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Mountain Skills 2 Wicklow Information

Mountain Skills 2 Wicklow Navigation Course. Mountainskills 2 Wicklow night navigation
Map & Compass Supplied!!

Mountain Skills 2 Wicklow

Mountain Skills 2 Wicklow, MS2, builds on the skills learned on Mountain Skills 1 or previous navigation/hiking experience. Map and Compass are supplied! A night navigation is a great experience in the mountains and a great confidence builder. Participants get the opportunity to work as a team and as individuals to lead navigation legs in the Wicklow Mountains National Park. The Wicklow Mountain Skills 2 navigation course will either be in Glendalough or  Laragh.

Using a compass, taking and walking on a bearing and a poor visibility/night navigation are included in the syllabus of the Mountainskills 2 course. Mountain features and contours are covered in more detail. The skills required to plan and choose an appropriate route are taught including steep ground and general hazard avoidance.

MS2 Wicklow, Is it for me?

The MS2 navigation course suits someone with prior experienced of using a map and compass. You may have already completed MS1 or similar course and now you want to improve your skills. MS2 is typically suited to people who have a bit of experience. You may know how to use a compass to take a bearing from the map and want to become more confident when using a bearing in ppoor visibility. MS2 helps you make a safe plan for your hike and provides you with the skills to navigate to safety in poor visibility or when you are running a little late and it becomes dark. It is a real confidence builder. MadeToMove.ie provides Mountain Skills 2 courses in Wicklow and the Comeraghs Mountains in Waterford.
We need poor visibility or darkness to complete the ‘night Navigation’. That means we will be out after dark, approx 3-4 hours after sunset. Starting times may vary depending on the time of year. Contact me for details.

Mountainskills 2 Wicklow Course Dates

Contact me for details of MS1 or MS2 or check out my Book a Course page for a full list of courses and payment options. You will find MS2 Comeraghs information on my MS2 Comeraghs Information page.

Mountainskills 2 Wicklow Location: Day 1

  • Car Park above Brockagh Centre: Google Map Link:
  • The meeting time for the Mountain Skills 2 in Glendalough or the MS2 in Laragh will vary depending on the time of year. It may be between 10.00am and 1.00pm (lunchtime).
    Drive from Laragh towards Glendalough, turn right up a steep narrow road, passing Brockagh Resource Centre, on your left
    We will meet in a car park 100 meters up the road on the right.
    Drive past St Kevins National School, Brockagh, Glendalough, County Wicklow.
    The car park is the next turn on the right.

Mountainskills 2 Wicklow Location: Day 2

  • Hero Lead Mine Parking: Meeting 9.30am Finish 5.00pm Google Map Link:
  • Meeting  location for the Mountainskills 2 Wicklow. We will meet at 9.30am, We should be back by 5.00pm in the evening.Hero Lead & Zinc Mine in The Wicklow Gap on the R756:
    This meeting place is on the Road R756, this road goes through the Wicklow Gap from Laragh/Glendalough to Hollywood, Co. Wicklow.
    It is not on the road going into Glendalough, upper or lower lake.
    The meeting place is approximately 3km uphill along the road from the obvious ‘Y’ junction between the R756 and R757
    Parking is on the left as you approach from Laragh in an obvious large parking spot, close to some mining ruins, it is the first large car park you will meet.
    Please check the link above before you set out.
Wicklow Mountainskills 2 Map & Compass

I supply a Wicklow map for each participant of the Mountain Skills 2 in Glendalough or the MS2 in Laragh. If you want to buy your own I recommend a waterproof, laminated, encapuslated or lam fold map, they are much more hardwearing. ‘Waterproof paper’ maps usually don’t wear very well.

EastWestMapping, Lugnaquilla & Glendalough 1:25,000 Scale Map https://eastwestmapping.ie/product/lugnaquilla-glendalough-2/

I supply a compass for each participant. If you want to buy your own I recommend the Silva Expedition 4. Please ensure you get one with ‘degrees’, 360˚not one marked with ‘Mills’
Wicklow Map & Compass Local supplier
Adventure.ie https://store.adventure.ie/
Mountain Skills 2 Equipment List, Winter & Summer
This list is not exhaustive. Please consider bringing all equipment that you think might be useful. You can always leave it in the car and not bring it on the hike.
Weather
Please check the weather before you attend a course. This is an important habit to get into. The course schedule and location may change due to weather considerations.
Mountain Skills 2 Resources
Please have a look at the following content if you can, or at least review the content after the course.
Mountaineering Ireland Mountain Skills Registration
If you haven’t already done so please send me your Mountain Skills registration number and a copy of the email address you used to register. I will need those two bits of info to complete the course report. More info here:
Health
If you have any health or injuries issues that you feel may impact your course then please let me know. Neither day will involve long hikes. Max 6-10 Km. We will be concentrating on learning to navigate and managing ourselves in the outdoors. We won’t go far and we won’t go fast. If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
Payment

Contact me for details of MS2 or check out my Book a Course page for a full list of courses and payment options

Terms & Conditions

If I have to cancel due to bad weather or not having the minimum number of people on the course then I will refund you or we can reschedule.
If you cancel after payment is received you lose your course fee unless I can find someone else to fill your place. I try and accommodate people as sometimes people do have to cancel. I take photos on the course which I may use on social media and advertisements, please let me know if you do not want to appear in photos.