Certification
Certification
Mountain Skills 2 is the second block of the Mountain Training Mountain Skills scheme. You arrive with MS1 map foundations and spend two days pushing into compass work, poor-visibility navigation, night legs and steep-ground movement without ropes. This is where walkers who thought they could read a map discover what happens when the cloud drops at dusk.
Most courses run over two consecutive days with evening or night navigation exercises built in. Tutors coach continuously. You receive a certificate of attendance for MS2 when you finish. The module is not the final assessment, but the skills here are what assessors expect later.
Practise between MS1 and MS2 on your own hills. Arriving rusty turns an already demanding block into a frustrating scramble. Night nav feels awkward until your torch beam and the map agree, which is the point.
Mountain Skills 2 is a training module, not the scheme assessment. Your tutor coaches you through compass, night and steep-ground tasks until they feel familiar.
Quick answers about this qualification. For anything else, use live chat or browse bookable activities below.
Find activitiesIt is the second two-day module of the Mountain Skills scheme, covering compass navigation, night or poor-visibility exercises and steep-ground movement. You must complete Mountain Skills 1 first.
MS2 is training, not the final assessment. It prepares you for logged hill practice and later Mountain Skills Assessment.
Yes. MS2 assumes map reading, grid references and basic planning from MS1 are already comfortable on the hill.
Leave a comment when you book with your MS1 provider and date if you trained more than a year ago. Centres may suggest a refresher day before MS2.
Two days with roughly sixteen hours of contact time is standard. Many courses include an evening or night navigation leg that extends one day past normal sunset.
Bring a reliable headtorch, spare batteries and warm layers for stationary compass work in the cold.
Most MS2 courses include a poor-visibility or night exercise because those skills are core to the syllabus. Discuss alternatives with your provider if you have a genuine constraint.
Night nav under supervision is less frightening than your first solo cloud navigation. That is why it is on the course.
No written test on MS2. Assessment is continuous coaching on the hill and during the night leg if scheduled.
Formal pass or defer outcomes belong to Mountain Skills Assessment after you have logged hill days between modules.
Full hill kit plus a good headtorch, spare batteries, whistle, waterproofs and compass if you own one. Boots with reliable grip matter on steep grass.
Providers often lend maps and compasses. Leave a comment when you book for a kit list and recommended compass model.
That is common. MS2 introduces steep ground gradually with an instructor nearby. You learn route choice and footwork rather than exposed scrambling.
Tell your tutor at the start if you have height anxiety. Good instructors adjust venues without embarrassing you in front of the group.
Log mountain days in your DLOG or personal record, practise compass legs independently, then book Mountain Skills Assessment when your tutor agrees you are ready.
Rushing to assessment without hill time between modules is the most common reason for deferral.
No. Mountain Skills is personal training. Leadership requires qualifications such as Mountain Leader after extensive logged experience and separate assessment.
MS2 makes you a better independent walker, not a professional guide.
Providers run MS2 in mountain areas across Ireland and the UK where compass, night and steep-ground venues are available within the syllabus.
Your tutor selects ground that matches the group ability and the weather forecast rather than chasing famous summits.
adventuro lists approved providers running Mountain Skills 2. Compare dates, whether night sessions are included and group size before you pay.
Leave a comment when you book if you need MS1 verification or plan to book MSA later in the same season.
No activities match your filters
Try adjusting your filters or