Hill Skills

Learn the basics of navigation with this one day course in the South East of England. This course is aimed at those who have never navigated before, by the end of the day you will be able to understand & utilise an Ordnance Survey map as well as correct use of a compass. No prior experience of map reading is required to attend this course.

Build upon your current navigation expertise and learn to navigate using the mountainous terrain around you, adapting to the weather conditions the British mountains can throw at you. This course will get you navigating on open ground away from footpaths.

Prior map reading experience is required to attend this course.

Location tbd, this can be run as a one day or multi day course.

Want to go on longer adventures in the outdoors but unsure of camp locations or water filtration?

Wild camping can be a freeing experience in its own right, while also allowing you to travel for multiple days without the need for accommodation or re-supply. One or two night wild camping expeditions are available in most wild-country areas of England & Wales, while Scotland has its incredible ‘Right to Roam’ - a real adventurer's playground when it comes to multiday, remote adventures.

Enquire to start planning your wild adventure.

Do you want to be able to navigate accurately through a zero visibility snowstorm to a miniscule contour indentation? This is arguably the most important skill a well-rounded winter mountaineer can possess, the weather can change quickly in winter and after all, how useful is it that you can pull hard on your ice-tools but cannot navigate off the top of the crag? Get in touch if you want to attain jedi-level nav skills.