2 Day Mountain Navigation Course

This is a mountain navigation course that can run with up to 4 people per instructor. 

This 2 day navigation course is designed to take participants' navigation skills to the next level. It focuses on developing strategies and practical application, ensuring that participants leave with the confidence and proficiency to navigate in challenging outdoor environments. This course is designed for walkers looking to gain navigation experience, for those wanting a comprehensive course to hone their skills and improve their overall understanding towards safe mountain travel.

We will meet for day 1 in Langdale and use this area around the Langdal Pikes.  Day 2 is often run from Grasmere and uses Easdale tarn and offers a mountain journey on each day.

This area has some good pathless and often boggy terrain, which can be 'featureless' and requires good contour interpretation and solid skills with pacing and timing on each leg. 

COURSE OUTLINE
Building on basics
Refreshing map types, choices and maps appropriate to terrain travelled
Map Reading Skills
Understanding contour lines and terrain features in greater detail.
Distance Estimation and Pacing
Developing more accurate measuring skills.
Pacing techniques for varying terrains.
Fine-Tuning Compass Techniques
Compass use for precise navigation.
Following accurate bearings.
Terrain Association and Feature Identification
Enhancing skills in relating map features to actual terrain.
Identifying micro-features and subtle terrain changes.
Practical Navigation Exercises
Participants practice their improved navigation skills in outdoor scenarios.
Emphasis on using maps, compasses, and terrain association techniques.

SKILLS COVERED:
Measure distances
Timing
Pacing 
Aiming off
Attack points
Intricate contours & ground interpretation
The compass and its features
Compass bearings & accurately following bearings across open ground 
Navigate away from marked paths 
Relocation tactics