ml refresher
navigating with
1:40k & 1:50k scale
This workshop offers a valuable opportunity to receive targeted feedback, refine your strategies, and strengthen your skills on smaller scale maps. You'll explore your confidence levels, challenge your assumptions, and align your understanding with the realities of working with these maps - empowering you to approach assessments with greater clarity and success.
Accreditation
This workshop is for Mountain Leader trainees.
MTA members gain 1 CPD point for attending
10% off this refresher when you book an LDM assessment
You can view the workshops here on Mountain Training
1 DAY COURSE
PRICES: £100pp
MTA PRICE: £85pp
COURSE OVERVIEW
This workshop is designed for individuals who have completed their Mountain Leader Training and wish to enhance their proficiency with smaller-scale maps (1:40,000 and 1:50,000). During the day, participants will engage in practical exercises to build confidence in the map, navigating through the landscape, we will help to refine navigation strategies. Utilising reflective practice, the course aims to bolster confidence, challenge assumptions, and align skills with the realities of map interpretation on smaller scales.
OUTLINE:
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Understanding Map Differences
Explore the characteristics of different map types and scales to adapt your navigation techniques effectively.
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Distances and Timings
Develop skills to estimate travel distances and timings accurately on smaller scale maps.
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Colour Shadings and Height Gains
Use colour shading to quickly assess elevation changes and terrain difficulty, improving decision-making and gaining familiarity with a new map layout.
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Contour Intervals
Understand contour intervals, explore 15m height gains and compare and contrast the information from your OS map.
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Understanding & Comparing the Scale
Gain insight into the practical implications of using 1:40,000 scale maps for navigation accuracy.
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Comparing Map Scales
Compare and contrast small-scale maps with larger-scale alternatives to refine your navigation strategies.
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Symbols and Map Information
Identify key map symbols and essential information for situational awareness (understand the secondary information)
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Build Solid Strategies
Develop effective navigation strategies tailored to the challenges of small-scale maps, and over larger distances using the macro features displayed on the scale.
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Map Assumptions and Realities
Reflect on your assumptions versus the realities of terrain to improve navigational judgement.
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Relocation Techniques and Processes
Relocation techniques to regain position confidently if you become disoriented.
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
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Trainees and other hikers looking to improve their navigation skills with small-scale maps.
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Individuals preparing for mountain leader or navigation assessments.
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Those who need more confident map interpretation over multiple scales.
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Anyone who feels less confident using 1:40,000 scale maps and wants to build practical, hands-on skills.
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Those interested in enhancing their decision-making and route planning abilities in diverse terrains.
SKILLS COVERED:
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Contour interpretation
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Understanding the maps and their differences
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Distances and timings
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Colour shadings and height gains
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Contour intervals and colouring
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Understanding the scale
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Comparing map scales
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Symbols and map information
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Building solid strategies
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Map assumptions and realities
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Blind legs if necessary to the day
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Relocation techniques and processes
WORKSHOP PROVIDER CREDENTIALS:
Workshop provider: Sam Marsland (WMCI & ML course director)
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE EVENT:
Your CPD record - If you attend this event and it counts as CPD, your CPD point/s will automatically be added to your record in due course - you will not need to add it yourself.
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COURSE RATIOS
1:6 Ratio
Min. course size: 2
Max. course size: 6
Courses need 2 people to run
This is an open workshop designed for you to meet with other ML trainees and find other candidates to consolidate with.
Sam holds the WMCI award, is a ML Course Director and has national Mountain Training organisation requirements to run this course,
PRE-REQUISITES
18 years +
Registered and completed your ML training course.
Be a MTA member to access the benefits of:
Discounted price & 1 CPD point
None MTA can join but you won't be able to redeem your CPD points
This course is for you if you are looking to check in with your skills and gain further knowledge and understanding towards assessment for ML
EQUIPMENT
We will share a fully comprehensive kit list with you during the booking stage.
You will need to wear suitable outdoor clothing (warm and waterproof) and suitable mountain footwear (boots).
Harvey 1:40k map of the Lake District and Landranger 90 (OS maps) are needed
You will need all of your regular hill kit plus lunch, snacks and water for the day.
VENUE
This workshop is delivered from the Borrowdale YHA - we will head into the Fells from here.
Accommodation is available at both Buttermere YHA and Borrowdale YHA - they do camping too.
There are good transport links and buses running from Keswick
Here we will introduce the course outlines, planning stages and discuss our objectives
this course is accredited to mountain training
Mountain Training is the collection of awarding bodies for skills courses and qualifications in walking, climbing and mountaineering that operates across the UK and The Republic Of Ireland.
Our qualifications train and assess people to look after other people in these environments, whether that's leading a walk in the mountains, coaching in a climbing wall or teaching multi pitch rock climbing. People who hold our qualifications have been assessed at a nationally agreed standard.
Our Vision
A diverse and active outdoor society, supported by inspirational leaders, instructors and coaches.
Our Mission
To inspire, enable and develop people in walking, climbing and mountaineering through the provision of nationally and internationally recognised skills training and leadership qualifications.
Support for people
Mountain Training is committed to ensuring that everyone has equal opportunity to attend our courses. We work in close partnership with the mountaineering councils and a key strand of their work is to ensure that participation is open to all. The BMC Equity Steering Group and initiatives like Adventure for All have been central to this and are an excellent source of information.
Hire our Lake District Mountaineering instructors for private and tailored programmes.
Suited to your goals & ambitions to make the most of YOUR time in the mountains.
Choose from the following areas to work on, on a bespoke basis
Micro Navigation Skills (Contour Only)
Day rates:
1:1 £200
1:2 £250
CONTACT
We look forward to hearing from you and working towards your mountaineering ambitions and helping to achieve your goals.
Phone or WhatsApp:
07458353048
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Thank you