Navigation Refresher

This full day workshop forms part of a CPD weekend organised by the Yorkshire Regional Team and led by experts in their fields. This weekend is a great opportunity for members to get together, improve their awareness and practice and refresh their skills.

This full day navigation refresher session is a great opportunity for members preparing for their HML or ML assessment in the future, to consolidate their personal navigation skills, and will also serve as a good refresher for award holder. It will aim to develop your navigation strategies, techniques and efficiency and there will be ample opportunities to ask questions and clarify any issues that came up on your training course. This is workshop will be a great opportunity to meet like-minded trainees and award holder and to get to know people in the area to practise with.

Typically during the day we are likely to cover...

• Map scales
• Relating the map to ground and vice versa
• Measuring distance on the map and ground
• Navigating using the map alone
• Appropriate use of the compass
• Methods of identifying features and position
• Methods of relocation

Equipment to bring: Plenty of food and drink, compass, local maps (Barden Moor near Skipton). Please dress appropriately for the weather and terrain.

Workshop provider: This session will be hosted by Mountain Training course provider, Dan Mckinlay

Upon booking, we will send you a medical/emergency contact form for you to fill in and send back to us.

Start

22/09/2018 09:00

End

22/09/2018 17:00

Maximum Bookings

8

Bookings

8

Venue

Askwith Village Hall

Town

Otley

County

North Yorkshire

Postcode

LS21 2JB

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

53.93000

Longitude

-1.74000

Name

Mountain Training Association

Phone

01690 720272

Website

Email