Course details
The Mountain navigation course is our intermediate navigation course. Here we will give you the skills to explore hill and mountainous areas with complete confidence.
On the Mountain Navigation Course, we will cover the following areas:
- Map reading
- Understanding cartographic symbols
- Interpreting contour lines and envisaging the terrain
- Navigational strategies
- Identifying features
- Compass skills
- Grid references
- Estimating time & distance
- Compass bearings
We will also be looking at:
- Planning a journey
- Basic weather forecasting and knowledge
- Access and conservation
- Possible use of a GPS (satellite-based navigation system)
An ideal course for anyone who wants to be self sufficient in the hills and mountains. On the mountain navigation course we look at contour interpretation, estimating time and distance. Which is useful in bad visibility, where the only reference point is the features of the land we walk over. We look in more depth at the different navigational strategies, how and when to use them.