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This course provides a great opportunity to get to grips with contours so that you can take your navigation skills to the next level.

The ability to accurately interpret and navigate to contour features can often be an area where candidates, and seasoned ML’s alike, can make significant gains in their overall navigation ability. We’ll use contour-only maps as well as a variety of exercises to develop your skills so that you are able to interpret contours to a level of detail that you previously may have thought wasn’t possible. These gains will make significant changes to how you navigate and will enable you to navigate with confidence and precision without an over-reliance on other map features (e.g. paths, tracks, walls, fences, streams etc). 

During the course, you’ll get lots of opportunities to ask questions, practice techniques, and get feedback, all with the aim of enabling you to approach your assessment and/or work as a Mountain Leader with much greater confidence.

Who will be delivering this workshop?

This workshop will be delivered by Jake Phillips, who is the chief instructor at Adventure Expertise, which is based in Hathersage in the Peak District. Jake has been delivering training courses in hillwalking, climbing and mountaineering in the UK and overseas for the past 14 years. He holds the WMCI qualification and is an ML course director. He can regularly be found instructing and coaching on the Mountain Leader and Lowland Leader courses, as well as the various skills courses, that Adventure Expertise provide.

What shall I bring with me?

You may find that a camera, smartphone, or good old pen and paper may be useful to make notes during the workshop. You will need to be dressed for weather conditions encountered on the day, we’ll be on the hill all day as such please don’t forget to bring a pack lunch and snacks. Maps will be provided however if you have a copy of OS OL1 Dark Peak then please bring this along with you.

How do I book on?

You can book your place by clicking on the link below:

https://adventure-expertise.co.uk/qualifications-training/mta-workshops/

Adventure Expertise provides Lowland Leader, Expeditions Skills Module and Mountain Leader courses for Mountain Training England.

Start

24/04/2021 09:00

End

24/04/2021 16:30

Total Days

1

Maximum Bookings

6

Bookings

6

Venue

Kinder Scout

Town

Barber Booth

County

Derbyshire

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

53.35936

Longitude

-1.84021

Name

Mountain Training Association

Phone

01433 651449

Website

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