Hill and Mountain Skills

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Hill Skills and Mountain Skills 

Mountain Training (the National Governing Body of mountain leadership and instructing in the UK) administer and quality control 2 courses called Hill Skills and Mountain Skills. These courses are 'personal proficiency' courses, designed to equip participants with the skills needed to pursue their own hill and mountain walking. 

Lupine Adventure Co-op has delivered these courses since their launch in 2014. In this time we have run 10 Hill Skills and 14 Mountain Skills courses, and trained a total of 118 candidates.

 

Mountain Skills

The Mountain Skills course is an ideal choice for walkers interested in applying their countryside walking skills to the mountain environment. Ideally, participants would have done some basic hill walking previously and have a reasonable level of fitness. The syllabus covers map and compass work, mountain weather forecasting, movement through steep ground, planning and preparation, emergency procedures, seasonal effects and the mountain environment. The course is run over 2 days in the main high mountain areas of the UK and Ireland. The minimum age for participants is 14 and there is no need to have extensive mountain walking experience. This course could be ideal to some as a precursor to taking the Mountain Leader Award.

Mountain Skills Dates

Dates	Course	Location	Price	Updates	Closing date for bookings
25-26 May 2019	Mountain Skills	Ambleside, Lake District	£50 + Mountain Training registration fee of £20 (18 years and over, FREE for 12-17 year olds). We have had 3 bookings on this course and it is definitely running.	Your course tutor Joanna Chitty has extensive natural history and field studies teaching experience. A qualified Mountain Leader since 2016 she is enthusiastic about encouraging people to explore the mountains of Great Britain. Book yourself a place on this course for a special price of £50 per person.	16 May
17-18 August 2019	Mountain Skills	Ambleside, Lake District	£99 + Mountain Training registration fee of £20 (18 years and over, FREE for 12-17 year olds). We have 1 booking on this course and it will definitely run when we get another booking. Thinking about booking? Just do it!	Your course tutor Clive Nutton has over 20 years experience as a mountaineer and outdoor educationalist. A keen naturalist he will regale you with stories and information about the natural world.	31 July.

We are also able to run Mountain skills courses for groups on dates to suit you. Please contact us for a quote.

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Hill Skills

The Hill Skills course is aimed at the beginner hill walker. The syllabus covers the planning of walks, the use of a map, the equipment required, the effects of weather, how to deal with emergencies and gain a valuable understanding of the upland environment. This course takes place in countryside and moorland areas where the skills will be transferable to many popular walking areas of the UK and Ireland. Again the course is 2 days long and is open to anyone over the age of 14.

 

Hill Skills Dates

Dates	Course	Location	Price	Update	Closing date for bookings
6-7 April 2019	Hill Skills	Langsett, Peak District	£99 + Mountain Training registration fee of £20 (18 years and over FREE for 12-17 year olds). Limited places - this course will definitly run	This course is being run in conjunction with Ian Winterburn from Everything Outdoors. Ian is an accomplished fell runner and member of his local Mountain Rescue team. This course is suited walkers as well as fell, trail and road runners. To book on this course please call Ian on 07733 266595.	This course ran successfully with 4 candidates.
11-12 May 2019	Hill Skills for runners	Langsett, Peak District	£99 + Mountain Training registration fee of £20 (18 years and over FREE for 12-17 year olds). We run this course with a minimum of two participants.	This course is being run in conjunction with Ian Winterburn from Everything Outdoors. Ian is an accomplished fell runner and member of his local Mountain Rescue team. This course is suited to fell, trail and road runners who want to improve their navigation and general hill skills. If you would like a more walking focussed course please look at our courses in May, June and August. To book on this course please call Ian on 07733 266595.	This course was postponed. Keep your eyes open for future courses aimed at runners.
22-23 June 2019	Hill Skills	Edale, Peak District	£99 + Mountain Training registration fee of £20 (18 years and over, FREE for 12-17 year olds).	Your course tutor Joanna Chitty has extensive natural history and field studies teaching experience. A qualified Mountain Leader since 2016 she is enthusiastic about encouraging people to explore the mountains of Great Britain.	12 June

As well as the date above we are able to run Hill Skills courses for groups on dates to suit you, Please contact us for a quote.

Before attending these courses you will need to register with Mountain Training  (£20 for those 18 years old and over, 12-17 year olds FREE).

More information is available from our Hill and Mountain Skills web site.