Mountain Skills (Ireland + NI) Mountain Skills 2

29/11/2025 - 30/11/2025

Connemara - Co. Galway

Bookings start from £150.00

Scheme Details

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. 

About

Mountain Skills 2 is ideal for every hill walker wishing to learn more about navigation, planning, mountain skills, and practical techniques while gaining confidence on the hills, also part two of two courses leading up to Mountain Skills assessment.

Mountain skills 2 training course runs over 2 days with additional pre-course materials sent out beforehand. Ideally you will have completed Mountain Skills 1 prior to doing Mountain Skills 2

 

Topics covered on MS2;

- Compass work

- Compass Bearings; Grid & Magnetic

- Grid, True & Magnetic North

- Navigation Techniques

- Route Planning

- Night Navigation Exercise

- Emergency Procedures

- Moving on Steep Ground

 

Day 1 will be the night Navigation exercise. Start time TBC 

To be able to take part in MS2 you must have already registered for the Mountain Skills Scheme with Mountaineering Ireland.

 

Kathryn can provide a map & compass for all participants but if you have your own please bring them along

 

If you have a group and would like a private Mountain Skills course please get in touch for details and options.

 

150euro per person

Where And When

Start
29/11/2025 11:30
End
30/11/2025 16:00
Total Days
2
Maximum Bookings
6
Venue
Connemara - Co. Galway
Town
Leenaun
County
County Galway
Country
Ireland
Latitude
53.59739
Longitude
-9.69509

Provider

Name
Kathryn Fitzpatrick
Phone
+353892049726
Email

Booking

  • Non Residential

    £150.00

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