Hillwalking Skills
Course Description:
The aim of this practical course is to prepare people to undertake this healthy and interesting pursuit of Hillwalking in a safe manner.
The course will give the basic practical first-hand skills in:
Map Reading
Compass Reading
Time and Pacing
Equipment needed to safely hill walk.
Types of food and drinks that you required
Introduction on Rescue Emergencies Care (REC) first aid
Phone Apps you can use for hikes
Understanding how to check the Weather and do a simple weather report for the last hike Creating a Route Card for walks
Demonstrating the skills learned in the field with some short walks.
The Course Layout per night
| 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | Reading A Map |
| 3 | Compass |
| 4 | Time and pacing |
| 5 | Recap on Time and Pacing, Practical use to walk a square |
| 6 | Equipment & Food etc |
| 7 | Introduction on Rescue Emergencies Care, REC first aid |
| 8 | Orienteering map reading for Malahide castle & Howth , Classroom. |
| 9 & 10 | Orienteering walk in Malahide castle ½ day – 4 /5 hours |
| 11 | RE-cap what happened Q&A from last week. – Phone Apps – Weather – and what is in the basic Route card |
| 12 & 13 | Orienteering walk in Howth ½ day hike – 4/5 hours – and Weather report from Students |
Course Day & Time: Tuesday evenings 7.30 – 9.30pm & two evening/weekend walks
Start Date: 01/10/24
Cost: €110
Course Format: In class with tutor for 8 classes and two 4/5 hours walks (one in Malahide Castle and one in Howth)
Duration: 10 weeks – Maximum of 12 students in class
Enrolment: Enrolment will open on Monday the 12th of August at 11am. You can enrol online then by clicking on the Easy Payments Plus button.
Tutor: Ed O Donnell
Ed has been a member of Scouting Ireland for 41 years
1986 – he did, what is known as part of the Anglo-Irish agreement Explorer Belt (Training for a year) carried food, tent, cooking equipment etc with emergency equipment and with one change of clothing and two pairs of socks for over 2 weeks.
He continued with the Mountaineering and have been on loads of expeditions including celebrity climbs to base camp Everest. Sam McQuire Cup on top of Carrauntoohil and all the medals that people have from all Ireland finals since its fountaion of GAA. The Last expedition I was on, was in Nepal Langtang valley, Mount Baden Powel to celebrate 100 years of scouting,
He is a REC First aid instructor and teach emergency Care to Mountaineers and Hillwalkers and anyone who works and plays in the outdoors.
He is with Mountaineering Ireland, and hold M1 , M2, and MS Assessment.
In Scouts he holds Level 9 in the hill skill training, and he is on the training team for training scout leadership in the hills.
Over the years Ed has hiked in places including
Iceland,
Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa
Everest base Camp, Nepal
Island Peak, Nepal,
Kala Patthar, Nepal
Alps, Saas Grund, Switzerland
Langtang valley, Nepal
Micheal Muicheartaigh with the Sam Cup in Kerry, 16 May 2014. With Alan Kerins from GAA
Tatra Mountains, Poland.
Monte Perdido, Spain
Mount Toubkal, Morocco, Africa
All over Ireland , Wales, Scotland
Howth Head, Ireland
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