COURSE OVERVIEW:

This course is for experienced hill walkers who want to start to explore the bigger, more remote mountain walks in the UK, and to gain the knowledge and experience to safely venture into more complex terrain. This course is more focused on navigating in the complex terrain of the UK mountains on a quality mountain day. It is journey based, meaning we will embark on a classic mountain route and navigate our way around it. Mountain navigation will focus on using major features to help us navigate, as well as looking at how to avoid steep, dangerous terrain and develop skills to assess the terrain and know when to turn back or change your route.

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WHO'S IT FOR?

• Those of you who have experience in navigating in the hills and easier mountains of the UK

• You may have done my INTRO TO NAVIGATION, INTERMEDIATE NAVIGATION and/or ADVANCED NAVIGATION courses

• You are possibly considering going for the Hill and Moorland or Mountain Leader qualifications

• An individual who wants to tick those more difficult and remote Wainwright Summits, Munros or classic Grade 1 scrambles!

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• Experienced hill walker who wants to develop their navigation skills, possibly taking friends and family out on walks and wants the confidence to navigate safely in all conditions

• A fit individual, capable of walking up and down steep, uneven and featureless  terrain, all day for 6+ hours / 10+km

This course is more focused on navigating in the complex terrain of the UK mountains on a quality mountain day. The course is journey based, meaning we will embark on a classic mountain route and navigate our way around it. Mountain navigation will focus on using major features to help us navigate, as well as looking at how to avoid steep, dangerous terrain and develop skills to assess the terrain and know when to turn back or change your route.

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COURSE CONTENT:

We will cover most, if not all of the following skills on this course:

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• Use of altimetres

• Accurate compass work

• Poor visibility navigation techniques

• Map memory

• Contour only navigation

• Small contour features

• Micro navigation

• Aspect of slope

• Back bearings

• Relocation strategies

• Map memory

• Dead reckoning

• Using the group to aid navigation

• Escape routes and emergency procedures

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WHAT TO EXPECT:

• A full day in the mountains with hands on navigation practice

• A quality mountain day

• Progressive learning in navigation techniques

• Safe, friendly atmosphere with others passionate in the outdoors

• A focus on your safety

• Opportunities to practice hands on navigation under the watchful eye of an experienced instructor

• Low ratio group numbers to focus on your personalised instruction