Improve Mountain Skills

Take your hill skills to the next level and move in to more mountainous terrain. Develop more advanced navigational skills and safety considerations.

We provide hill skills and mountains skills courses in The Lake District, North Yorkshire, The Peak District, Scotland and Wales.

2 days

1 nights

From £120pp (min. Charge applies)

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Who is the Improve Mountain Skills For?

Develop beyond your hill or countryside walking skills and start to explore the higher mountain environment. Ideal for growing your confidence though practical sessions, equipping you with essential knowledge and safety skills.

What You'll Do

A highly enjoyable and relaxed two days. The course is packed full of learning, practical experience and lots of fun. The delivery of the course caters for all levels of ability and knowledge, but you'd benefit more if you already have some hill walking experience.

You can expect to be out walking each day for around 5-6 hours. You will be out in the higher 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.

EVENING
In addition, we will run an evening session that may either be a walk into darkness or an additional teaching session on other topics with in the course.

Course Highlights

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.

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What's Included?

Expert tuition
Map (If required)
Compass (If required)
Hot drinks and biscuits

Location

We are lucky enough to be based in the beautiful Lake District National Park. Our courses are delivered at variety of locations, normally in the northern Lake District.

These courses are delivered 'on demand' and can be run from a local venue to you. Contact us to discuss.

NOTE: Accommodation is not provided.

Recommended Equipment

Waterproof jacket & trousers
Waterproof walking boots
Gaiters (optional)
Walking trousers
Thermal base layers
Windstopper/ soft shell/ fleece mid layer jacket
Warm Hat or Sun Hat depending on weather
15 - 20ltr rucksack with waterproof liner
Thermal flask
Compass & Map - 1:25,000 (provided if required)
Walking poles (optional)
Small personal first aid kit
Head torch
Lunch & drinks

Notes

It would be beneficial to of had some previous high walking experience before joining this course in order to benefit fully from the practical teaching sessions.
The weather can affect the order in which skills are covered meaning the itinerary can sometimes change.

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£480 Minimum charge applies for up to 4 people

£120 for each additional person

Maximum group size 6 people.

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