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Mountain Skills

Bronze Gaisce for Loreto College
16 May 2011

Bronze Gaisce for Loreto College

by Rob | posted in: Hill Walking | 0

The end of last week saw us working on a Bronze Gaisce Expedition for Loreto College, St Stephens Green. We had 50 girls who covered 25KM over wild adventurous terrain in Wicklow. We had a fantastic 2 days and the girls … Continued

Gaisce Award, Hill Walking Ireland, Mountain Skills
Mock Mountain Skills Assessment
14 Mar 2011

Mock Mountain Skills Assessment

by WillieW | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

Spent today running a mock mountain skills assessment in wicklow for 4 people. The guys all looked good and i reckon will all pass the real assessment when it comes along in a few weeks. The weather was beautiful with … Continued

Dublin, Hill Walking, Mountain, Mountain Skills, Mountain Skills Training
Transition Year Hike
11 Mar 2011

Transition Year Hike

by WillieW | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

Yesterday we had a group of transition year students from finglas in dublin on a hike in glendalough. We (or most of us) completed a circuit of the upper lake via the spink and the notorious steps (where 2 had to … Continued

Hill Walking, Mountain Skills, Mountain Skills Training, Transition Year, Youth Challenge
Night Navigation (7th March)
8 Mar 2011

Night Navigation (7th March)

by WillieW | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

Went out with a small group last night on a night navigation training session in wicklow. It was a  beautiful night with clear skies and a light frost starting to settle on the ground.  We even saw the space shuttle on its last … Continued

Hill Walking, Mountain Skills, Mountain Skills Training, Navigation Dublin, Navigation Training, Night Navigation, Transition Year
Night Nav
25 Jan 2011

Night Nav

by Rob | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

Had a very enjoyable night last night training a group for BOS Mountain Skills Assessment. We headed to Wicklow to do some Hill Walking and night navagation. The weather was pretty grim with visability down to less than 10 meters, … Continued

challenge, college, Hill Walking, Mountain Skills, navigation, night, wicklow

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