Course Description



Hill Walking Skills

Course Description:

The aim of this practical course is to prepare people to undertake this healthy and interesting pursuit  of Hill Walking 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

Start Date: 06/02/24

Cost: €110

Course Format: In class with tutor for 8 classes and two 4/5 hours walks (one in Malahide Castle, one in Howth)

Duration: 10 weeks – Maximum of 12 students in class

Enrolment: You can enrol online through our website www.malahidecsadulted.ie by clicking on the Easy Payments Plus button. Enrolment will begin on the 6th of December at 10am.

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


College Name Malahide Community School Adult Education
Course Category Sport, Walking
Course Type Onsite
Course Location Malahide, Dublin, Ireland
Location Postcode Co. Dublin
Course Start Date 6th February 2024
Course End Date 16th April 2024
Course Fee €110
Course Duration 10 weeks
Course Times Tuesday Evenings 7.30 - 9.30 pm & 2 evening /weekend walks
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