Training
Hill Skills
- Maps, scales, grid system & grid references
- Concept of the three D’s – Direction, Distance and Detail
- The Compass, different types, advantages and disadvantages, measuring and taking bearings, allowing for magnetic variation
- Techniques for following bearings in bad visibility, back bearings
- Pacing distances and timing distances, all measuring and calculations
- Understanding Contours – the shape of the land – and interpreting map features.
First Aid
First Aid courses are also organised that cover the types of emergency
care that walkers might encounter while hill walking.
For more details on training opportunities, contact the Training Officer here.
See also this link to Mountaineering Ireland Training:
Training
Learn some new skills
Hill Skills
- Maps, scales, grid system & grid references.
- Concept of the three D’s – Direction, Distance and Detail.
- The Compass, different types, advantages and disadvantages, measuring and taking bearings, allowing for magnetic variation.
- Techniques for following bearings in bad visibility, back bearings.
- Pacing distances and timing distances, all measuring and calculations.
- Understanding Contours – the shape of the land – and interpreting map features.
First Aid
First Aid courses are also organised that cover the types of emergency
care that walkers might encounter while hill walking.
For more details on training opportunities, contact the Training Officer here.
See also this link to Mountaineering Ireland Training:
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