Navigation and Wild Camping Training with The Expedition Club

About

Navigation and Wild Camping Training Weekend

Learn the skills to camp wild in the UK. This course takes place in the heart of the English Lake District.

Key information

10am Friday 19th - 4pm Sunday 21st April 2024

Grasmere, Easedale Rd, Grasmere, Ambleside LA22 9QG, UK

About the Event

Difficulty Level: Introductory

Cost of tuition for the course: £200 per person (members £140) or £80 per person per day,

max 8 participants

Participants can join for one, two or three days of this course

This is a three day training event starting from Butarlyp Youth Hostel Grasmere, and partly on the fells including a high-level overnight camp. Participants will be guided and supported by a qualified and expert mountain leader.

Day 1 of the course will cover essential mountain navigation, days 2 and 3 looking at best clothing and equipment, packing for an expedition, route choice and everything you need to know about camping out in the fells in the UK, including site choice, cooking a meal and camp safety and hygiene.

Participants should bring their own tent and camping equipment if possible, although equipment for the event can be borrowed from our store by pre-arrangement.

Course tutor: Stuart Lockton

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