Hill Skills

The primary aim of this two day course is to equip participants with the basic knowledge and safety skills to get out and about in the hills with confidence and to truly enjoy some valuable time in the great outdoors.

Our Hill Skills course covers:

• Planning: This includes weather forecasts (where to get them from, limitations of forecasts, etc.), maps, guide books (for inspiration), route choices, group dynamics and experience.
• Walking skills: steep ground, movement skills, pace and nutrition.
• Clothing and equipment: group shelters, rucksacks and layering systems (or not!). As Wainright said “There is no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing”.
• Weather: how the hills affect weather, lapse rates, wind direction and route choices based on weather conditions.
• Environmental knowledge: how to minimise your impact and recognise the importance of various habitats.
• Navigation: compass use, using a map, strategies to use in poor weather and intro to GPS.
• Hazards and emergency procedures: looking at various hazards, risk analysis (likelihood x consequences) and what to do when things do not go as planned.

We can run this course in any area of countryside to suit your needs – from Box Hill to the Brecon Beacons. Get in touch to find out more!

Hill and Mountain Skills courses are nationally recognised, and certified by Mountain Training. You can find out more about the two courses here.

A Hill Skills course would make a great alternative to the normal corporate away-days that you’re used to. What better way to challenge and build your team than allowing them to experience first hand the beauty and challenge of the countryside whilst working together to overcome adversity. You’ll be talking about these days in the hills for months to come!

Not quite right for you? We offer three other flagship programmes, with the option to tailor these to meet your aims and objectives:

The Wilderness Experience

Mission Everest

Shackleton Challenge