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Last Navigation Workshop of the Spring

Our last Navigation Workshop of the spring is on 11/05/15 at Venford Reservoir west car park. Cost as usual is £20 per person and it runs from 10am until 4pm. Telephone or email to book, it is already half full. Our Navigation workshops will then resume in early September for those who can’t make May! […]

Hill Skills course 16/03/15

We are running a  2 day introduction to the skills required for hillwalking: Clothing choice, route planning, navigation, safety, environment issues, we will cover them all. The course is accredited by Mountain Training England. The first day will involve a half day inside at Bellever YHA looking at the theory before getting out for a […]

We have another Navigation Workshop on 13/10/14

Another of our popular navigation workshops run from Venford (west) car park. Starting at 10 am and running until 4pm, we will assess your current skill level and attempt to develop them further. It is essential to book (email adrian@hillwise.co.uk) and the cost is £20 per person. You will need to be 18yrs of age […]

Hill Skills Courses accredited by Mountain Training England

We have two Hill Skills Courses arranged for the Autumn of 2014. These are two day courses accredited by Mountain Training England and require registration with them before participating (£17 under 18’s, £20 over 18’s). This can be done at the MTE website . They are the ideal introduction to hill and moorland walking, ensuring […]

Further Navigation Workshops

Due to popular demand we are running a further Navigation Workshop on Saturday 22nd of February 2014 at Venford Reservoir (Dartmoor), starting at 10 am for 6 hours and costing £20. These are being run in conjunction with Moorland Guides and full details are listed under “Courses” on their website www.moorlandguides.co.uk We still have places […]

Coming soon: The new personal hillwalking and mountaineering skills awards from Mountain Leader Training:

Hillwise have been appointed a provider for these new course being launched in spring 2014. We are very excited to be appointed to deliver these new courses introducing people to the skills they need to enjoy the hill and mountain environments. Watch out for our courses later this year.

Navigation Workshops………

I have had a lot of interest in my Navigation Workshops and expect to run several in January and through until May or June. If you are interested in doing a navigation course early next year E-mail me soon and I will start collating names for  some courses of up to 6 persons. There are […]

Filters………..

Sawyer filters are selling like hotcakes via our 10% discount deal…..if you aren’t sure if this is the filter for you, have a look at my review then click through my link to the Sawyer site. Your discount will be added at check-out! Simple. Seriously folks, these filters are ideal for all travel to developing […]

Sawyer Europe discount offer……

Our offer through Sawyer Europe on their range of water filters and accessories for the adventure traveler is still running. They also do 1st aid kits, bite and sting kits and stay put SPF50 sunscreens. Check out their inline filter kit and their tap (faucet to our transatlantic friends) converter kits It’s all top quality […]

Finding safe drinking water………..Try the Sawyer Squeeze filter.

We have linked up with Sawyer Europe to bring you a 10% discount on their range of portable water filters. To obtain the discount you must order via the link from the links page of our site. Sawyer cut their teeth in the world of medical grade water filtration so their products are of a […]