Skills courses, expeditions & adventure race training

High Points runs a range of courses in different outdoor pursuits that allow you to gain new skills and improve your knowledge. These courses suit people who want to learn a new skill or those who are already proficient but want to increase their skill level and acquire new techniques.

We can run skills course in the following activities:

Climbing
Canoeing
Kayaking
White water canoeing
White water Kayaking
Canoe expedition skill
Mountain navigation
Winter mountaineering skills
Winter climbing
Rock climbing
Lead climbing
Caving

Adventure race training

Want to improve your times? Gone as far as you can in your own fitness? Maybe the next step is to improve your efficiency and skill in different activities. From how to abseiling and navigation training to how to steer a canoe and paddle efficiently, we have a range of activities, courses, and trips to suit everyone.

Canoeing courses

High Points provides a range of canoeing courses from British Canoe Union Skill Awards and coaching awards, to courses designed for those who just want to improve their own skills.

Intro to canoeing skills:- Learn the basic of handling these versatile craft.

Intro to moving water:- Learn the skill to safely take your canoe on moving water.

Improvers, canoeing skills:-Become polished at the basic strokes and learn new ones. £35.00 (knock £5 off if bringing your own canoe) by arrangement

Beyond the paddle (lining, tracking, poling sailing) :-Master the skills that make a well rounded expedition paddler.

Doubles paddling:- Learn the techniques that allow you to become part of an affective double pair.

BCU 3 * training:- Coaching in the skills required to move towards the British Canoe Union 3 Star award.

BCU 4 * training:-Coaching in the skills required to move towards the British Canoe Union 4 Star award.

BCU 4 * assessment:-