Hill Skills Course
your key to getting started for countryside & moorland walking
Location Options: Lake District National Park
Cost: from £140
Course Dates: 24 - 25 August 24
Private Course Dates: Upon Request
Length: 2 day
Fitness Rating:
(Comfortable)
Set in the beautiful Lake District National Park our Two Day Hill Skills course is the key to getting you started for countryside and moorland walking. No previous hill walking experience is required because the content of the course is aimed at beginners. If you do have some experience of hill walking but aren’t confident about planning walks, navigating and understanding the equipment required, then a Hill Skills course is an ideal way to learn.
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Course Overview
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Each of our Hill Skills courses will start with an opportunity to meet the other people on the course as well as your Live Well Adventures course tutor. We will start each day at 9am, with the first part of the course spent indoors to gain an understanding of basic hill walking planning. Your experienced tutor will outline the plans for the course before you head out into the hills. The end of the day will usually involve a short indoor session to review the day and plan the following day's outing.
You can expect to be out walking each day for around 4 - 5 hours which will mostly be on footpaths or trails that are rough underfoot. Much of the journey during the course will involve learning opportunities and as such, the pace of the day is friendly and will include plenty of breaks.
Training Objectives
During your Hill Skills course you will be given the opportunity to develop a range of essential skills that you will need to enjoy the countryside and moorlands of the UK safely. These skills include:
Planning: how to successfully plan a hill walk in the UK or Ireland.
Walking skills: what things should you consider while out walking and what can make life easier (pace, nutrition, movement skills, steep ground etc.).
Clothing and equipment: being suitably dressed and equipped can make the difference between a great day out and a complete disaster.
Weather: how it affects the hills and your day out.
Navigation in the hills: everything from selecting a compass and using a map to navigation strategies and an intro to GPS.
Environmental knowledge: how to minimise your impact on the hill, information on good practice and useful organisations.
Hazards and emergency procedures in the hills: how to respond to any hazards you encounter and what to do in an emergency.
Practicalities
Whats included
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Professional Live Well Adventures Mountain Leader with Tutor Accreditation
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First Aid cover
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Lunch (optional extra - see Catering section above)
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Specialist equipment
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Photos and Videos
Not included
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Travel to your Hill Skills Course
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Travel insurance
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Personal kit and equipment
Risk Management and Safety
Live Well Adventures has solid foundations when planning for potential risk. Our founder has over 18 years worth of experience in the British Army that is utilised and subsequently enables us to conduct high risk activities on a more routine basis. Experience and training for Live Well staff facilitates appropriate action to be taken under potentially dangerous and stressful conditions. Along with experience we implement detailed risk assessments recognised by industry that enable us to identify risks and plan to both mitigate them as well as minimise the impact should the need arise.
For more detail on our approach toward safety and how we manage risk please visit our Safety page.
Catering
A packed lunches can be provided for your course, please contact us for further information.
Qualified Tutor Accredited Mountain Leaders and First Aid
Our Live Well Adventures staff are highly experienced and well qualified to lead you throughout your course and provide you with the level of assurance and tuition you want and need. As trained and experienced Mountain Leaders with Tutor Accreditation, they are highly experienced at teaching these essential hill skills to a range of clients. In addition, they are capable of addressing and dealing with multiple situations that may arise - in addition all our Mountain Leader are first aid qualified.
Accommodation
Course participants are responsible for sourcing their accommodation for our two-day Hill Skills Course.
Kit List
Once you have made a booking for our two-day Hill Skills Course we will send you a detailed kit list explaining exactly what kit we recommend you bring for your experience - any specialist equipment will be provided by Live Well Adventures (maps, compass, etc).
Detailed Itinerary
Please feel free to contact us to discuss in more detail any element of the course you would like more detail about. Once you have made a booking for our two-day Hill Skills Course, we will send you a detailed itinerary explaining in more detail what you will be doing during your course and where we will meet you.
Booking or Further Information
If you would like to make a booking for this course on the 24 - 25 August 2024, please head to our Open Event page here​. If you would like to discuss a Private Course, or you would like some further information about our courses, please don’t hesitate to Contact us, we will be happy to help and look forward to hearing from you.