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Essential Expedition Skills
Brecon Beacons Wales UK (2 Days / 1 Night)

Essential Expedition Skills is ideal for developing your multi-route adventure hiking skills, knowledge and experience in wild country, to be self reliant on extended overnight journeys into the remote areas of the British Isles and beyond. 

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Essential Expedition Skills is guided by Ged Lawless, a qualified and experienced Mountain Leader (ML) and is held outdoors in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Bannau Brycheiniog, Wales UK.

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What you will learn

Planning and preparation

Equipment selection and organisation

Navigation skills using map and compass

Navigation using GPS /Apps

Route planning and records of intentions

Water collection and purification methods

Food, nutrition and cooking on the trail

Health and hygiene in wild country

Living in the Mountains overnight

Understanding the weather

Heat and cold illnesses

Dealing with emergencies

River crossings

Leaving no trace​

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Information

09.00hrs Day 1 to 16:30hrs Day 2

Overnight in the Mountains

Instructor ratio 1:4

£250

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    Available Dates Summer 2025​​

    July 19th-20th Brecon Beacons

    August 16th-17th Brecon Beacons

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