NNAS Gold Course
The ideal course for those who want to venture out with confidence in any terrain in all weathers. The navigational standard of the course is similar to that of the Hill and Moorland Leader or Mountain Leader award.
Having taught navigation all over the globe, Beyond the Edge strongly believes that the Peak District is one of the best locations for practicing navigation with its mix of featureless plateaus, deep groughs and rolling hills.
Who is it for ?
To get the most from the NNAS Gold course, you should be able to walk on a bearing and be confident following a route on the map along paths or tracks with some deviations across open ground.
NNAS Gold – Course Overview
This course is identical to our Advanced Navigation course except you will be assessed for the NNAS Gold award. The increased price pays for the NNAS certification and extra administration required by NNAS.
We will refresh the finer points of on path navigation skills before getting to grips with the more complex aspects of navigating cross country in complex terrain. This will involve finding smaller and smaller points on the map including learning simple search techniques to find an exact location.
If you have not completed the Intermediate Navigation / NNAS silver course or a similar recognised course we would encourage you to contact the office to discuss booking on the course.
If you wish to be awarded the NNAS Gold certificate must complete a pre-course study paper and a post-course study paper in order to successfully pass the award. If you would like to complete the course without the certificate the Advanced Navigation course would be more suitable.
Beyond the Edge are one of the UKs most experienced providers of mountain training courses and they 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.
Advanced Navigation – Course Format
The days are flexible to suit the prevailing weather conditions. A standard outline would be:
Start 09:00 Grindleford
- Revision of navigational techniques
- Revision of simple and advanced navigational strategies
- Back bearings, Transects, Aspect of Slope
- Exact distance measurement in undulating terrain
- Navigation by contours alone
- Navigational skills & strategies for low visibility
- Search techniques for finding precise points
We return from the hill for evening meal at about 1630 before heading out again at 1900 for night navigation. We normally finish at about 2300.
Day 2
Start 09:00
- Practicing skills from Day 1 on more challenging terrain
- Relocating when geographically challenged
- Use of altimeters
- Use of GPS and Mobile phones
Close 16:00ish
Course Details
- Location: Peak District
- Cost: £229 per person
- Duration: 2 days
- Ratio: 1:4
- Level: Advanced
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From May to the end of August, we don’t run night navigation. Darkness doesn’t arrive until very late and we like our sleep…
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