Scheme Details
- Awarding Body
- Mountain Training
- Scheme
- Mountain Skills (Ireland + NI)
- Course
- Mountain Skills 1
- Type
- Training
Award Description
This scheme is delivered on the island of Ireland ONLY. The Mountain Skills (MS) training course provides a general introduction to hillwalking in Ireland and the fundamentals of mountain navigation. Offering a solid foundation for gaining personal mountaineering proficiency, Mountain Skills training teaches the necessary skills in mountain safety, day and night navigation techniques, knowledge of hazards, and personal equipment, so that a person finishing the course may be in a position to safely, and competently, take to the hills. Mountain Skills training and assessment also provide foundation training for those who wish to progress to further leadership qualifications, such as the Mountain Leader (ML). Mountain Skills courses are available throughout Ireland.
About
A Galz Gone Wild & Stride Fully Residential MS1 and Camping Weekend
We are so excited to offer you this all inclusive, Mountain Skills 1 Course and Camping Weekend. The Mountain Skills 1 official training course will increase your confidence in the mountains and on the trails. Learn some of the skills needed to become a self proficient hill walker.
Weekend price: €349.00 fully residential which includes your Mountain Skills course and tuition, food, campsite fees & camping equipment (if you don't have your own).
Secure your place now with a €50.00 deposit. www.strideireland.ie
WHAT YOU LEARN ON THE MOUNTAIN SKILLS 1 COURSE
• Navigation • How to read maps • Pacing & timing • Route planning • Feature recognition • Grid references • Suitable apps • Mountain hazards & weather • Personal equipment • Access and land ownership • Responsible recreation
THE ITINERARY FOR THE WEEKEND
Friday
7.00 pm Dinner & camp fire
8.00 pm Course introduction 8.30 pm
Chats around the campfire!
Saturday
7.30 am Breakfast and make packed lunches.
8.30 am Workshop - personal equipment, how to pack and carry your day-pack 9.30 am Practical hill walk - maps, map setting, contour features, navigational techniques, relocation, distances.
2.30 pm Back to camp for hot drinks/showers. 3.30 pm Workshop - access & responsible recreation, review of maps, weather forecasts and navigation apps.
5.00pm Free time
6.00 pm Dinner & camp fire
7.00 pm Workshop - Mountain Hazards 8.00 pm Chats around the campfire!
Sunday
Strike camp
8.00 am Breakfast and make packed lunches.
9.00 am Workshop - review day 1 workshops, route planning, grid references
10.30 am Practical hill walk - review day 1 skills, pacing, timing, feature recognition, basic compass skills, what to do in a mountain emergency.
3.30 pm Debrief
WHATS INCLUDED
• Food - 2 x Breakfasts, 2 x lunches and 2 x Dinners • Your Mountain Skills course fee and syllabus • 2 hikes • 2 nights Camping • Itinerary & packing checklist • Chats, connection and community • Camping equipment: 2 person tent & sleeping mat (not included - camp cutlery, bowls, plates, cups, pillow). The campsite has toilet & shower facilities and WIFI in the communial area.
THE DETAILS
Date: Friday 16th - Sunday 18th May 2025
Arrival: 7.00 pm Friday evening Depart: 4.00 pm Sunday (Times are subject to change)
Location: Lough Dan, Wicklow, Ireland.
Your instructors: Jenny Copeland & Louise Lawrence (Ratios 1:6)
Where And When
- Start
- 16/05/2025 19:00
- End
- 18/05/2025 16:00
- Total Days
- 2.5
- Maximum Bookings
- 1
- Venue
- Wicklow Way Campsite
- Town
- Roundwood/Laragh
- County
- Ireland
- Postcode
- A98 K702
- Country
- Ireland
- Latitude
- 53.05136
- Longitude
- -6.27574
Provider
- Name
- Louise Lawrence
- Phone
- 0879766466
- Website
- Booking/Details
