Awarding Body

Mountain Training

Scheme

Hill & Mountain Skills

Course

Mountain Skills

Type

Training

Award Description

The Hill & Mountain Skills scheme is a great way to develop your personal skills and confidence in all elements of hill and mountain walking. From planning a coastal walk to navigating in complex terrain, these courses are an ideal opportunity to learn the basics and enjoy the countryside. THIS IS NOT THE HILL AND MOORLAND LEADER SCHEME.

The 2 day Mountain Training Mountain Skills course is an ideal choice for walkers interested in transferring their walking skills to more mountainous terrain. Ideally, participants would have some basic hill walking experience and have a reasonable level of fitness. Courses are run in the higher mountain areas of the UK and Ireland.

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What does the Mountain Skills course cover?

Planning – how to successfully plan a walk in the mountains in the UK or Ireland. 
Walking skills – what things should you consider while out walking and what can make life easier (pace, nutrition, movement skills, steep ground etc.). 
Clothing and equipment – being suitably dressed and equipped can make the difference between a great day out and a complete disaster. 
Weather – how it affects the mountains and your day out. 
Navigation in the mountains – everything from selecting a compass and using a map to navigation in poor visibility and an intro to GPS. 
Environmental knowledge – how to minimise your impact on the hill, information on good practice and useful organisations. 
Hazards and emergency procedures in the mountains – how to respond to any hazards you encounter and what to do in an emergency. 

The Mountain Skills course will start with an opportunity to meet the other people on the course and take part in a short planning session with the course tutor. After that you will be out in the mountains, moving away from marked paths and into steeper, rockier terrain in order to learn about the differences in weather, navigation and managing risk in the mountain environment. The physical effort required on these days will be reasonably demanding and you can expect to be out in the mountains for between 5-6 hours on each of the 2 days.

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"...had a great weekend on the course. Dewi made it an easy way to learn new skills in a relaxed way. My aim for the weekend was to become more confident to explore the mountains in my own and I feel I’ve now got that..." Sue, Mountain Skills Course

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"...For me it has given me more confidence to go out into the hills and has
strengthened my navigation skills..."

Andy, Mountain Skills Course

Start

18/09/2021 09:00

End

19/09/2021 16:30

Total Days

2

Maximum Bookings

8

Bookings

2

Venue

Bethesda

Town

Bethesda

County

Gwynedd

Country

UK

Name

Snowdonia Walking And Climbing

Phone

07775623323

Website

Booking/Details

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