Plas y Brenin is managed by The Mountain Training Trust (MTT) on behalf of Sport England. As a registered Charity MTT is committed to ensuring any surplus generated is channelled directly back into mountain sport and providing the best possible opportunities at the most affordable price.
Mountain Lifestyle
Adventure Sports
Welsh Winter Mountaineering
Kayaking
Family Adventure Holidays
Young Persons Academy 
Courses For Outdoor Parents
Taster Days
Duke Of Edinburgh's Award Gold
Mountain Leadership
Team Development
Awards and Bursaries
The Future Leaders Fund
We have a pot of money available to help volunteer leaders in the outdoors access the training they need and deserve in order for them to perform better as a leader or coach in mountain sports
Currently aimed at furthering hillwalking, mountaineering and climbing in England, the funding available comes in the form of a direct subsidy on training or assessment courses at Plas y Brenin, The National Mountain Sports Centre.
The amount of subsidy is linked to an index of areas where those interested in becoming outdoor leaders may be lacking in opportunity or advantage.
In short, The Future Leaders Fund makes the training you need as a volunteer leader more affordable - by up to 75%!
Find out more about or apply for The Future Leaders Fund here
The Pearsons Holiday Fund
Pearson's Holiday Fund makes grants that financially assist disadvantaged children and young people living in the United Kingdom to have holidays or take part in respite activities in the United Kingdom away from their normal environment.
This year
The Pearsons Holiday Fund are supporting our Young Persons Academy.
Pearsons Holiday Fund contributions will allow 7 young people from disadvantaged inner city areas to join these courses and experience a week of adventure in the mountains with absolutely no cost involved.
If you think you fit the bill and you'd benefit from a week of outdoor adventure
in Snowdonia, simply write (or e-mail) a brief letter of application (including contact details of one person who will act as a reference) to:
Martin Doyle
Plas y Brenin
Capel Curig
Conwy LL24 0ET
or e-mail info@pyb.co.uk
The deadline for applications is the 31st May 2013
Please note, as a condition of the fund, a number of spaces will be offered specifically to children and young people from the North East of England and the East Midlands, though any young person from the UK is eligible to apply
James Brownhill Memorial Fund
This fund was set up by James' family following his death on 1st July 2011, on the Frendo Spur in Chamonix, France. James was an avid climber and mountaineer. His love for climbing led him to develop skills in every climbing style but it was in Alpine and Traditional climbing where he sought to improve most. His consistent passion for climbing led to involvement with his university club, an opportunity to share enthusiasm, skills and knowledge with like minded individuals.
The fund aims to encourage and foster a higher level of safety, good practice and sustainability within university climbing clubs. The fund will award volunteer leaders within the clubs with bursaries to undertake courses to consolidate and develop safe climbing practice for teaching new and inexperienced climbers in individual and group situations.
Each year bursaries will be awarded to part fund training courses run by Plas y Brenin National Mountain Centre. Courses attracting bursaries include Mountain Leader Award, Single Pitch Award, Climbing wall award. To apply for a for bursary download an application form here.
Gerald Harris Memorial Trust
Gerald Harris was an enthusiastic and experienced mountaineer who as a teacher spent a great deal of his time sharing his love for, and knowledge of the mountains with young people. He was a well-loved, much respected member of the outdoor community as well as regular and welcome visitor to Plas y Brenin.
Following Gerald's death his family set up a trust fund in his memory. Today The Gerald Harris Memorial Trust aims to help other teachers gain the necessary qualifications to lead groups of young people in the mountains of the United Kingdom. As a result, each year a number of teachers and others will be able to take advantage of subsidised places on a Mountain Leader Training or Walking Group Leader Training course at Plas y Brenin.If you would like to be considered for a subsidised place on a qualification course at Plas y Brenin complete the booking form at the back of the brochure and send it, together with a brief letter outling your experience and why you would benefit from this opportunity to the Gerald Harris Memorial Trust at Plas y Brenin.
Godfrey Jackson Memorial Award
Godfrey Jackson was a very keen mountaineer who had a particular love for snow, ice and winter climbing. He derived a great deal of pleasure from the climbing he did throughout the world and always had a keen interest in helping young people to climb. Godfrey was also a good friend and supporter of Plas y Brenin. Following his death, Godfrey’s family established a trust fund which helps young people between the ages of 18 and 23 gain experience of snow and ice climbing so that they can further their mountaineering. The training is provided through Plas y Brenin.
Each year 8 places will be available in Scotland on our Scottish Winter Mountaineering course . If you would like to be considered for one of these places complete the booking form at the back of the brochure and send it, together with a brief letter outlining your mountaineering experience and why you would benefit from this opportunity, to the Godfrey Jackson Award at Plas y Brenin by the 30th November..
Jonathan Conville Trust
The Trust was set up by the family of Jonathan Conville following his death on the North Face of the Matterhorn at the age of 27. The Trust has provided several thousand subsidised training places on introductory courses in the Alps and in Scotland in winter since 1979.
This valuable support to safer mountaineering is now administered and co-ordinated by the Mountain Training trust and Plas y Brenin. The BMC and MCofS also support these places.
Details of the application process for the 100 places on the 3 day courses based in Argentiere in July and the 80 places based in the Cairngorms in January are available. For more details click here
Kathmandu Memorial Bursary
The Kathmandu Memorial Bursary was set up by the families of Mick and Sue Hardwick, Dave Harries and Ali Cope (all of whom worked at Plas y Brenin) following a tragic air crash in 1992.
The bursaries are awarded each year by the Trustees and part funds the applicants on National Governing Body Award courses at Plas y Brenin. Applications are invited from volunteer leaders and students.
If you would like to be considered for one of these places complete a booking form and an application form and send both to the Kathmandu Memorial Fund at Plas y Brenin (before the end of November)
Click here to download more information Click here to download an application form .
