mountain navigation
Learn how to navigate and plan a day in the mountains
Course Overview
This course is designed to teach you what you need to know to navigate and plan a day in the mountains
Key Information
Price: £70 per person
Duration: 1 day
Maximum instructor-to-participant ratio: 1:4
Location: Eryri (Snowdonia)
Prerequisites: none
Syllabus
Mountain weather forecasts
Planning around the weather
Types of maps
Naismith’s Rule (timings)
Route planning
Navigation apps
Map reading
3Ds of navigation
Relocating
Taking and following a bearing
Participants must be over 18 and the course requires a minimum of 2 participants to run