The NNAS Silver Navigator Award offer the candidates to opportunity to learn compass skills to a greater degree, allowing them to venture off path on open access land and have a more in-depth understanding of the landscape. The syllabus is comprehensive and we cover other areas, for example - planning, emergency procedures, navigating in poor visibility and rucksack content. We had 3 candidates, one of whom had passed her NNAS Bronze Navigator Award with Bryn Walking earlier in the year. The other two were both experienced walkers and map readers. They all were of a similar competence level so we got off to a very good start. The first hour or so we spent in the Visitor Centre for introductions and to cover areas of the syllabus that are easier taught indoors. Transported to the start point in the Bryn Walking minibus, we started out on the route with some Bronze revision before heading up the mountain. Poor visibility on the top and high wind and rains put everyone to the test and they all coped extremely well - learning navigational skills in these conditions is not easy. After a break to get dry and for refreshments we reconvened just before sunset for 'day into night' navigation. Alan Ward (IML) a good friend, colleague and fellow NNAS instructor, joined us for this part - his company and expertise were much appreciated. Day 2 was a sunnier day and allowed the candidates to put all they had learnt on Day 1 into practice, working individually which allows for assessment. The terrain and geology were completely different to Day 1 giving variety and opportunity to learnt a bit about different environments. Both routes had points of interest too to make an informative and pleasurable learning experience. *** CONGRATULATIONS *** NEXT COURSES AVAILABLE :
NNAS Bronze 9/10 October MT Hills Skills 16/10 October
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AuthorHelen Menhinick - Mountain Leader Archives
October 2023
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