Held in The Pentland Hills, just south of Edinburgh and starting at 9:30am, these three hour sessions cover the basic skills needed to navigate with confidence on Scotland's hills.
A classroom session is followed by practice on the hills. The class size is restricted to 4 people so as to allow the topics to be covered in depth and put into practice by everyone.
If you'd like to come along, please have a map, compass, map-case and watch with a stop-watch facility (see panel to the right for recommendations).
Sturdy footwear is also recommended along with appropriate outdoor clothing - once outside, we will be stopping and starting frequently, so having gloves and hat/buff will be quickly appreciated !
With the longer nights beckoning, the session organised for 18 October also looks at the skills required for successful night navigation and puts them into practice.
Tuesday, 17 April, cost £35 (Tuesday evening, starts at 5:30pm)
Mountain Marathon and Hill Running Navigation days
A full day spent learning and practicing navigation skills appropriate to taking part in hill races and mountain marathons.
The days is designed specifically for people who are running their first mountain marathon, those who are moving up from 'C' and 'D' classes and those who want to improve their navigation for moving fast on Scotland's hill and mountain terrain. A classroom session is followed by several hours practice on the Pentland Hills learning techniques while following bearings and locating tricky points. The class size is restricted to 6 people so as to allow the topics and techniques to be covered in depth and put into practice by everyone.
Next dates :
April 2012, to be confirmed, cost £50
Contact us by phone (07795146400), e-mail (info@stevenfallon.co.uk) or the contact form and we can send you more information, confirm availability and book you onto one of the sessions.
