NAV+art / Open Adventure Training Day - Saturday 12th May 2007 'How to Survive the Open24' At the request of James Thurlow, we are running a special one day training course dedicated to the art of adventure racing, with a particular leaning towards the type of navigation you might need for the Open12 and Open24. The day is aimed primarily at giving Open5 competitors the skills and confidence to complete a 24hr race. We know you can do it, so come along for the day and we will show you how! The date has been chosen specifically to fit prior to the Open5 event in Keswick the following day. Saturday night accommodation is include in the package and we can also offer accommodation to anyone wanting some prior to the Open5 event. The cost of an overnight stay is just £10 per person and includes access to the evening seminar programme below. Syllabus - The course programme includes :
You will learn in small groups of equal ability / experience based on a 4:1 ratio maximum. The programme is not intended to be physically demanding; navigation training is generally done at ‘walking pace’, although you will learn about ‘navigating on the run’. We are also assuming you are competing at the Keswick Open5 event the next day, and therefore don’t wish a physically demanding late night finish. Location The day will be based at Bampton Village Hall, Haweswater, near Shap in Cumbria. (Grid Reference 516 181) which provides excellent access to the Eastern Lakeland Fells, as well as being close to the M6 motorway. We have run training weekends from this location before at it is typical of the Lakeland navigation experience you will need for Open24. The village hall gives us loads of space to play during the evening, and plenty of space for ‘roughty-toughty’ indoor AR camping. Get to Bampton When driving to Bampton from the south, exit M6 junction 39 and proceed north through Shap village (useful Co-op and good chippy!) At the north end of Shap, veer of left and follow signs for Bampton and Haweswater. Stay on this road for four long miles and you will come to Bampton Grange. Go through Bampton Grange, over the bridge, bear right and the Village hall is 700m on your right. When coming from the north, exit M6 junction 40, and follow signs for A66 EAST, then A6 south for Shap. You will go through traffic lights on a narrow bridge. At the next mini-island go right for Pooley Bridge, then go next left after a mile or so, following signs for Askham and Bampton, Alternatively, plot the grid reference on you map and start navigating! NAV+ art - Programme 10:00am Course Introduction – FAQs and ‘Some Questions Answered’ 10:30 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. 5:00 Seminars; ‘Equipment, Clothing and Transitions’ 7:00 Evening Meal / free time 8:00 ‘Map Marking and Route Planning,’ 9.00 ‘Any Other Questions’ . . further discussions . preferably in the pub. NB
Team NAV+ art . . . 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 excellent teaching skills, and real event experience. Every tutor has professional outdoor pursuit tutoring experience, as well as his or her own mountain marathon or adventure race tales to tell. You will need . . . You will probably have most of what you need, especially if you have already entered the Open5 or other adventure racing 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. Please bring with you:
Also, for Over-Nighting at Bampton… If you are staying overnight at Bampton you will need a sleeping bag, sleeping mat, pillow, teddy, and any other creature comforts. The village hall has an equipped kitchen, but you may wish to your own camping stove, pan, mug, bowl, etc, as the kitchen tends just to have large pots and pans. It also helps control the washing up mountain. The hall has toilets and wash facilities but no showers ….. just like an Adventure Race! How to Book The cost of the NAV+art training day is £50 per person, including free Saturday accommodation. To book a place, complete the booking form and return it with payment of £50 per person. The number of training places available is limited. Confirmation of booking will be sent by email on receipt of your booking form. Booking Form (word doc) or Booking Form (pdf). To Book Accommodation Only please just send me a cheque, (£10 pp payable to ‘Joe Faulkner’) together with the name(s) of those coming along to secure a place. If you wish to use internet banking payment please email me for account details. 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, Tirril, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2LS |