Making recommended retailers

As thoughts turn to the Autumn and Winter ahead, planning for our forthcoming retailer mountain skills courses are well advanced. We dont just design and manufacture clothing, we also put a considerable amount of time and resource into training the retail staff who will hopefully serve you in stores across the country.

Cloud inversion on Aonach Mor, Scotland

Essentially these courses are about giving the people who work in our recommended stockists up and down the country the chance to learn more about our products, speak with the people who develop and design them and gain new skills and experiences, seeing at first hand some of the environments and conditions our products are designed to work in. There is no substitute for personal hands-on experience and this Autumn alone some 40 retail staff will be lucky enough to join us on one of our training courses.

Murky conditions on Crib Goch, Snowdonia

And with our close links to Plas Y Brenin, the British Mountain Guides and the Association of Mountaineering Instructors we are well placed to provide some of the most comprehensive training available. Its also a great opportunity to hear feedback from the frontline of retail and of course from the professional instructors.

Nearing the top of No.4 gully, Ben Nevis

This coming Autumn and winter we'll be running courses in conjunction with Plas Y Brenin and GORE-TEX in North Wales and the Scottish Highlands. In the past we have even gone as far as the French Alps.

Ellis Brigham staff at the end of the Cosmiques Arete, French Alps

Keep an eye on the blog over the coming months for reports from some of the training programmes we are running over the Autumn and Winter.

Highland driving skills are optional

Walks in the park they are not. Tough conditions on Buachaille Etive Beag