Mountain Skills 2 Dates, prices and course information
Location:
Dingle, Killorglin, Killarney, Kerry, Cork, Wicklow, Connemara, Clifden, Leenaun, Galway or other areas on request
MS2: This course builds on MS1. It covers the use of a compass, route-planning and the preparation of route cards, night navigation, scrambling/ steep ground, mountain rescue and emergency procedures.
Dates 2024:
- MS2 Dates 2024:
- February 24/25 MS2 Kerry
- April 20/21 MS2 Kerry
- more MS2 later for Sept to Dec
- Contact us for a date to suit your group
- Cost €150 per person, group discount available
Mountain skills 2 course content
Day 1:
- Emergency procedures (part 1 of Mountain Hypothermia – talk 30 mins)
- Talk: Introduction to compass, grid references (1 hour)
- Talk: Route planning, preparation of route card, route card exercise (1 hour)
- Walk: Practicing all navigation skills and informal tuition on aspects of course suggested by participants (5 hours)
- Walk: Night Navigation Exercise (max 2-3 hours)
Day 2:
- Emergency procedures (part 2) mountain rescue (1 hour)
- Walk: Steep ground work and further navigation practice (5 hours)
- Practical navigation to be conducted using both map and compass
- Debrief and assessment briefing (30 mins) Cost €150 per person, group discount available
Mountain Skills 1 / MS1
