Learn Hill Skills in the Peak District

** PLEASE only sign up for this event if you've read the full event description and are certain you wish to attend. Places are extremely limited.**

OutdoorLads is very pleased to be able to offer a very limited number of FREE places on this Mountain Training Hill Skills courses held in the Peak District. 

The Hill Skills course from Mountain Training is your key to getting started in countryside and moorland walking. No previous hill walking experience is required because the content of the course is aimed at beginners. If you do have some experience of hill walking but aren’t confident about planning walks, navigating and understanding the equipment required, then the Hill Skills course is an ideal way to learn.

These courses are particularly useful to those interested in going on to become OutdoorLads walk leaders (however this is not a leadership course but one designed to improve your personal hill skills).

Delivered by qualified and experienced mountain professionals, the course is nationally accredited and developed with Mountain Training, the awarding body for qualifications in walking, climbing and mountaineering.

Courses takes place entirely outdoors and cover a range of topics including what clothes you should wear, what equipment you should carry with you, how to plan your day out, what routes you can take, understanding the weather, how to navigate using paper and digital mapping and dealing with emergencies in the outdoors. Experienced instructors will share their knowledge with you and answer any questions you have about exploring the hills and mountains of the UK.

The course will run from 9am to 5pm on both Saturday and Sunday and you must attend both days in full to be eligible for the award. There is small certificate fee of £10 that will need paying to the event leader on the weekend (OutdoorLads will cover this cost for active leaders - please drop a note to support@outdoorlads.com if you'd like us to pay this for you.) 

This course will be led by an OutdoorLads Leader and run jointly with his own outdoor business so there will be non-ODL members on the course with you. Places are very limited to please only sign up if you're certain you're able to attend.

If you're not local to the Peak District you'll need to arrange your own accommodation nearby.

You can find out more about the course and a full syllabus at www.mountainxperience.uk/activities/hill-skills/

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Anyone with COVID-19 symptoms, even if they are extremely mild, or who has recently tested positive for Covid-19, is asked not to attend.