Hill Skills Course

Service Description

Set in the beautiful Lake District National Park our Two Day Hill Skills course is the key to getting you started for countryside and moorland walking. No previous hill walking experience is required because the content of the course is aimed at beginners. If you do have some experience of hill walking but aren’t confident about planning walks, navigating and understanding the equipment required, then a Hill Skills course is an ideal way to learn. Each of our Hill Skills courses will start with an opportunity to meet the other people on the course as well as your Live Well Adventures course tutor. We will start each day at 9am, with the first part of the course spent indoors to gain an understanding of basic hill walking planning. Your experienced tutor will outline the plans for the course before you head out into the hills. The end of the day will usually involve a short indoor session to review the day and plan the following day's outing. You can expect to be out walking each day for around 4 - 5 hours which will mostly be on footpaths or trails that are rough underfoot. Much of the journey during the course will involve learning opportunities and as such, the pace of the day is friendly and will include plenty of breaks. During your Hill Skills course you will be given the opportunity to develop a range of essential skills that you will need to enjoy the countryside and moorlands of the UK safely. These skills include: 🥾 Planning: how to successfully plan a hill walk in the UK or Ireland. 🥾 Walking skills: what things should you consider while out walking and what can make life easier (pace, nutrition, movement skills, steep ground etc.). 👕 Clothing and equipment: being suitably dressed and equipped can make the difference between a great day out and a complete disaster. ☀️ Weather: how it affects the hills and your day out. 🧭 Navigation in the hills: everything from selecting a compass and using a map to navigation strategies and an intro to GPS. 🌳 Environmental knowledge: how to minimise your impact on the hill, information on good practice and useful organisations. 💥 Hazards and emergency procedures in the hills: how to respond to any hazards you encounter and what to do in an emergency.