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Summer Mountain Skills Courses
Below is a list of our Summer Mountain Courses. Click on any of the courses for more information.
Intro to Navigation Skills - 1 day
Learn the fundamental skills of navigation, map setting, interpreting scales, contours and how to keep track of where you are.
Improver Navigation Skills - 1 day
This course is the perfect step on from the Intro course and can be added on to make a two day course. Introduces compass work, taking & following a bearing as well as route choice.
Advanced Navigation Skills - 1 day
The perfect step on from the intermediate course. Most dates enable you to combine the two courses into a two day course. Introduces relocation techniques, catching features and more advanced route planning.
Ideas for Teaching Navigation
Ideas for those who teach navigation, teachers, youth group leaders, etc. These popular workshops explore a systematic and fun way to introduce navigation skills from map setting through to compass work and contour interpretation.
GPS for Beginners
Get started with the basic functions of GPS units and start to integrate them with a map.
Performance GPS
Get to grips with more tactical use of your GPS unit, map and compass combined.
The Environment for Leaders & Instructors
Environmental understanding, fauna and flora are all important to any leader in the mountains. This course helps increase your knowledge and understanding. Perfect as prep for SML assessment or just for those with an interest in the subject.
Hillwalking & Mountain Skills
Whilst exploring the Cairngorm Mountains and surrounding hills, this course covers hill walking equipment; emergency procedures; basic navigation and route planning.
Introduction to Scrambling
Course covers movement skills on rock in ascent and descent, route finding, basic rope skills using a sling and rope alone as well as selecting natural anchors.
Scrambling around Glen Coe
One day in the Cairngorms reviewing core summer hill skills is followed by 4 days in the Lochaber area where we will cover: movement techniques for ascending and descending steep ground, selecting and using natural anchors and security on steep gr...
Scrambling on Skye
Skye is the ultimate scrambling venue and after a week exploring the ridges you’ll be ready to take on equivalent terrain anywhere in the UK. Covers route choice and scrambling techniques in both ascent and descent.
Cuillin Ridge Traverse - Skye
Aim of the week is to attempt a continuous traverse of the Skye ridge, the ultimate mountaineering expedition in the UK. Includes lightweight bivy techniques, route choice and scrambling techniques in both ascent and descent.
UKCC Level 2 Orienteering Coach
After completion the coach will be able to prepare a series of progressive coaching sessions helping athletes to develop their skills and to progress to TD5.
U18 Hillwalking & Mountain Skills
Whilst exploring the Cairngorm Mountains and surrounding hills, this course covers hill walking equipment; emergency procedures; basic navigation and route planning.
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