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hill & mountain skills

Our mountain and navigation courses are designed to offer structured learning opportunities to help people gain further knowledge and gain confidence towards their own mountain adventures. 

 

The Mountain Skills courses are affiliated with Mountain Training and are designed for walkers looking for a progressive approach to gaining skills for the hills and mountains of Britain. 

Our  courses are designed to be progressive and rich in content. We want to create a relaxed atmosphere and help people develop their mountain skills. We have one day navigation and two day navigation courses available as well as more in depth hill & mountain skills courses.

Our courses are a perfect introduction to UK hill walking and will prepare you for the mountains of Snowdonia, Lake District and Scotland in summer conditions.  These courses are comprehensive, all skills needed for walking in the UK are covered and they offer a good introduction or refresher. 

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Lake District Mountaineering are an approved course provider for all of the Mountain Training skills courses. 

This means our courses are professional and moderated to standard, therefore they come with a stamp of approval from the UK awarding body for outdoor training and qualifications. 

Joining an approved Mountain Training course guarantees you are receiving the best training from skilled and experienced instructors.  

Beginner navigation

1 day

mountain navigation course

A 1 day, intro to mountain to navigation course.  Through a mixture of theory and practical we will cover map reading skills and develop fundamental navigation techniques in mountainous terrain.

improver navigation course

2 day

mountain navigation course

Develop your mountain navigation skills with our more comprehensive 2 day course. This longer course looks at all the navigation skills you need for moving around the mountains of the UK; focussing on contour interpretation, compass skills and building good navigation strategies. 

Mountain Skills Scheme with Lake District Mountaineering
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Hill & mountain skills course

A Mountain Skills course is an ideal choice for people interested in exploring mountainous terrain and want to develop their confidence in the mountains.  This is our recommended course for those looking gain independence for hill walking in the UK mountains. 

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3 days

mountain skills & wild camp

A mountain skills and wild camping course is ideal for those looking to embark upon an overnight excursion in the UK mountains.  We will be looking at the fundamental mountain skills with the added bonus of developing campcraft skills. 

WHAT customers SAY

Westmorland cairn on Great Gable

Really great course. Learnt a lot and feel a lot more confident in using a map and compass. Nice small group (4 of us). Sam is very knowledgable and friendly. Keen to do further courses with Lake District Mountaineering!

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My husband booked a bespoke navigation course with Sam. Sam kept everything so simple and easy to follow, that by the end of the day I felt I had a good basic grasp of navigating. Can't wait to put my new skills to good use.

Thanks Sam. I had a brilliant time and highly recommend your courses for anyone wanting to gain more confidence when out on the fells!!

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Fabulous day with Sam working on nav skills. A lovely guy, easy to get on with, Sam has a great & structured approach to your learning, he's very clear & easy to understand. I had a 1:1 & Sam tailored the day to get the best out of it for what I wanted, so despite the slightly challenging weather, I had a great day & learnt a lot.

CONTACT

We look forward to hearing from you and working towards your mountaineering ambitions and helping to achieve your goals. 

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07458353048

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