The GPS (Global Positioning System) is sometimes believed to
be the modern answer to treasure hunting and sometimes gets
overhyped, but it has a genuine role to play in winter navigation.
However, while the handsets are getting better all the time, they
can only ever be as good as the person whose hands they’re in!
Can you use it in winter...
correctly? Would you like to find out?
GPS should never be used on its own in a mountain environment, but learning to
use it along with conventional navigational aids such as map and compass is an
essential mountain skill.
Our winter courses begin on a Friday evening where we’ll
introduce you to the benefits of using GPS and Memory Map
software. Following a 2 hour hands-on workshop, we’ll head
outdoors the next day for an authentic taste of winter GPS
training on the hill.
For winter GPS courses it’s essential to prepare for a winter
day; you’ll need full winter kit such as four season boots, crampons and
an ice axe plus robust winter clothing.
All GPS sets are supplied free of charge for the day and additional winter kit
can be hired (see Equipment
hire section). This course combines an opportunity to get to grips
with GPS in a practical way with stacks of great input from very
experienced outdoor GPS trainers.
Glasgow
4-5
January 2008
1-2 February
29 February - 1 March
