Essential 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
Essential Mountain Navigation & Hill Skills Course Brecon Beacons Bannau Brycheiniog Wales UK Hill Walking TRAILCRAFT
Essential Mountain & Hill Skills
Brecon Beacons Wales UK (2 Day)
Navigation & Hiking Courses
Essential Mountain and Hill Skills combines all the skills covered in the Explore Navigation and Mountain Navigation Skills one day courses with a focus on the essential outdoor safety and fundamental map reading and compass navigation techniques and strategies required to start exploring the great outdoors, in addition to mountain navigation strategies, contour interpretation, shape of the land and slope aspect.
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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.
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Essential Mountain and Hill Skills is guided by 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
Staying safe in the outdoors
Route planning and records of intentions
Choosing a compass
Map scales, signs & symbols
The grid reference system
Setting the map
Relating the map to land, and land to map
Ticking off and linear features
Measuring timing and distance
Taking and following a bearing
Using transit points and back bearings
Aiming off and attack points
Contours and reading between the lines
Slope aspect and shape
Mountain navigation strategies
Relocation techniques
Grid, true north and magnetic variation
Introduction to Apps and GPS​
Movement skills and route finding
Understanding the weather
Heat and cold illnesses
Dealing with emergencies
Leaving no trace
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Information
Starts at 09.30hrs and ends at 16:30hrs.
Start and finish location:
Llanfrynach, Brecon, LD3 7AZ
Accommodation is not provided.
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