• Syllabus for Mountain Skills
• Mountain Skills 2 Dates, prices and course information
• Mountain Skills Assessment: Dates, prices and course information

Location: Dingle, Killarney, Co. Kerry.
Cork, Wicklow, Connemara, Clifden, Leenaun, Co. Galway or other areas on request
Cost:

-  non-residential 145 euro

-  residential 185 euro (1 night) 225 euro (2 nights) per person sharing.

Dates: Available on request, please contact us.

 

2009:

14 & 15 Nov, Kerry
28 & 29 Nov, Wicklow
12 & 13 Dec, Kerry

2010:

2 & 3 Jan, Wicklow
9 & 10 Jan, Kerry
23 & 24 Jan, Galway
30 & 31 Jan, Kerry
6 & 7 Feb, Wicklow
20 & 21 Feb, Kerry
13 & 14 March, Galway
20 & 21 March, Kerry
27 & 28 March, Wicklow
10 & 11 April, Kerry

To book on any of these courses or check availability please contact us

Day 1
Introduction to scheme
Talk: Map, suitability of OS maps (1 hour)
Walk: Conventional signs, introduction to map setting, contours, feature recognition and distance measurement, terminology, simple navigation techniques (5-6 hours)
Talk: Mountain hazards (1 hour)
Talk: Personal equipment (1 hour)
Talk: Depiction of relief (1 hour)
Day 2
Talk: Naismith’s Formula (1 hour)
Walk: Navigation, timing, pacing (5 hours) Debrief: (30 minutes)