Navigation Course – Level 2: Navigating in Poor Visibility

Price£45 pp

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Ready to navigate when the cloud comes in? This course builds on the basics with precise compass work, timing and pacing, attack points and catching features — the skills to navigate safely in poor visibility on complex terrain.

Can you navigate when the cloud comes down? This is the skill that separates confident mountain walkers from those who rely on good weather. Building on the fundamentals of map and compass, this course introduces the techniques for precise navigation in poor visibility. This course covers:

Recap of compass skills and taking accurate bearings
Timing and pacing to measure distance
Attack points and aiming off
Catch features and handrails
Navigation on complex, featureless terrain
Route cards and planning for bad weather
Decision making and risk assessment in deteriorating conditions

Good navigation is deeply satisfying — and genuinely empowering. There's a meditative quality to moving carefully through a landscape you're reading closely, finding your way by skill and judgement rather than a screen.

Is this course for me?

You should be comfortable with basic map reading and compass use before attending this course. A decent level of fitness required. If you'd like to arrange a navigation course for a private group, please get in touch.