This Intermediate navigation course on Dartmoor is designed to develop your understanding of navigation and give you the skills to start to venture away from footpaths into more remote terrain. You'll learn more advanced techniques to locate features on your route, develop a better understanding of navigating by the shape of the ground and more advanced compass work.
By the end of this course, you will have the confidence to safely navigate short distances across open ground away from footpaths and plan longer, more remote walks.
* Price indicated is for public course dates. For private/bespoke/1:1 bookings, prices start FROM £220 per day, +£30 per person extra. Get in touch to enquire or click the BESPOKE BOOKING button above.
COURSE OVERVIEW:
This course is for hill walkers who have already grasped the basics of navigation and want to start exploring the hills and mountains away from footpaths. You'll gain the skills to access some more remote areas and summits of the UK hills and mountains, and to navigate in sub-optimal conditions (a typical British summer!).
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
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Progression for those who have been on my INTRO TO NAVIGATION course
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Individuals who have the basic navigation skills and want to learn new techniques to aid in their navigation
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You want to develop confidence in planning walks that may involve some walking across open terrain
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You may have been lost on a walk before and want to learn more advanced skills to minimise this happening again
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Some prior experience walking in the UK, maybe in your local area, along coast paths or mainly footpaths in the hills
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A fit individual who can sustain walking across uneven ground, away from footpaths, for 8-10km / 6hours
COURSE CONTENT:
We will cover the following skills on this course:
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Revision of basic navigation skills
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Different types of maps and scales
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Pacing and Timing
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Naismiths rule
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Route planning
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Compass bearings
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Attack points
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Aiming off
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Catching Features
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Tick off features
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Smaller contour features
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Intro to poor visibility navigation techniques
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Relocation techniques
WHAT TO EXPECT:
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A full day in the hills walking across open ground, spending a majority of the day away from the footpaths
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Progressive learning in navigation techniques
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Safe, friendly atmosphere with others passionate in the outdoors
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A focus on your safety
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Opportunities to practice hands on navigation under the watchful eye of an experienced instructor
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Low ratio group numbers to focus on your personalised instruction
My courses are centered mainly on Dartmoor and the hills of the South West, but I do run navigation courses in Snowdonia and the Lake District throughout the year too! Check my course dates by clicking SEE DATES
Intermediate Navigation Course Dates
Want some pre-course learning?
Check out my blog post from my online navigation course below on Navigation Techniques for some prior learning before attending the course and see if it is right for you!
WHAT'S NEXT?
DEVELOP:
PROGRESS:
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Scrambling courses (Snowdonia/The Lake District ONLY)
Please refer to my FAQ page for more general information and visit my DOWNLOADS page for kit lists and booking forms.
