Info: New bookings for this course closed on Thursday 30th July 2020.
Booking Fee | £100.00 |
What to expect
If you demonstrate the correct understanding after 2 days intensive training and assessment, then you will walk away with a NNAS Silver Certificate and will be able to use this to either gain your Gold Award or put it towards a Mountain Leader Training course.
You will be crossing open fell, for short durations and this will not be on paths. Having said this we will travel very slowly over this ground and ensure the safety of participants. We will mostly only be walking over grassey tussocks, boggy area and occasional rocky sections which will not be technical, but will be off path.
PLEASE BA AWARE THAT WE WILL BE FOLLOWING ALL RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FROM THE GOVERNEMENT AT THE TIME OF THE COURSE WITH REGARDS TO COVID-19, SOCIAL DISTANCING AND PPE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, AND ALSO REGLUATIONS SPECIFIED BY NNAS.
What will you learn?
What are the benefits?
Who is it for?
Fell Walkers, especially those wishing to up into the mountains, Nordic Walkers who wish to go exploring without a guide & Nordic Instructors. Road & Trail runners new to navigation who wish to explore new routes.
This is an intermediate-level course for navigation for personal development & will give you a NNAS (National Navigation Award Scheme) Silver Award, assuming you are able to demonstrate a good understanding and application of the skills being learnt on the course.
It is not a requirement to have the Bronze NNAS in order to participate on this 2 day course, although if you do not already have this certificate and are unsure if to attend Bronze or Silver level, please contact our instructor, Nicola to discuss you experience in Navigation.
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT WE ARE STILL UNSURE IF ANY OF OUR TUITION CAN TAKE PLACE INDOORS, AND WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED AS TO ANY CHANGE - CURRENTLY (JUNE 2020) WE ARE UNABLE TO TEACH INDOORS. WE WILL ALSO BE POINTING TO OUR MAPS FROM AFAR AND USING GRID REFERENCES IN MUCH MORE DETAIL TO IN ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE DIFFERENT TECHNQIUES.
What's included?
Course Program
Meeting place: Patterdale Junior School, Patterdale, Penrith CA11 0NL
Details:
Day 1:
Day 2:
The course is based around the fells of the Patterdale Valley, this could be either side. Conditions dependant.
What to bring
Meet your coach - Nicky Sproson: Your navigation expert
Nicola is the inspiration behind Nics Nordic Walks, as well as being a qualified Mountain Leader, Nic has navigated her way around on the Mountain Marathon scene in the Lakes and Scotland also. As well as guiding her Nordic Walking group up and all over the Lakeland fells on a weekly basis, Nic take herself navigating in all conditions to keep navigation skills fresh and at her finger tips.
See our About Us page to find out more.
Accommodation - We recommend:
The Course is held at The Public Hall in Glenridding, just up the lane from the Corner Shop in the centre of the village.
http://www.cornershop.uk.com/ and Glenridding Mini Mart stock lots of yummy goodies if you forogt your lunch...
https://catstycam.com/ will supply you with any kit you may have forgotten also... we have everything you need right here!
Cost: £100