Mountain Skills 1 Training Course Kerrry Cork Galway Wicklow, Mountain skills1, Mountain skills 2 and Mountain skills assessments dates

Mountain skills 1 Training, Irish Adventures, Kerry Cork Wicklow and Galway, BOS, MCI. Irish Adventures, has many MS1 courses, Mountain skills 1 training courses over the coming months. These will be run in Kerry Wicklow Cork and Galway. Mountain skills 1 course is recommended for those getting involved in hillwalking as it will improve your navigation and general mountain skills for not only the Irish mountains but for further afield.
For booking forms or more information on MS1/ mountain skills 1 training please contact Noel on 087-4190318 or email info@irishadventures.net or click here for main Irish Adventures website.

Dates for Mountain skills 1 Training
18 & 19 April, Wicklow
25 & 26 April, Kerry
9 & 10 May, Galway
23 & 24 May, Kerry
27 & 28 June, Kerry
8 & 9 August, Kerry
5 & 6 September, Galway

Mountain skills 1 course content
Day 1 Introduction to schemeTalk: Map, suitability of OS maps (1 hour) Walk: Conventional signs, introduction to map setting, contours, feature recognition and distance measurement, terminology, simple navigation techniques (5-6 hours) Talk: Mountain hazards (1 hour) Talk: Personal equipment (1 hour)Talk: Depiction of relief (1 hour)
Day 2Talk: Naismith’s Formula (1 hour)Walk: Navigation, timing, pacing (5 hours) Debrief: (30 minutes)

Mountain skills assessment (MSA) Kerry Ireland, MCI, BOS,

Mountain skills assessment, Kerry Ireland 25,26 April 2009 Irish Adventures is running a Mountain skills assessment on 25,26 April in Kerry, this is open to anyone who has completed Mountain skills 1 and Mountain skills 2 training and has the requirements needed, it is also open to those with no formal training but larger number of walks requires. MSA 25,26 April 2009, price 180 euro non residential, residential available on request.

Please contact Noel on 087-4190318 or info@irishadventures.net for booking form. Or click here for main website.

MS1, MS2, Mountain Skills Assessment, Introduction to Scrambling, Walking weekends, Mountain skills refresher days, Adventure weekends

MS1, MS2, Mountain Skills Assessment, Introduction to Scrambling, Walking weekends, Mountain skills refresher days, Adventure weekends


If you are looking for Mountain skills 1, Mountain skills 2, Mountains skills Assessment, Mountain skills Refresher day, need to log walks, Introduction to Scrambling, or just have a Great Weekend away with Hillwalking the see dates below, if none of these interest you then you getting too lazy or you have no free time.

If you would like to do some of the classics, Coomloughra horseshoe or the Reeks walk, then I would recommend Intro to Scrambling if you have not done this kind of thing before, especially if you are not sure about your head for heights.

If you want a adventure weekend with Sea kayaking, Hillwalking, climbing abseiling, Mountain biking or Horse riding then just contact us with the date you would like and we will do the rest. Accommodation can also be arranged for any course, there will be meals and few drinks arrange for evenings.

MS1 courses
28-29 March Cork
18-19 April Wicklow
25-26 April Kerry
9-10 May Galway
23-24 May Kerry
27-28 June Kerry
8-9 Aug Kerry
5-6 Sept Galway

MS2 courses
21-22 March Kerry
28-29 March Cork
16-17 May Galway
23-24 May Kerry

Mountain skills refresher day
Brush up your skills on our MS refresher. €60
3 April Friday Mountain skills Refresher day Killarney
6 June Sat Mountain skills Refresher day, Slieve Mish, Tralee
22 June Monday Mountain skills Refresher day, Killarney

Introduction to Scambling
5 June Sat Hags tooth ridge to Beenkeragh €70
18 June Thurs Hags tooth ridge to Beenkeragh €70

Mountain skills assessment
Killarney 25, 26 April, still some places €180
If you are not sure that you are ready or missing something then please contact me.

Walking weekends
3-6 April
3 April Friday Mountain skills Refresher day
4 April Saturday Reeks walk, Classic long day.
5 April Sunday Coomloughra Horse shoe, 3 highest mountains
6 April Monday Brandon, Faha Ridge to Conor pass

19-22 June Summer Solistice weekend
18 June Thurs Introduction to Scambling, Hags tooth ridge to Beenkeragh,
19 June Friday Coomloughra Horse shoe, 3 highest mountains
20 June Saturday Brandon, Faha Ridge to Conor pass
21 June Sunday Reeks walk, Classic long day.
22 June Monday Mountain skills Refresher day

Walking weekends Cost: 1 day €65, 2 days €120, 3 days €175.

Limited places on some courses, please contact for a booking form for course.