• Syllabus for Mountain Skills
• Mountain Skills 1 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

MS2: This course builds on MS1. It covers the use of a compass, route-planning and the preparation of route cards, night navigation, scrambling/ steep ground, mountain rescue and emergency procedures.
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:

5 & 6 Dec, Kerry

 

2010:

9 & 10 Jan, Wicklow
23 & 24 Jan, Galway
30 & 31 Jan, Kerry
6 & 7 Feb, Wicklow
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
Talk: Emergency procedures (part 1 of Mountain Hypothermia – talk 30 mins)
Talk: Introduction to compass, grid references (1 hour)
Talk: Route planning, preparation of route card, route card exercise (1 hour)
Walk: Practicing all navigation skills and informal tuition on aspects of course suggested by participants (5 hours)
Walk: Night Navigation Exercise (max 2-3 hours)

Day 2
Talk: Emergency procedures (part 2) mountain rescue (1 hour)
Walk: Steep ground work and further navigation practice (5 hours) Practical navigation to be conducted using both map and compass
Debrief and assessment briefing (30 mins)