Hill Skills Day on the Hill (CAR26T062)
Curriculum area: Health and Wellbeing
- Start date: Saturday, 20 March 2027
- End date: Saturday, 20 March 2027
- Number of weeks: 1
- Time: 10:00 - 15:30
- Delivery type: In-person
- Venue: High Rigg, St. Johns-in-the-Vale, Keswick, Cumbria. CA12 4UB
- Tutor: Paul Rose
- Full fee: £41.25 | Concessionary fee: £20.63 | Staff fee: £35.06
This offering is not yet available for enrolment, please return within three months of the start date to enrol. Contact your local centre using the details below for more information.
About the course
This course develops the basic skills needed to navigate safely in the hills using a map and compass. You will plot a short walking route between numerous features primarily on paths using time and distance and terrain features. There will be discussion regarding hazard identification – terrain, weather, and incidents. By the end of the course, you will know how to take bearings, calculate time taken to travel and determine a suitable and safe route through high fells terrain using map and compass.
How the course will be delivered
You will spend 5.5 hours outdoors at High Rigg supported by a highly experienced tutor.
What you'll need to bring
Warm and waterproof clothing plus a spare warm layer and footwear suitable for a day on the fells relevant to the forecast. Lunch and drink or snacks. Camera / phone. 1:25000 map Ordnance Survey Lake District sheets four North West and five North East and small Silva compass. Whistle. Medium sized rucksack.
Entry requirements
Basic to average physical walking capability.
Additional transferable skills:
safety skills, critical thinking and problem solving, communication, team building, English, maths, resilience
Contact us
Centre: Carlisle Adult Learning
Contact number: 01228 227304
Email address: carlisleadultlearning@cumberland.gov.uk