Have you noticed …. we’ve lost about an hour of sunlight on an evening compared to mid June. The wind over the Dark Peak last night almost had an autumnal chill to it. Bilberry everywhere for the munching. Sunsets soon to have the fire red band through them. Woolly hat and a pair of gloves soon deserving of a place in the rucksack ….
I’m still out and about teaching climbing, and guiding some walks (see a previous post on a few reps up and down to the top of England), but it’s navigation training I’m doing most of just now.
I’ve decided to move away from the National Navigation Award scheme (aka NNAS) and to offer ‘beginner’, ‘intermediate’, and ‘advanced’ courses. Doing so allows me to work more closely to meet the needs of my clients rather than ‘imposing’ a course syllabus on them. Feedback over the last 50 or so clients supports this presumption.
So I thought if I threw some words and a few nice pictures on a blog post you might consider booking me as your navigation tutor. Most of what I do is in the Peak District but I can and do travel. Courses can essentially be whatever you want them to be, perhaps a 2 day ‘beginners’ course, a 1 day refresher, or a day focussing on a particular area or on night navigation. You choose.
On all of my courses I cover additional important issues around ‘hill skills’ including equipment, weather, access, technology, training, how to get unlost, and what to do in an emergency …. it’s not ‘all’ full-on navigation. And yes there will be tea and cake if possible !!
I can of course also still be booked for climbing courses or days, and for guided walks. On that note I will be in Lochaber in NW Scotland from 13-24 September making best use of the early Autumn light to lead walks on Ben Nevis and some of the other ‘big days out’ up there. If that sort of thing is your sort of thing please get in touch – I can advise on accommodation and equipment.
Dates and locations are bespoke to my clients – I don’t run ‘open’ courses but I am very happy to run courses for a bunch of friends, group, or family – the cost per person reduces accordingly.
PS I always donate 10% of my course costs to an access, environmental, or mountain safety charity or organisation local to wherever the course occurred.
Right then …. some pictures to persuade you get in touch …..
