Advanced Navigation (1 Day)

1 DAY | RATIO 1:6 | £100.00

OVERVEIW

As well as consolidation of existing navigation knowledge, we aim to develop compass work and relocation skills. We will also have the chance to visit digital mapping and how this can be used in conjunction with map and compass. This course is the perfect step on from the ‘Basic Navigation’ course and can be added on to make a two day course. Introduces compass work, taking & following a bearing, route choice and relocating yourself when lost.

DETAILED INFO

PRE-REQUISITES

For anyone who has had some basic navigation experience or wants to be reminded of compass skills often learnt in the dim and distant past.  Or completion of an introduction to navigation course such as our one day Basic Navigation course.

IS IT FOR ME?

This one day course is well suited to anyone who has had some basic navigation experience or wants to be reminded of compass skills often learnt in the dim and distant past. It is about gaining confidence with a compass so the focus is on a steady progression from map setting to checking the direction of line features to taking and walking on a bearing across open ground. This course will equip participants with the skills required for poor weather and detailed navigation in the UK hills.

CONTENT

After some initial training and a recap of basic navigational skills, we’ll likely head onto more complex ground to continue our learning with a journey on the moors.

Other navigation strategies come into play such as the use of “attack points”, “aiming off”, recognising and using “catching features” and simple relocation strategies.

We will use a mixture of 1:50,000, 1:25,000 maps and Ordnance Survey and Harveys Maps (1:40,000). All of these are available to borrow.

Our one day course start at 09.00, so please aim to arrive by then so teaching time is not lost. The day will finish by roughly 17.00 with a review of the day.

WHAT WILL I NEED?

We only supply instruction for the course, it does not include transport or personal equipment. Your instructor will want to check that personal equipment is appropriate for the activity. Listed below are the essentials;

• Waterproof jackets and trousers

• Insulated synthetic jacket

• Appropriate footwear for the attended course

• Gaiters

• 40lt Rucksack

• Walking Poles

• Personal Clothing

• Warm Outdoor Wear

• Insulating Layers

• Trekking / Climbing Trousers (not cotton)

• Hat & Gloves

• Whistle

• Compass – Silva type 4 recommended

• Waterproof Map Case

• Rucksack liner (or sturdy bin liner) / dry bags

• Hydration system (water bottle)

• Packed Lunch

• Personal first aid kit

• Personal toiletries / medication

• Suncream & sun hat

• Map information – we encourage everyone on Climb Devon summer navigation & skill courses to have a map covering Dartmoor National Park. OS map OL28 1:25 000 covers the areas we use and is the recommended map for our courses - other scales will be discussed on the course. Please ensure that this is a weather proof active map or you have a map case. For courses in other locations please contact us regarding map information.