Mountain Skills 1

Schedule

Sat Apr 05 2025 at 09:00 am to Sun Apr 06 2025 at 05:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Mourne Mountains | Newry, NI

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Mountain Skills 1 course delivered by Sam Lamont a Mountaineering Ireland approved provider. Two day non-residential course.
About this Event

The Mountain Skills (MS) training course provides the essential personal proficiency skills you will need to enjoy the mountains in the UK & Ireland safely. This course is Mountain Skills 1- during which the basic foundations of map reading and navigation are introduced and practiced.

The follow up (again 2 day course) Mountain Skills 2 builds on Mountain Skills 1 to look at the use of the compass in more detail and to challenge your new skills by using them at night. I only run Mountain Skills 2 in late autumn through to Spring as otherwise you have to be up really late before it gets dark!

Offering a solid foundation for gaining personal mountaineering proficiency, Mountain Skills training teaches the necessary skills in mountain safety, navigation techniques, knowledge of hazards, and personal equipment, so that a person finishing the course may be in a position to safely, and competently, take to the hills.

Mountain Skills training and assessment also provide foundation training for those who wish to progress to further leadership qualifications, such as the Mountain Leader (ML).

Provider Qualifications:

Mountain Leader

Rock Climbing Instructor

REC2 First Aid Provider

Further details about Mountain Skills and kit list available on https://samlamont.mypixieset.com/

I will provide maps and compasses to all participants for use on the course.

Event start location will be updated closer to the start of the course and dependent on weather conditions but is likley to be in Newcastle or Meelmore Lodge.

REFUNDS: There is a Mountaineering Ireland mandated minimum of 2 candidates per course. Should this not be reached I will cancel the course and Eventbrite will process a full refund. Cancellations by candidates-please get in touch with me. I appreciate things come up and plans change so refunds will be accepted up to 7 days before the course starts but these will be less the Eventbrite fee (roughly £11 at the moment).

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Where is it happening?

Mourne Mountains, Donard Car Park, Newry, United Kingdom

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Tickets

GBP 120.00

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