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Mountain/OMM Practical Navigation - Long Mynd
Bookings Open
Friday 18th December 2020
Bookings Close
Saturday 20th February 2021
Booking Fees
| Booking Fee | £45.00 |
Contact
Course Organiser - Charles Sproson
Phone
07989697487
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Mountain/OMM Practical Navigation - Long Mynd | Intermediate to Advanced | Follow up to Online OMM/Mountain Navigation Masterclass
If you have taken part in a Mountain Run Online OMM/Mountain Navigation Masterclass session then this is the practical side to all the theory that you learnt online.
Who's it for?
- Anyone who has under taken the Online OMM/Mountain Navigation Masterclass sessions with Mountain Run
- Runners wanting to develop their Mountain Marathon navigation skills
- Runners who are interested in solo challenges which require good to excellent navigation techniques
- Runners developing their navigation skills from basic/intermediate to a more advanced level
- Anyone wanting to take their navigation to the next level [basic understanding needed]
What to expect?
- A professionally delivered course, designed by Mountain Runners for Mountain Runners.
- 4 hours of on the hill, practical navigation
- Tips and tricks to keep you in contact with the map
- Expert coaches/instructors to learn from
- Elite mountain runners delivering the course, who are extremely passionate and knowledgable about their subject
- Mountain Marathon and/or Orienteering Maps of the area you are training in
What will be covered?
- How to use the techniques of; Hand-railing, collecting and catching features, aiming off and attack points
- How to use and swap between coarse and fine navigation and why we use these techniques
- A further understanding of contour interpretation and how to develop this knowledge.
- Simple tricks and tips to keep you in contact with the map and your surroundings
- Quick re-location skills
- How to read the map whilst on the move using acute and periphery vision
Course date and location:
- Sunday 21st February | Area: Long Mynd | Meeting Time: 09:00
More details at: https://www.mountainrun.co.uk/courses
This event offers the option to purchase Refund Protect. Participants can choose to cover their inability to attend with Refund Protect.
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