Mountain Skills Courses - Bondringo

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Learn to Navigate the Mountains Safely

Bondringo Walking is the best place to learn to how get into the hills and mountains and keep yourself safe. Our team is dedicated to helping you explore, we want to help get more people out navigating the outdoors. We want to help you learn to be safe in the mountains with all the knowledge and equipment you need.

The Mountains are beautiful and there is no better way to take it all in than on foot. Our courses will take you through all you need to get yourself started or improve on your existing skills. Learn to read a map, what kit you need, what to do in an emergency and more!

“It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.”

Quote from Sir Edmund Hillary

Comprehensive Online Navigation Course 2026

Master the map, trust your compass, and explore the mountains with absolute confidence.

Stop second-guessing your routes. Our flagship Mountain Navigation Course gives you the practical, hands-on skills required to navigate complex alpine environments safely. Whether you are exploring local trails around Flims or tackling remote backcountry routes, you will learn how to read topographical terrain, pinpoint your exact location, and make smart decisions when the weather turns.

What You Will Master:

  • Map & Compass Fundamentals: Translate contour lines into real-world terrain and confidently shoot accurate bearings.
  • Precision Route Planning: Calculate safe distances, timings, and elevation changes before you even step out the door.
  • Off-Trail Confidence: Navigate efficiently in low visibility, whiteouts, and challenging landscapes.
  • And much more…

The Ultimate Toolkit: Three Courses in One

To ensure you are fully prepared for any mountain scenario, enrollment in the main Navigation Course includes full, free access to our two specialised safety modules:

Bonus 1: Digital Backup Course Learn how to leverage modern technology to plan a safe adventure. We cover how to effectively use GPS and mapping apps as a reliable secondary tool, ensuring you know how to use tech safely without relying solely on a battery in the wild.

Bonus 2: Emergency Protocol Course Mountain conditions can change in an instant. This essential training teaches you exactly how to respond during an outdoor emergency, from securing your group and assessing risks to effectively signalling for rescue.

(Note: The Digital Backup and Emergency Protocol modules are also available for individual purchase.)

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Digital Backup Course

The Digital Safety Net

Turn your smartphone into a reliable, life-saving alpine tool. Learn how to optimise your device for the backcountry—from securing offline maps and preserving battery life in the freezing cold, to navigating touchscreen rain fixes and emergency satellite communication. Ensure your tech won’t fail when you need it most.

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Hiking Emergency Procedures: The Mountain Safety Masterclass

When things go wrong in the mountains, your immediate response makes all the difference. This comprehensive masterclass trains you to handle backcountry emergencies with calm confidence. Learn essential first aid, environmental survival tactics, the METHANE distress call protocol, and exactly how to manage an accident scene while waiting for alpine rescue.

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Expedtion Training

Take your first steps into multi-day trekking across the UK. This introductory module covers the absolute essentials of wilderness living and expedition planning. You will master fundamental camp craft, learn how to build a reliable sleep system, plan lightweight, high-energy meals, and pack efficiently for overnight adventures in places like the Lake District, Snowdonia, or the Scottish Highlands.

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Route Planning

Go beyond the basics and master the art of designing safe, multi-day itineraries across the UK’s rugged and unpredictable landscapes. You will learn how to properly analyze Ordnance Survey maps, calculate realistic pacing for your group, factor in shifting British weather windows, and craft foolproof backup routes so you are never caught out on the fells.

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Traversing Tricky Terrain

Stop losing time and energy on unpredictable ground. This module trains you in the specific biomechanics and movement techniques needed to efficiently tackle loose scree slopes, wet boulder fields, slick mud, and late-season snow patches. Learn how to read the micro-terrain to stay balanced and injury-free no matter what the trail throws at you.

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Free Navigation and Mountain Skills Courses

We have spent years navigating whiteouts, bogs, and tricky fells so you do not have to learn the hard way. Explore our latest guides, gear reviews, and navigation tips below to help you plan smarter, safer UK adventures.

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Get the FREE Navigation Resources Pack

Just enter your email, and we will send them straight over, including:

  • Navigation Cheat Sheet
  • Guide on how to deal with Emergency Situations
  • Timing Crib Card
  • Route Card Template
  • OS Map reference sheet
  • New: Hike Planning & Safety Checklist
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Online Mountain Skills Courses

Full Video Courses

We have high-quality videos for our lessons including interactivity and concise information.

Full Articles

Not a fan of trying to focus on videos? and find learning through text/images easier? Then you can use our articles instead or as well as the video content.

Quizzes and Challenges

Test your knowledge with our short fun quizzes and challenges to cement your learning, and be ready for the next adventure.

Learn from anywhere,

You don’t need to be in the mountains to learn the skills you need.

Get help from a qualified instructor at anytime

Stuck on anything? If there is anything that you are struggling with you can get in touch with one of our qualified instructors for personalised help you can trust on your Snowboarding progress.

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1-1 Video Coaching Call

Brand new to 2024 we are expanding our video analysis and online coaching to be able to get you the best instruction on how to improve your Navigation

Whether you have routes you want us to go through or you want to just chat with one of our instructors and get those niggling questions answered. Our new online coaching tools are sure to help you with what you’re trying to learn.

Only Qualified Instructors

Its not easy teaching skills well, it takes years of training and practice. That is why all our coaches are very experienced in teaching what they do and are Qualified Mountain Leaders.

Route Analysis

You can send info to us beforehand and we will take a look and give you detailed feedback during our session.

Freeform Learning Call

Have a bunch of random questions? You can book a call and we will go through them one by one.

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Save Money

Save money with our courses by combining what you know from previous experiences, and build on what you have already learned in your own time. Our whole course is cheaper than one session with an instructor.

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Interactive Videos

We have cutting-edge interactive videos to make help you learn in the best way possible. Gone are the boring long videos and income interactive content and challenges to help translate your skills to the real world.

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Improve your Existing Skills

If you have already had lessons before, then you can use our courses to improve on what you know. Use our bite-sized tutorials to learn what you need, you don’t need to do all the content, just pick and choose what you want to learn. But be sure to find some extra tips that you didn’t know in topics you’re already confident in.

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Learn on the Go

Learn on the go at your own pace. You can check out all our videos, write-ups and audio guides wherever you are on your phone, tablet or computer. It works on any device!

Ask us Anything

Did we miss something? If there is anything that you didn’t quite get or couldn’t find in the courses, then just ask us, and we promise to help you out personally. We’re a private coach just for you.

14-Day money back Guarantee

If for any reason the program does not work out for you, you get a no-questions-asked money-back guarantee. What have you got to lose?

Extra Tips and Tricks

We are always releasing loads of extra tips and tricks to help you out. How to get ice out of your bindings the easy way, How to stop your goggles steaming up and loads more! You will be kept up to date with it all.

Learn to Navigate the Outdoors Safely

Learn the skills you need to keep yourself and others around you safe so that you can be confident in the outdoors and concentrate on enjoying yourself.

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Does this mean I don’t need an Instructor?

There is no denying that 1 to 1 training from an experienced instructor isn’t the best way to learn, but we know that there is much more than just what you can learn in a couple of hours, days, or even a week from an instructor. We build on what you learn with a wider view of the sport and we supplement that training with new ideas and ways to learn. We also know some people cannot afford to or don’t want to get an instructor, this resource will help you get started on your own.

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