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Map Reading and Mountain Navigation Courses
The Lake District’s Mountain Navigation Training Specialists
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       Make 2012 the year you become a truly confident Navigator in the mountains
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5 Day Navigation & Mountain Skills Course


The MountainsPlus 5 day course will take you from a position of little or no experience to having a firm understanding of mountain navigation techniques. The first 2 days are spent covering the same syllabus as the 2 day beginners course, and this is then followed up with 3 days of hands-on experience in real situations, putting your new found skills into practice in the mountain environment.


This course provides a wonderful opportunity to develop a really sound knowledge of mountain navigation, and to ensure that you have clear confidence in your own abilities. There will be plenty of walking in the testing Lakeland terrain and lots of scope to tick off some Wainwrights if you wish. The course will also cover those other essential skills which complete the mountaineer’s toolkit, and by the end of the 5 days you will have developed a well founded basis for a lifetime of mountain activity. The cost of the course is £290


















  


Navigation
Mountain Skills
Types of maps and scales
Proficient walking style  
Map symbols
Pace
Grid system & Grid References
Foot placement according to conditions
North – True, Grid and Magnetic
Descent technique
Map orientation
Use of Poles
Feature identification
Nutrition and Hydration
Using a compass  
Weather Forecasts
Estimating distance & time
Clothing and Equipment
Understanding contours
Mountain Safety,
Planning a safe walk/route
Emergency Situations
What to do when lost
Group Needs
         Course dates 2012

      April             30th/May 4th
      September  24th/28th

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