Skills for the Hills - Outdoor Skills Courses
If you're minded to go adventuring yourself or with friends then you'll quickly realise you need to be self reliant. Here is a range of navigation (NNAS), winter skills and leadership courses enabling you to deal with year round conditions in the countryside. There's bound to be one for you and they're great fun too.
Nordic Walking
- Nordic Walking
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The first of a range of Nordic Walking activities in the central Scotland area. These beginner sessions are half day (3-4 hours) long and cover the basic principles of Nordic Walking.
National Navigation Award Scheme (NNAS)
- Bronze National Navigation Award Course (NNAS)
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Starts at the beginning, getting to grips with maps, navigation on paths and other linear features.
- Silver National Navigation Award Course (NNAS)
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Getting off paths, simplification and compass work.
- Gold National Navigation Award Course Training (NNAS)
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Extra skills for wild country and poor visibility way finding.
- Gold National Navigation Award Course Assessment (NNAS)
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The assessment part for Gold National Navigation Award training course.
Navigation Courses
- Navigation Coaching
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Personalised navigation instruction to suit your specific needs.
- Introduction to GPS Navigation
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This one-day course is ideal for new owners of a GPS. Covers both advantages and limitations.
- Night Navigation
- Grade: Variable
A short evening course getting to grips with this potentially daunting situation before it happens for real!
Leader Award Courses
- Walking Group Leader Award Training Course (WGL)
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Training course for aspirant leaders of walking groups in easily accessible, non complicated, non mountainous terrain. Available as 3 day course.
- Walking Group Leader Award Assessment (WGL)
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Assessment course for aspirant walking group leaders.
Winter Skills Courses
- Winter Skills Course (Day)
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Short winter skills course of basic essentials for winter hill and mountain walkers.
- Winter Skills Course (Weekend)
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Essential skills with lots of practice and additional background information for those who wish keep hill or mountain walking throughout the winter.
