introduction to mountain navigation for rohan betws-y-coed staff

April 25th - cwm idwal

This 6 hour course by Bryn Walking was for staff from the Rohan Designs shop in Betws-y-Coed to give them greater awareness and confidence whilst out in the mountains of Snowdonia.

Course Tutor: Alan Ward (International Mountain Leader) - 

course content

1. Theory of mountain navigation and The 7 D's Checklist
2. The mountain environment and associated hazards
3. Maps (OS 1:25000) and Harvey 1:40000)
4. Navigation
5. Route Planning
6. Personal Equipment
7. Emergency Procedures
8. Further training options with Bryn Walking, e.g. National Navigation Award Scheme (NNAS), Rescue Emergency Care (REC), Royal Geographical Society Off Site Safety Management (RGS OSSM) etc.

cwm idwal

The practical elements of this course were in and around Cwm Idwal with mostly overcast skies and light rain later in the day.

At the head of Llyn Idwal we reviewed the contents of our rucksacks, had lunch and used the group shelter to demonstrate the effectiveness of this important piece of a group leader's equipment.

Whilst concluding the session I recommended that their next stage of skills development might be the NNAS Silver Navigator Award.

​One of the participants hopes to attend the next Bryn Walking REC Outdoor First Aid course on September 3rd/4th in the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park.