Take up a new hobby and start mountain walking!

This 5 day beginners walking course is ideal if you have little or no experience of mountain walking but want to get started. We`ll cover all the essentials you need to start mountain walking in Britain and Ireland as well as enjoying 5 outdoor days in Snowdonia.

We'll look at clothing, equipment, hazards, route planning and essential navigation skills, as well as attempting different mountain routes with different characteristics to give you a a great start to your mountain walking adventures.

Over 5 days you will have time to learn and practice the techniques and skills needed for traveling safely in the mountains of Britain and Ireland.

The early part of the week will concentrate on instruction, with the emphasis moving over to you doing the route planning and navigation as the week progresses. After a week of mountains, memories and exercise, you'll have the confidence to head out on your own as well as some of Snowdonia's mountain summits to your name.

Course Outline

Preparation for heading out into the mountains
Weather
Equipment, Food and clothing
Emergency Procedures
Access
Reading a map
Using the compass
Navigation Strategies and techniques
Poor weather navigation
Group Management
Route Planning
Mountain Hazards

Outline of the week

This can vary depending on the weather conditions experienced, which in itself forms part of the course.

Day 1 - A mountain day. Looking at preparation necessary for heading out into the hills, clothing and equipment required as well as movement on different types of mountain terrain

Day 2 - A navigation day establishing the essential skills and techniques as well as looking at the impact of the weather

Day 3 - A navigation day building on day 2 and ending with route planning for the following day together with looking at emergency procedures

Day 4 - Getting to the top of our chosen mountain objective, with you navigating through the day in whatever conditions we face

Day 5 - With four days experience, knowledge and practice behind you, today is a chance to consolidate everything learnt so far in getting to the top of our chosen mountain objective

Course Price

£260 course only

From £410 per person including 5 nights accommodation on a bed and breakfast basis, based on 2 people sharing or from £485 per single person

From £385 per person including 5 nights accommodation on a self catering basis, based on 2 people sharing

This course includes all instruction and guiding by a qualified mountain leader and first aider. The course operates on a maximum ratio of 6 clients to 1 instructor, to ensure appropriate focus for each individual.

Client Testimonials

"Learnt a huge amount in terms of navigation and walking and enjoyed teh experience immensely" Rachel, May 2008

"Extremely good course, excellent instruction, would definitely recommend to others" Padraig, April 2007

"Really enjoyable and gives me a lot more confidence to do more hillwalking in a variety of conditions" Aisling, April 2007

"It's been informative and fun - would recommend anyone wishing to get started in mountain walking, takes this course - brilliant" Martin, Complete Mountain Walking, June 2006

"Fantastic week, totally built confidence levels - want to get cracking on more mountains" Henrietta, Complete Mountain Walking, June 2006

"Excellent in terms of content/confidence building/interest/skill factor" Mike, Complete Mountain Walking, March 2006

 

Available Dates 2008

If the course date is still listed, it means we have places available on that course.

April 2-6, May 28-1st June, June 25-29, September 1-5, October 22-26