Skills for the Hills 2026 

What: A 1-day event of presentations, demos, workshops and displays.
When: Saturday 7th March 2026. Doors open 10am.
Where: Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling
Cost: Free Entry (pre-booking not required)

Featuring:

  • Lorraine's Ups n' Doons by Lorraine McCall, the first woman to complete continuous rounds of the Grahams and the Corbetts
  • Behind the Scenes of Mountain Rescue by Paul Morgan of Police Scotland (Tayside) Mountain Rescue Team
  • First to Aid: Easy as ABC by Neil Hamlet of Ochils Mountain Rescue Team
  • The Compass and Beyond: A modern toolkit by Max Hunter of Mountaineering Scotland
  • Inversion Hunting by Garry Nicholson of Mountain Weather Information Service
  • Rights and Responsibilities while accessing the Hills by Rachel Taylor of Scotways
  • Search and Rescue Dogs at Work demonstration by SARDA (Southern Scotland)
  • Meet and Greet the Search and Rescue Dogs - belly rubs and ear scratches appreciated
  • Tayside and Ochils Mountain Rescue Teams with vehicles and rescue equipment
  • Mountain Rescue techniques demonstration from Lomond Mountain Rescue Team
  • View a search and rescue drone (non-flying) up close 
  • Hands-on first aid workshops: treating hypothermia and moving a casualty to safety (improvised stretchers)
  • Map Reading Navigation Challenge
  • Indoor exhibitions and displays from a selection of outdoor organisations
Mountain Aid gratefully acknowledges support from the following organisations.