Winter Navigation - Lochaber area - Cost - £55 per person
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Navigation with a map and compass is a fundamental skills in summer and winter hiking.
This course will help build confidence, advance your skill set and learn new techniques on how to navigate with snow coverage. You MUST have good summer navigation skills to be able to attend this course.

What the day includes -
Meeting in the morning we will discuss through the day plans and work on brushing up our basic navigation skills before moving onto advance techniques and practicing these skills.
Brushing up basic skills
Contour interpretation
Slope aspect
Measuring slope distance
Contour focused features
Relocation methods
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Throughout the day you will be leading blind legs as the rest of the group will be relocating your location, this allows you to open up your techniques whilst navigating to a feature and locate your position.
                                                                                                                                                                                                               You must provide your own Compass and map for this event. You will be given information prior to the event date with map type and size you need. The venue will be in the Lochaber area and will be confirmed prior along with the above.

Meeting location and kit list will be received upon booking.
You must supply your own B2 Winter boots for this event, you can hire these from the likes of Tiso.
                                                                                                                                                                                                         We have the following available kit to hire -
Ice axe, crampons and helmet
1 item £3 — 2 items £6 — 3 items £10
We only have limited kit available for please let us know if you needed to hire anything as soon as possible.
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Ratio 1:6
Min 4 for event to run