3 – Low Visibility Navigation & Night Navigation Course

Duration:

1 Day

Cost

£40 pp

Places Available

Night Navigation & Low Visibility Navigation

Our Navigation Courses in North Wales and the Lake District are all about helping you develop the skills to get safely and efficiently from A to B, wherever your adventures may take you.

Description

We’ll be out on the hill for about 4 hours at night. We will cover many of the skills covered in the other 2 courses but with the added challenge of doing it in poor visibility

Taking and walking on bearings
Slope aspect
Contour interpretation
Micro navigation

We will also cover many of the skills in the Intro to Navigation course such as:

Understanding the map symbols, grid references and scales
Measuring distance and height gain on the map
Distance, time and pacing – how long it will take to walk to a point on the map
Using linear features as handrails to guide us
Using tick features – things we pass as we go to ‘tick off’ our progress
Compass basics – Setting the map, taking bearings

This course is ideal if you are looking to become a proficient navigator away from the trails through the year. You’ll have the skills to navigate in open country for a summer sunrise or walk into the evening during the shorter winter days.

Who is this for?

Previous Experience: Attended our level 1 – Intro to Navigation and level 2 – Mountain Navigation courses or have similar navigation ability. If you are unsure then please contact us

Location

We run this course in the Lake District, Snowdonia and Staffordshire. Check out the available dates below. Full details are sent out in the joining instructions

Dates

26th Feb 2022 – Snowdonia, Llanberis – 8 places

29th March 2022 – Lake District- 8 places

In addition, Private bookings are available throughout the year

Dates in green have enough people and are guaranteed to run

Dates in red need one or more bookings to run

Further dates in 2022 will be added shortly. Watch this space or drop us an email to be the first to hear.

Booking

Booking is essential for all our courses. Contact us using the contact form, by email or call 01902 595 855 to book your place today.

FAQs

This is aimed at people who have experience of hill walking or mountain walking with a moderate level of fitness. You should be used to being on your feet all day and being fairly active.

Due to the nature of the terrain we will be walking up and down steep ground at times but the pace is largely set by the group. If are not sure, use the details on the right of this page to contact us.

For courses involving navigation skills you will need:

Map – OS map Relevant to the area. Exact details will be in joining instructions.
Compass – Silva type 4 is the best, make sure it’s in degrees – https://amzn.to/3COka6S
Pocket notebook and pen/pencil – Useful for taking any notes during the day. Please not there are no handouts on this course.
A watch or stopwatch – used for measuring the time walking
Rucksack – 20-30 litres should be enough to hold all of your kit for the day. Include a waterproof liner to keep your kit dry

Waterproof Jacket and Waterproof Trousers – These are essential regardless of the forecast as the weather can change quickly.
Suitable Trousers/shorts – Lightweight and quick drying. (Jeans are unsuitable for this activity.
Clothing – Suitable to the season and always include a fleece or other warm clothing. Bring a spare jacket just in case you get cold.
Gloves to keep the fingers warm and maintain movement.
Hat – Warm hat for the winter season, sun hat for other times of the year
Sensible footwear – waterproof walking boots with a good quality sole and decent ankle support.
Drinking water and bottle – You will need to carry 1 to 2 litres of water and this can be in any suitable container you have
Packed lunch – bring some food to keep you fuelled up throughout the day
Personal medication – e.g. EpiPen, Ventolin, Insulin, paracetamol, hayfever tablets,

Torch & spare batteries – This is in case of emergencies and it’s good practice to carry one on your own adventures
Whistle – Also in case of emergencies
Survival bag – It’s useful to carry one of these whenever you are in the hills. Orange plastic ones are ideal.

Optional items