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Hill walking skills courses
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Guided walks & scrambles
Wild Camp Experience
Course description
There's nothing quite like opening the door of your tent and being greeted, not by the sight of a campsite car park or a bunch of tired looking school kids, but by a superb mountain view and looking down with pity on the car campers in the valley.
Wild camping takes your experience of the mountains to another level. An experienced wild camper never rushes down the mountain to beat the sun going down, they just pitch up their tent and relax as an empty mountain scene unveils itself around them.
Our Wild Camp Experience course will give you the confidence to spend the night way out in the wilds with the safety net of an experienced guide. We'll arm you with plenty of tips and tricks that will make the experience a infinitely more pleasurable one.
On top of all that we'll be spending two days in the wilderness taking in some of best hill walks the country has to offer.
Course outline
The skills taught and practiced on the course will include:
- Wild camping and the law
- Choosing a wild campsite
- Obtaining a safe water supply
- Wild campcraft
- Hygiene and safety
Typical programme
Although the course is flexible it will usually keep to the following programme:
- Sat 12:00-12:30 Arrival at course venue
- Sat 13:00-18:00 Guided walk with stops for teaching sessions
- Sat 18:00 Arrival at wild campsite
- Sat Evening Relaxed campcraft session
- Sun 09:00 Break camp
- Sun 10:00- 16:00 Guided walk with stops for teaching sessions
- Sun 16:00 Course ends
Any questions?
If you wish to discuss our wild camping skills courses or have specific requirements, please call our team of experts to discuss your needs on 0800 756 6999.
Course information
Pricing
£90.00 per person
Course dates & locations
- The Lake District
- LD006 - 18-19 Sep 2010
Duration
Two day course
Teaching ratio
3-8 students per coach
Previous experience
You must already be a relatively experienced upland hill walker, confident to spend two full days in the hills.
Preparation and fitness
A good standard of fitness is required as we will be spending two full days out on the hills and carrying a backpack with overnight camping gear.
Consolidation and practice
We recommend that you use what you've learned with a few wild camping trips of your own using what you've learned as much as possible.
Equipment required
Please refer to our equipment page for a complete list.
You won't need to carry a map, compass, first aid kit or shelter as your guide will have all of this.
