south and the Aonach Eagach Ridge to the north. Bauchaille Etive Mor stands at the entrance to Glencoe and offers amazing rock climbing and scrambling.


We offer Guided traverses of the Aonach Eagach with an Aonach Eagach Guide and guided ascents of the Glencoe classic on Buachaille Etive Mor, Curved Ridge. We have open groups available for both of these routes through the summer months.


Rock Climbing in Glencoe is a great choice, with many options close to the road and quick drying. The Glen is full of climbing history and you too can be a part of it.


Our Glencoe Mountain Guides can show you all of these amazing places, hidden among Glencoe's Munro's. We offer Glencoe Mountain Guides year round. The Mountains of Glencoe have some fantastic and reliable winter climbing and mountaineering to offer during the Winter Months.

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