Awarding Body

Mountain Training

Scheme

Mountain Skills (Ireland + NI)

Course

Mountain Skills 2

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. 

Glaz Gone Wild & Stride MS 2 Residential Wild Camping Weekend

We are so excited to offer you this all inclusive, female led, Mountain Skills 2 Course and Camping Weekend. The Mountain Skills 2 official training course will increase your confidence in the mountains and on the trails. Build on your MS1 skills and become a self proficient hiker. This course is lead by experienced instructors, provided by Louise Lawrence, Jenny Copeland, and accredited by Mountaineering Ireland & The Mountain Training Board Ireland.

WHAT YOU LEARN ON THE MOUNTAIN SKILLS 2 COURSE

• Review of Mountain Skills 1 • Timing calculations • Taking bearings from map • Walking on a bearing • Feature recognition • Navigation at night techniques • Route Planning • Emergency Procedures • Safe movement & navigating in steep and broken ground

THE ITINERARY FOR THE WEEKEND

Saturday

9.30 am Course introduction

9.45 am Indoor workshop: Route planning, taking a compass bearing, weather and MS 1 recap. Preparation and final packing for your camping expedition.

12.00 pm Depart for wild campsite, set up camp, lunch

2.00 pm Practical hill walk - navigational techniques, walking on a compass bearing, pacing, distance and timings.

6.00 pm Dinner

7.00 pm Night navigation exercise

9.30 pm Return to camp

Sunday

8.00 am Breakfast & strike camp.

9.00 am Practical hill walk - review day 1 skills, Safe movement in ascent and descent of steeper and broken ground.

2.30 pm Workshop: Emergency procedures part 2

3.30 pm Debrief

4.00 pm Finish

WHATS INCLUDED

• Food - 1 x Breakfast and 1 x Dinner (lunches not included) • Your Mountain Skills course fee and syllabus • 3 hikes • 1 night Wild Camping • Itinerary & packing checklist • Chats, connection and community • Camping equipment: 2 person tent, sleeping mat, camping stove and pots (not included - camp cutlery, bowls, plates, cups, pillow). • 1 hour preparation online workshop

HERE ARE THE DETAILS

Online preparation workshop: 3rd March @7.00 pm

Date: Saturday 22nd - Sunday 23rd March 2025

Arrival: 9.30 am Saturday morning

Depart: 4.00 pm Sunday (Times are subject to change)

Location: Laragh, Wicklow.

Your instructors: Jenny Copeland & Louise Lawrence (Ratios 1:6)

Start

22/03/2025 09:30

End

23/03/2025 16:00

Total Days

2

Maximum Bookings

1

Venue

Laragh

Town

Wicklow

County

Wicklow

Country

Ireland

Name

Louise Lawrence

Phone

087 7966466

Website

Booking/Details

Email