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"You truly put on a fantastic and very professional weekend."
"The instructors were all very knowledgeable and were more than happy to share their mountain marathon/adventure racing secrets."
"...it is all your enthusiasm towards the sport that was contagious."
"...great few days and I certainly feel more confident with my nav."
"...I won't be content to just follow on a sheep-like style!"
"...we used virtually all that he taught us on the nav art weekend and he must have done a good job because we didn't get lost, even in thick fog!!"
"Your course is a must for new entrants to KIMM!" |
NAV+ art –Bampton Village Hall, Haweswater, Lake District 
NAV+art is a weekend training course dedicated to the art of navigation for mountain marathons and adventure races. Our next course in September is primarily focused at people entering the OMM event in October, but is equally applicable to any adventure racer wanting to further their navigation skills. The programme is designed to give you maximum training and information to help you improve your performance, comfort and ultimate success at the OMM, or similar. The course programme includes :
The programme is not intended to be a physically demanding weekend, but the weekend will be tiring because it is a busy programme and you will learn so much. Your ‘running’ speed or ability is not relevant, nor is your navigation experience. You will learn in small groups of equal ability and experience. However, this is not a course for complete beginners and some understanding of a map is expected. The programme for our September course is a self catering/camping format, which is ideal preparation for the forthcoming OMM. Either way, if you are an experienced OMM or MM competitor you will be well versed in the necessary camping skills, and this is a chance to ‘dry run’ your competition kit. Alternatively, if you are new MM camping you do need to practise this prior the real event. Full venue details and directions will be sent to you prior to the course. The programme will use OS 1:25k scale maps to begin with, but copies of 2005 OMM style (1:40k) maps will also be available to you for the later stages of Saturday and Sunday. Saturday 9:00am Course Introduction – FAQs and ‘Some Questions Answered’ 10:00am Navigation – Tuition and Coaching Day A full day out, in small groups (max 4:1 ratio) with your tutor. 4:30pm (approx) Return to base for a ‘comfort break’ brew, etc. 5:30pm Seminar; ‘Equipment, Clothing and MM Techniques’ 7:00pm (approx) Another Comfort Break 7:15pm ‘Map Marking and Route Planning,’ An indoor theory session based on the info for Sunday’s practise event. 8:00pm Pub!! Sunday 8:00am Score values issued for NAV+art ‘Training Event’ A four hour ‘Score’ event to enable you to put into practise all you have learnt. Start times available from around 9:00am, finish around 1:00pm 1:30pm Recovery and Review of your event and performance. 2:00pm ‘Any Other Questions’ and closing review. 2:30pm Depart or further discussions with the team. Note - Programme timings may change depending upon requirements. The venue is Bampton Village Hall, in the Haweswater Valley. The area is excellent for our training needs and we have camping space adjacent to the facilities of the Village Hall. B+B is available in the village also, if you wish it. I suggest The Crown and Mitre at Bampton Grange, or The Mardale Inn in Bampton. (Note – Bampton and Bampton Grange are two separate hamlets less than 1 km apart, with the Village hall set between the two halves) The programme has been developed over a period of nine years and provides an excellent learning opportunity. Your NAV+art course is delivered by an expert tutor team with a vast range of event experience. Every tutor has professional outdoor pursuit tutoring experience, as well as their own mountain marathon or adventure race tales to tell. More information on the instructors
Try www.needlesports.com or www.peteblandsports.co.uk by mail order for this and other equipment. We usually have a few compasses to loan or sale, along with sacs, etc. The cost of this NAV+art weekend is just £165 per person. This includes two nights camping, (Friday and Saturday, but arrive Saturday morning if you wish) the full programme outlined above and all tuition, advice and information you can absorb. To book a NAV+art weekend please complete the booking form and return it with a deposit of £85 per person. The number of places is limited. Confirmation of booking will be sent on receipt of your booking form and further details will be mailed to you four weeks before the course. The balance is due once you get these detail. Refunds will not be made after this date, unless we can fill the vacancy. Booking Form (doc) or Booking Form (pdf) Many thanks for your interest in NAV+art. If you have any questions then please contact me on 017684 86779 or 07749 364 248 or email faulknerjoe@hotmail.com Post bookings to : Joe Faulkner, NAV+art, High Brow, Celleron Road, Tirril, Penrith, CA10 2LS Yours - Joe Faulkner |
The venue is Bampton Village Hall, in the Haweswater Valley. This is located very near Shap and junction 39 of the M6. We have used the venue for many years previously and the area offers ideal pre-OMM training area and appropriate facilities. We have original OMM 2005 maps available for your Sunday training event.
You will probably have most of what you need, especially if you have already entered the OMM or other events. Saturday’s Equipment Seminar will provide further advice regarding clothing and equipment, so you may wish to delay expensive purchases until after the course. As a guide you will need: