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Happy Hiking - Hill Skills Day - 20th August - Cork

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Happy Hiking - Hill Skills Day - 20th August - Cork

Learn basic navigation skills and key safety tips to help you stay safe on the hills!

By Mountaineering Ireland

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Date and time

Sat, 20 August 2022, 10:00 – 16:00 IST

Location

Ballingeary Gougane Barra Ballingeary Ireland

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About this event

Mountaineering Ireland are delighted to announce their Happy Hiking Programme. This is a great opportunity for anyone new to the hills or those who want to learn navigation to join a qualified instructor for a full days training and gain useful information and skills that will help keep you safe on the hills.

There will be up to 40 skills days in 17 locations to choose from. Full details are available when registering.

These hill skill days are subsidised by Mountaineering Ireland - Entry fee for each skill day is only €10. Adult Only - Members and Non-Members welcome.

This hill skills day will be based Gougane Barra, Ballingeary, Co Cork. Gougane Barra is a scenic valley and heritage site in the Shehy Mountains of County Cork. Meeting outside the Church as Gougane Barra we will follow the Beara Breifne Way up to Lough Fadda area.

Throughout the day you will learn about movement skills, basic navigation, map reading, equipment and safety considerations.

What gear do I need

Wear comfortable clothing like - leggings, tracksuit bottoms, breathable T-Shirt and fleece & an extra warm layer. Be ready for the rain and pack a rain jacket and rain trousers. A hat and gloves to keep you safe from the wind. Wear good sturdy walking shoes or hillwalking boots with woolly or synthetic socks. Have a backpack with water (minimum 1.5 litres, sandwiches and snacks, coffee, or tea. There is nothing more rewarding than a nice cup of coffee or tea drunk on top of the mountain. Don’t forget to bring first aid kit with plaster and bandages, personal medicine, inhaler, epipen etc.

In Addition: you can bring an OSI, Harvey or East West map of your local area and a compass if you have one. Bring a whistle but, hopefully, you won’t get lost. Maps and compasses might be supplied by the instructor. Have your phone fully charged.

#happyhiking

Disclaimer: Mountaineering Ireland recognises that climbing, hillwalking and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions and involvement.

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