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This is my issue as I currently have no one to climb with as my layabout* nephew didn't get the grades to get into Cardiff (however his second choice was Bangor so he has clearly won). The thought of trying to secure a regular partner fills me with trepidation for a variety of reasons.
*not really
If your nephew is thinking uni at any point, all the national mountain centres offer free courses with the uni's still. Two of mine had a week at Glenmore Lodge on winter safety course for free.
What! Tell me more.....
Speak to the Uni mountaineering club - they may / may not have places allocated to them, they just need to decide who to send. Most send 2-3 so that they have a few trip leaders. Mine went to go as they both had pretty extensive hillwalking experience, and so were the freshers of choice for their uni. All the Scottish Uni's get places with Glenmore - and one of my lads had the 3 days paid and then was offered to be a guinea pig for some Winter ML aspirants so stayed another two days and hitched home afterwards...
https://www.mountaineering.scot/safety-and-skills/courses-and-events/our-courses/smart-weekend