Introduction to Navigation (1 day)
A one day navigation course for the complete beginner.
Have fun, learn skills and begin exploring the amazing outdoors. Our one navigation day course gives you the basics to go out and come home safely.
Delivered by massively experienced instructors in a fun and engaging way in the beautiful Peak District.
Who is it for ?
You know what a map is, but the myriad of lines on it can get confusing and you have a huge sigh of relief when you follow a guidebook route and end up back safely where you started. Working out where to go on the map would have incorporated a significant element of guesswork and a fair bit of good luck.
Or more simply, anyone who doesn’t want to get lost and those that have and recognise it wasn’t very sensible!
Introduction to Navigation – Course Overview
A highly practical day giving you the essentials to be able to follow paths and tracks.
We provide maps and compasses, and teach you how to use them to navigate with confidence along simple routes. This is the first day of our two day Introduction to Navigation course which includes further tuition.
If you want to be learn to walk (or run) on bearings away from paths then our Intermediate Navigation (NNAS silver) course is your walking progression or one of trail or fell running ones for those that prefer a bit more speed.
For some courses we offer a space where women can develop and practice their skills in a women’s only environment, learning from female instructors. We have tried to run these courses multiple times for the last three years but only twice got enough participants to make it viable. We no longer offer dates as open courses, however if you would like to attend a women’s only course, you can do this as a bespoke course and we will provide a female instructor if you so desire.
Beyond the Edge are one of the UKs most experienced providers of training courses for hills and mountains and our courses are both highly informative and run by hugely experienced trainers. Importantly in our opinion, they are also fun and run in a friendly manner. We take great pride in the very high percentage of individuals who return for further courses.
Course Format
The Introduction to navigation course will be flexible depending on the prevailing weather conditions. A rough outline of the course is:
Start 09:00 Grindleford
We start with a short chat to introduce the course and ourselves and also work out individuals knowledge before looking at some fundamental skills before heading out. During the day we will cover:
- The basics of navigation
- Maps. Different types and scales.
- Orientating the map
- Grid references
- Measuring distances by timing and pacing
- Relocating when lost
- Using a compass to set a map and check direction
Close 17:00
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