The Offline Explorer
Navigation skills for beginners! Relying on apps to get you across the hills and moorland? Ever thought about becoming less dependent on digital gadgets and learning the timeless art of traditional navigation instead? This course blends clear, classroom-based theory with hands-on practical sessions on the hills, so you’ll gain confidence using map, compass and terrain together.
What is covered in this session?
Maps & Scales
The "Language of the Land": Symbols & Grid References
The Secret of Contours: Visualising hills from flat paper
Distance & Direction: using the compass and pacing concepts
Setting the map and identifying local landmarks
Details
Price: £50
Location: Shropshire Hills, or any UK location for private bookings
Group size: 1 leader to 6 participants
Duration: 1 day
Solo & Secure: The Women’s Hiking Workshop
We’ve all had those 'What Ifs.' Solo & Secure is a workshop designed to break down those ‘What If’ barriers!
We spend the morning in a safe, judgment-free space answering the practical questions about safety, solo-logistics, and trail-etiquette. In the afternoon, we head into the Shropshire Hills to put those skills into practice, giving you the quiet confidence to realize that the only thing you're missing on your solo adventure...is the start date.
What is covered in this session?
Dynamic Risk Assessment: How to judge weather vs. your ability.
Safety Savvy: Setting up "Emergency SMS," sharing your "Live Location" with a contact and having a buddy system.
Human Factors: How to handle "uncomfortable" social encounters on the trail and trusting your gut.
Managing periods on the trail (disposal, hygiene, and comfort).
Wild toileting 101: "Leave No Trace" etiquette
The "Essential 8" items that stay in your bag forever.
Confidence walk after the morning session in the Shropshire Hills
Details
Price: £50
Location: Shropshire Hills, or any UK location for private bookings
Group size: 1 leader to 6 participants
Duration: 6 hours
