Mountain
Navigation Course
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Instructor ratio 1 - 4 maximum.
We provide a very practical approach to all aspects of navigation.
How to relate maps to ground and the use of the compass to
take bearings, it can also include night navigation. With
the three-day course the first two days are spent on instruction
and the third day is given over to planning and executing
your own route. It could also involve a night out in a wilderness
location.
SUBJECTS COVERED
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The Grid system plus a brief look at Grid References |
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Symbols for Public Rights of Way |
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Other important symbols for the hill walker |
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Contour Lines |
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Major Scales used by hill walkers |
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Work out personal pacing lengths |
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Micro Navigation- very local close in navigation techniques
concentrating on using features on the ground to navigate. |
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Use of the Silva compass to take bearings from a map |
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Macro Navigation techniques |
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Pacing distances |
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Estimating times taken using Naithsmiths Rule |
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Walking on general compass bearings and dead reckoning
bearings |
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“Aiming off” bearings |
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“Hand-railing” features |
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Attack points |
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Recognising Spurs and Re-entrants,
and other Physical Features |
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We have a very personal and
flexible approach to our courses and in the content of
actual course material. The above are just guidelines. In
fact we dislike the use of the word course and client.
We invite you to come as friends and we will share our
experience and love of the outdoors with you.
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