School & Youth Group Outdoor Education Residential Courses

January

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INDOORS

OUTDOORS

ON EXPED

iNDOOR ROCK & ICE

Outdoor Adventure Course

Expeditions & Crag Days

Youth groups will be taught indoor rock and learn how to ice climb on The World’s Biggest Indoor Ice Wall.

The UK’s newest outdoor Skyride. Featuring 10 elements. Scramble Nets, Abseiling Tower, Leap of Faith, Swaying Wall, Balance Beam, Hanging Male suada Vines. Quis!

Giant Swing.

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Duke OF Edinburgh Award Shceme, 3 Peak’s Challenge Cadets, Scout and Youth Group, School Expeditions.

Min Boot Size Adult 4 Ice Max Group Size - 24 1 Hour Rock Climbing £12 p/p 2 Hours Ice Climbing £20 p/p

SetCourse Ipsum £12 p/p 1.5 Hour

£25 per child for both activities.

£30 per child for rock, ice and Skyride/Drop Zone.

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£150 per day per day per instructor. Max 10 students per instructor for summer expeds and 6 for wnter.

Because Education shouLD BE AN adventure !

Midweek Packages

Weekend Package

Welcome by the Duty Manager and provided

April, May, June, July, Sep, Oct, Nov Friday Afternoon/Early Evening Arrival.

Welcome by the Duty Manager and provided

information pack. Group escorted to

information pack. Group escorted to

accommodation and assisted with offload of

accommodation and assisted with offload of

equipment.

equipment.

Evening meal followed by team bonding game

Evening Meal followed by team bonding game

and course briefing for activities:

and course briefing for activities.

Monday Late Afternoon/Early Evening Arrival.

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Ice Climbing Rock Climbing Abseiling Skyride Adventure Course Forest Walk and Nature Trail Treasure Hunt Orienteering Hill Walking Raft Building Crag Session - Outdoor Rock Climbing Giant Swing Historical Walk Harry Potter Trail and Wire Bridge Traverse Overnight Expedition

The group will be presented with a menu of activities for the weekend and split into manageable sections - usually 6 per group.

The ethos is to get every member of the group experiencing as broad a range of activities as possible.

Departure Sunday after lunch/activities Price £135 ex V.A.T per person.

The Ice Factor is the National Ice Climbing Centre and Mountaineering Council Regional

Departure Friday after activities Price £250 ex V.A.T per person.

Centre of Excellence. 4 Star Visit Scotland

Teachers/Accompanying Adults Free Families of organizers Half Price There is one free place per school group for disadvantaged children, apply via The Anderson Mountain Training Trust at the Ice Factor for a placement.

country’s top tourism award. We hold the

Activity Centre and 5 times winner of the Adventure Activities License Authority Registration and provide full risk assessment for working with young people.

Price includes all specialist equipment, 3 meals per day (packed lunches) and access to all activities. Sauna & Steam Room free to groups.

The Best Range of Activities in the UK!

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RESIDENTIAL

tHE tHE fINEST nATURAL eNVIRONMENT in the UK. THE FINEST HOME TO the UK’s Premier Adventure Natural Centre We make best use of the

incredible playground provided by nature with regular trip to

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE UK The Ice Factor lies in the village of

Kinlochleven,the surrounded by the sweeping “Where Peaks reach the Mamore Mountain (with 13 mountains over sky, and the Lochs reach the 3,000ft) and sandwiched between the World sea..”

Heritage Glencoe (6mountain, miles to the WithSite the of UK’s highest theSouth) and Ben Nevis (14 point, miles to North). mainland’s mostRange westerly thethe nation’s deepest loch and Western Europe’s last wilderness area the West Highlands of Scotland have an abundance of riches for the outdoor enthusiast.The culture and history of the region are no less spectacular.

The Ice Factor lies in the village of Kinlochleven, surrounded by the sweeping Mamore Mountain (with 13 mountains over 3,000ft) and sandwiched between the World Heritage Site of Glencoe (6 miles to the South) and Ben Nevis Range (14 miles to the North).

We make best use of the incredible playground provided by nature with regular trips to Glencoe on the old Military Road (now the West Highland Way) to see the massacre site of 1692.

Students can also look forward to visiting some of the famous Harry Potter Landmarks - the Quidditch Tournament is set in spectacular Steall Falls - one of the largest free fall waterfalls in the UK and rock climbing

Glencoe on the old Military

Road (now the West Highland

Way) to see the massacre site of 1692.

Students can also look forward to visiting some of the famous Harry Potter Landmarks - the Quidditch Tournament is set in spectacular Steall Falls one of the largest free fall in Glen Nevis, both Braveheart waterfalls in thewhere UK and rock and Rob Roy were filmed. climbing in Glen Nevis, Within village there where both the Braveheart and is a forrest walk going through some of the last Rob Roy were filmed. vestiges of the Caledonian Within theAncient village there is Forest and the site of a 16th some century a forrest walk going through coke and 1st War POW of thefurnace last vestiges ofWorld the ancient camp.

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Pure Adventure We believe we offer the broadest range of adventure sports in the UK, all under one roof, allied with some of the industry’s best trained and passionate staff. Perhaps that explains why we’ve won the top tourism award every year for the last 5 years? To find out why and to give your students a trip of a lifetime book now! We look forward to giving you warmest of welcomes.

BOOK NOW The Ice Factor Kinlochleven, Lochaber, PH50 4SF Tel 01855 831 100 E info@ice-factor.co.uk www.ice-factor.co.uk