Mountain Navigation & Hill Skills Course Brecon Beacons Bannau Brycheiniog Wales UK Hill Walking TRAILCRAFT
Mountain Navigation & Hill Skills Course Brecon Beacons Bannau Brycheiniog Wales UK Hill Walking TRAILCRAFT
Mountain Navigation & Hill Skills Course Brecon Beacons Bannau Brycheiniog Wales UK Hill Walking TRAILCRAFT
Mountain Navigation & Hill Skills Course Brecon Beacons Bannau Brycheiniog Wales UK Hill Walking TRAILCRAFT
Mountain Navigation Skills
Brecon Beacons Wales UK (1 Day)
Mountain & Hill Walking Essentials
Mountain Navigation Skills Learn the essential map reading, navigation, mountain safety and hill walking skills to venture safe in the mountains, hills, and moorland environments of the British Isles and beyond. The Mountain Navigation Skills course includes all the skills covered in the Explore Navigation and Hill Skills course but undertaken in more challenging, higher and steeper terrain.
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The Mountain Navigation Skills course 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.
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What you will learn
Staying safe in the Mountains
Planning and preparation
Equipment selection and organisation
Route planning and records of intentions
Movement skills and route finding
Understanding the weather
Heat and cold illnesses
Choosing the right maps
Map scales, signs & symbols
The grid reference system
Choosing a compass
Grid, true north and magnetic variation
Setting the map
Relating the map to land, and land to map
Using linear features
Measuring timing and distance
Contours and reading between the lines
Taking and following a bearing
Mountain navigation strategies
Micro Navigation
Using transit points and back bearings
Aiming off, boxes and attack points
Slope aspect and shape
Relocation
Leaving no trace
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Available Dates 2024
8th June 2024 Brecon Beacons
5 Places Available
3rd August 2024 Brecon Beacons
6 Places Available
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Cost
£95 Per Person
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6:1 Ratio
9.00am to 4.30pm
Llanfrynach, Brecon Beacons, Wales
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