This Night Navigation course is designed to give you the skills to help you navigate in poor visibility. Navigation doesn't stop when the sun goes down. You will learn the skills to break a route down into small legs to minimise navigation errors and to make relocation easier, understand the importance of accurate compass work and be able to practice measuring distance using pacing and timing.
By the end of this course, you will have gained the confidence to safely navigate in poor visibility, for when the fog rolls in or the sun sets on your way back to your car!
* Price indicated is for public course dates. For private/bespoke/1:1 bookings, prices start FROM £140 for an evening (3-4 hours) for 1 - 4 people. Get in touch to enquire or click the BESPOKE BOOKING button above.
COURSE OUTLINE:
This course is for hill and mountain walkers of all experience wanting to develop their navigation skills to be able to safely navigate in what ever visibility they encounter. You'll gain the skills to confidently head out into the hills and mountains and navigate off them safely when conditions are sub-optimal!
WHO'S IT FOR?
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You think you would benefit from improving your poor visibility navigation to allow you to plan and undertake longer hill and mountain walks
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You may have attended my INTERMEDIATE NAVIGATION and/or ADVANCED NAVIGATION courses
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Those of you working towards the Hill and Moorland Leader or Mountain Leader award
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An experienced hill walker who may want to wild camp in more remote areas and wants the confidence to be able to navigate in or out of their campsite in the dark or poor visibility for whatever reason.
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A fit individual who can sustain walking in the dark over uneven terrain for 4 hours / 6km
COURSE CONTENT:
We will cover the following skills on this course:
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Micro navigation
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Pacing and timing
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Catchment features
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Tick off features
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Using the group to aid navigation
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Accurate compass work
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Route planning
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Breaking a route down into manageable legs
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Identifying hazards and obstacles
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Avoiding hazards and obstacles
WHAT TO EXPECT:
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An evening in the hills with hands on navigation practice
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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
