Essential adventure skills training
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Essential adventure skills training
View our courses and expeditionsThis course is specifically designed to give you the essential skills in wilderness survival and safety. Our one day survival course is a dynamic combination of both traditional and modern survival and safety skills. Learn what to do if you get lost or have an accident in the bush, what essential gear you should carry, how to build an emergency shelter from natural materials, light a fire with and without matches, signal for rescue, find your way with a map and a compass and much, much more!
This course will provide you with the necessary skills to:
With some knowledge, basic skills and a little confidence in your own ability you can survive almost anywhere!
For Every Traveller
The most essential survival skill of all is to become an expert with your map and compass! By applying best practice navigation training ASM can take you there! ASM conduct both scheduled and non-scheduled Navigation Training Courses for individuals and groups. We also provide specialist training programs for organisations including Adventure Racing Teams, Scientific Expeditions, Outdoor Clubs and Military Units.
The Core Skills
Some of what we teach…………….
Maps: Mapping Systems, Features, Contours, Grid References, Use in the Field
Compasses: Types, Features, General Usage, Field Bearings, Map Bearings, Resections, Travelling on a Compass Bearing
Route Planning: Route Selection, Route Cards, Time and Distance Estimation
Emergency Navigation: Using the Sun, the Stars, Environmental Navigation and Other Improvised Methods
GPS: Features, Basic Operating Functions, Use and Limitations
Be part of the lightweight revolution! Learn to be faster, lighter, safer with this unique two day workshop!
Heavy packs are so medieval, let’s explore a new way of walking in the wilderness with ultralight gear and less impact on ourselves and our environment!
Level: One
Duration: 8Hrs (approx)
If you want to learn the basics of abseiling and self rescue then this 1 day course is a must!
The Intermediate Abseiling Course will allow you to learn and develop the important skills and techniques required to participate in challenging abseiling activities and adventures.
When things are at their worst you will need to be at your best and this course will show you how!
The Abseil Rescue Skills Course covers the skills required by Abseilers to apply effective Self-Rescue techniques in the majority of emergency situations.
If you want to become a more skilled and technically experienced abseiler then this course is the next step!
The Advanced Abseiling Course is a combination of the Intermediate Abseiling Course & Abseiling Rescue Skills Course. The Advanced Abseiling Course is ideal for individuals who wish to take a more active role when participating with others in group abseiling activities.
Prior abseiling experience is necessary to undertake this course. We recommend undertaking our Intermediate Abseiling Skills Course first, though the Advanced Abseiling Course is even better. The greater your understanding of the basics, the more you will get out of this course!
If you want to take up canyoning as a recreational activity, or want to build upon your existing canyon skills, then this is the place to start!
This 2 Day course will make you a more useful participant in canyon expedition groups, with a focus on self management skills & hazard avoidance.
Prior abseiling experience is necessary to undertake this course. We recommend undertaking our Intermediate Abseiling Skills Course first, though the Advanced Abseiling Course is even better. The greater your understanding of the basics, the more you will get out of this course!
This 3 day course includes our Intermediate Canyon Skills course. We have an extra day to focus on more advanced technical & rescue skills.
This course will enable you to manage yourself & others in wilderness canyons where efficiency and ability are key to safe descents.
This 1 day course is perfect for those who have never climbed or who are looking to get out of the climbing gym and onto real rock!
Our introductory course will let you experience the fun and excitement of vertical rock by giving you the maximum amount of climbing activity interspersed with some important instruction to help you along the way.
In recent years the adventure sport of rockclimbing has become the fastest growing outdoor activity of all and our two-day beginners course is the best way for you to discover why!
The objective will be to learn and develop your skills and techniques as you climb! This is the ideal course for the beginner or indoor climber who wants to make the transition to real rock.
After this course you will be able to competently climb with experienced leaders on short, moderately graded rock climbs.
This course further expands your technical skills and increases the experience gained on our Rock 1 course. Over two days we cover skills at a more advanced level, and introduce you to seconding and multi-pitch climbs. Along the way you will also get the opportunity to do some of the finest, classic Blue Mountains rockclimbs!
Our Introductory Weekend course or similar experience level is a prerequisite for this course.
Sport climbing is undoubtedly the most popular form of climbing the world over. The thrill and challenge of lead climbing, with the security of pre-placed bolts, allows the climber to push themselves both physically and mentally.
If you regularly climb outdoors as a second or on top-rope at least to grade 16 confidently, and would like to take the next step, our 2 day sport climbing course will teach the essentials for leading bolted sport routes.
Our three-day Learn To Lead Trad course will teach the aspiring lead climber the skills required for safe, efficient lead climbing on traditional climbing gear.
Course participants will learn while they climb and they can look forward to leading a number of selected classic climbs under the close supervision of their instructors.
Climbing is great fun when it works like it should!
But what happens when it goes wrong? Are you ready? Are you prepared? You've got yourself into trouble, now can you get yourself out?
You owe it to yourself and your climbing friends to learn these rescue skills!
