Course Content
- Map options and scales
- Map setting
- Relating the map to the ground and the ground to the map.
- Contours
- Grid references
- Route choice techniques
- Hand railing
- Aiming off
- Catching features
- The 5D’s (the secret to all navigation)
- Target points
- Compass work
- Pacing and judging distances
- Traffic light navigation
A talk on Mountain Safety & Hill Skills and Mountain Rescue usually follows at the debrief over tea and biscuits.
The cost is £50 PP for the group course.
Private courses are available at any time, prices on request depending on numbers but start at £130 for up to 2 people for the day.