Description
Our nationally accredited Mountain Skills 2 course will improve your personal skills required for hiking in Ireland. Helping you become even more self sufficient on the hills. This course is suitable for anyone with an interest in the outdoors wishing to advance their navigational skills. The course is very practical and brings the student into a more challenging environment for hiking, mountain walking and trekking. We exercise our skills in the mountains in poor and night time conditions. These courses are approved by Mountaineering Ireland. Our Mountain Skills Courses form part of the official Mountain Leader Qualification.
This course includes:
Advanced map-reading
Further navigation techniques
Night navigation
Improved compass techniques
Further recognition of natural features
Improved timing methods
Route planning
Mountain hazards
Emergency equipment and procedures
On day 1 we will be spending most of the morning indoors and the afternoon on the hills and continue on the mountain until after dark. On day 2 we will spend all day on the hills covering steep and broken ground.
We cover some theory on both mornings, please bring along a pen and paper for taking a few notes.
Course includes tea/coffee and certificate of completion.
Private courses are available nationwide, please contact us for details.