Next Step Night Navigation
Night and darkness are a unique time to travel in the mountains and experience the mountain environment, the night sky and look down on the lights in the lowlands. Learn the skills to begin your own journeys in this environment.
Course Overview
Who turned the lights out?
Don’t panic all under control. Many hill walkers get stressed as mist rolls in, the light starts to drop, and they are running late. You shouldn’t need to, navigating in the dark or in poor visibility can be challenging but lots of fun. The same principles apply as when you have good visibility, but tactics and equipment vary a little. Out on the open mountain at night is a unique experience and not to be missed because you feel your navigation is not up to it. Yet!
Programme
19.00 - 23.00
This is a pretty much straight out the door type of course. We expect you to come prepared and ready to hit the hills.
We will cover a bit of ground and weather permitting gain some height to get a perspective of the mountains and night sky.
All the while we will be learning, tuning and tweaking our navigation skills for the night environment.
What you will Learn
You will learn to get organised and pack your kit in a way that works in darkness.
You will see the benefits of a good head torch, compass and map.
We will see how it feels to navigate with limited vision and how these impacts on our choice of navigation legs and technique.
Navigating at night is an excellent way to build your confidence for navigating in tough conditions in daylight.
You have the benefit of our highly motivated and experienced instructors to guide you safely through the process of becoming a better and more confident navigator in the hills.
Is this course for me?
If you have the basics of using map and compass and want to build your capabilities, then this should work for you. The terrain should not be over strenuous with a focus on the skills of traveling and navigating in poor visibility and darkness.
What does the cost include?
General: transport, instruction and all specific technical equipment
Accommodation; No
Catering; No
What Equipment do I need to bring?
Bring any of your own personal outdoor clothing and kit such as:
• Waterproof Jacket and trousers*
• Walking Boots*
• Warm layers
• Fleece Jacket
• Hat & Gloves
• Harness and personal climbing equipment*
• Rock shoes*
• Head torch*
• Flask & water bottle
• 40L rucksack & liner*
• First Aid kit
• Notebook and pencil
Items marked * can be borrowed from TNOC stores
Course Cost: £35
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