SAFETY-ON-THE-HILLS: mAY 7TH

sAFETY-ON-THE-HiLLS AT THE bANNAU BRYCHIENIOG (brecon beacons) NATIONAL PARK VISITOR CENTRE ON MAY 7TH

The course is 7 to 8hrs in duration and provides a useful introduction to the skills required for safe walking in the hills and mountains of the United Kingdom - 6 participants completed the course.

The morning session is classroom based with the afternoon spent out on the Mynydd Illtyd Common practicing new skills.

Participants were asked to identify potential hazards which might be experienced and to complete a challenge task in relating contours in different formats.

• Topic one: Introductions and course outline
• Topic two: Mountain hazards
• Topic three: Mountain environment
• Topic four: Maps & compass
• Topic five: Navigation
• Topic six: Route planning (includes Weather)
• Topic seven: Personal clothing and equipment
• Topic eight: Emergency procedures

The morning session

the afternoon session

The session ended by about 1615 with a final classroom based session to review the day and to offer action plans to those who requested this.

feedback

• Great course with Alan - thank you for a great day - looking forward to taking the skills I learned today on my hiking adventures
• Excellent day - thoroughly enjoyed the day - great group - learnt a lot - good to have ongoing support offered- really useful to have both the classroom and outdoor sessions - thank you very much
• Very helpful and informative - great patience explaining things several times - good tips - thank you
• Very enjoyable 
• Excellent one day course covered all aspects of mountain safety, map reading and compass use - lots of chances to practice and ask questions - Alan was very clear and patient - would recommend
• Provide handout or a website for further reading (Note from Alan: a course manual was recommended during the course to participants though)

NATIONAL NAVIGATION AWARD SCHEME COURSES

• Bronze Navigator Award: August 22nd/23rd
• Silver Navigator Award: August 8th/9th 
• Silver Navigator Award: August 29th/30th
• Tutor Award: August 12th ( a course for those wishing to teach navigation)

​Please contact www.brynwalking.co.uk to book a place on these courses.