Mountain Skills 1
Noel O Leary has been delivering the Mountain skills course for over 25 years, is fully insured and is REC5 first aid qualified. This course is great whether you are new to hillwalking or been hillwalking for years, as course is run at a very easy pace.
This course includes map-reading and simple navigation techniques, recognition of natural features, distance measurement and timing of walks. Mountain hazards are also covered, as is personal equipment such as correct clothing and emergency equipment.
Cost €170pp, grouo discount available on request
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Contact Noel 0874190318
Mountain skills 1 course content
Day 1
- Introduction to scheme
- Talk: Map, suitability of OS maps (1 hour)
- Walk: Conventional signs, introduction to map setting, contours, feature recognition and distance measurement, terminology, simple navigation techniques (5-6 hours)
- Talk: Mountain hazards (1 hour)
- Talk: Personal equipment (1 hour)
- Talk: Depiction of relief (1 hour)
Day 2
- Talk: Naismith’s Formula (1 hour)
- Walk: Navigation, timing, pacing (5 hours) Debrief: (30 minutes)
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