• 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.
Connemara, Clifden, Leenaun, Co. Galway or other areas on request:

Cost:

-  non-residential 135 euro 2008, 145 euro 2009

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

 

 

2008:
26 & 27 July Dingle, Co Kerry
6 & 7 September Killarney, Co Kerry
4 & 5 October Clifden, Co Galway
18 & 19 October Dingle, Co Kerry
22 & 23 November Killarney, Co Kerry
13 & 14 December Dingle, Co. Kerry
2009:
17 & 18 January Dingle, Co Kerry
31 Jan & 1Feb Clifden, Co Galway
21 & 22 March Killarney, Co 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)