Mountain Navigation
Pathway: Mountain
Level: Foundation
Turn map and compass skills into a reliable way of moving through mountain terrain.
Level: Foundation
Develop your navigation framework, understand strategy and build confidence with map and compass.
£125 per person
A Navigation Coaching Day gives you time to work on the core map-and-compass skills that make a hill day feel more manageable. We start with your current understanding, then practise matching the map to the ground, choosing useful features and checking progress along a route. It is a focused day for building your skills and developing your understanding of the areas you need to improve.
Based in Langdale / Borrowdale. We choose the exact venue around conditions and the skills being practised.
Small-group workshop. (Max 4)
No formal navigation training is required. You should be comfortable spending a day walking on uneven hill ground. Let us know what map-and-compass experience you already have.
Weatherproof clothing, warm layers, food, drinks and personal medication. Walking boots or appropriate mountain footwear, a day pack, map, compass and headtorch.
Maps and compasses can be provided, but we recommend bringing your own. We will tell you which map you need and recommend a Silva Expedition 4 compass.
The exact plan may adapt to weather, venue conditions and the group's experience. The stages below describe the intended focus.
£125 per person. This workshop runs on request rather than on fixed dates: for individuals, small groups or bespoke professional development.
Ask about arranging Navigation Coaching Day privately. Tell us your experience, priorities, group size and preferred dates so we can confirm a suitable format and quote.
Navigation Coaching Day
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Yes. This Foundation workshop builds or refreshes the essentials and lets you practise them on the hill.
This is a small-group workshop. Private coaching offers more individual control over the date, pace and content.
Choose this for a focused day on the basics. Mountain Navigation provides two days to connect skills and work on more detailed terrain interpretation.
We observe your navigation process and look for the point where the map and ground stop agreeing. That helps target practice in feature selection, distance judgement or relocation.
The workshop follows a shared foundation theme, with individual feedback. Tell us your starting point; if you need a fully personal pace or programme, ask about private coaching.
Contact us before booking or buying kit. We will confirm what you need, what can be arranged and any hire charges for this workshop.
We may change the route, venue or order of exercises to suit conditions and the group. The advertised learning aims remain the focus, and joining information explains the practical arrangements.
Yes. Public courses and workshops are priced per person, so you can book an individual place and join others. Check the page prerequisites before booking; you do not need to provide a whole group yourself.
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Bookings below £300, or made fewer than 42 days before the start, are payable in full. For bookings of £300 or more made at least 42 days before the start, a deposit option is available, with the balance due 30 days before the start. The booking page confirms the amount due when you book.
Public course and workshop prices are per person. Private delivery is quoted separately for the agreed format and group. Mountain Leader reassessment is priced according to the scope agreed after reviewing your report.
Please read our Booking & Cancellation Policy before booking. It explains the applicable notice periods, charges and options for moving a place. Contact us promptly if your circumstances change, giving your booking name and date.
Contact us as soon as you know you may be unable to attend. Changes, transfers and refunds are handled under the Booking & Cancellation Policy. Let us know before the day rather than arriving unsure whether you can take part.
We will contact you to explain the change and the options available under our booking terms. Read the policy before booking, particularly before making separate travel or accommodation arrangements.
Public dates depend on sufficient bookings. If numbers affect your date, we will explain the situation and the options under our booking terms. The places shown online are availability, not a promise that minimum numbers have already been met.
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Yes. Use Register interest or contact us with the offering and your preferred dates. We can let you know about forthcoming public dates or discuss private delivery, subject to availability.
Yes. We will honour valid existing vouchers as the booking system changes. Contact us with the voucher details before paying so we can explain how to apply it.
Contact us before arranging a replacement. We need to check the booking terms, the other participant's suitability and their details before confirming whether a transfer is possible.
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