Gearing Up For Big Ultras

 

Gearing up for Big Ultras

 
 

GEARING UP FOR BIG ULTRAS - Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th April

OVERVIEW

Join the NAV4 team for the ultimate mountain skills weekend!

Following on from our very successful weekend last year, we have joined forces once again with Hiking Highs to offer you a weekend packed with hints, tips and skills to ensure you get the absolute most out of your next big adventure.

Our three courses over two days combine;

  • Mastering the most effective and efficient use of poles

  • All the endurance know how for Big Ultras

  • Mountain skills including nav, equipment, route selection and more

Join us for any one, or make a #GuBu weekend of it by booking all 3 courses via the links below.

EVENT CENTRE / REGISTRATION / START & FINISH

All events taking place on the #GuBu weekend are based at our excellent regular venue; Askham Community Centre - for further information please see individual booking links via individual event listed below.

EVENTS

USING POLES ON THE FELLS

Saturday 12th 9am - 1pm. Leki Pole course with Hiking Highs: master the art of using your poles efficiently.  We teach you how to propel up hill efficiently with your poles and how effectively you can you protect your knees and hips down hill too. Balance and posture are also paramount in the Lake District fells whilst carrying a heavy backpack.This workshop is ideal if you are a speedy fell walker, entering ultra distance events and anything in between.

Book ‘Hiking Highs Leki Pole Course’ HERE.


GEARING UP FOR BIG ULTRAS (Places limited to just ten people)

Saturday 12th 2pm - 6pm. Get ready for races such as Great Lakes 3 Day, Northern Traverse, Lakeland 50/100, Summer Spine. 

Mandatory Marmite:

Love them or Hate Them, Minimum Mandatory Kit Lists are here to stay.  But that's just the start... This course has evolved from our excellent #GuBu evening in November, where so much was covered and discussed, and people asked for more. 

'Gearing Up for Ultras' will start with Minimum Mandatory Kit Lists, and explore the complexity of additional clothing needs and choices. We'll discuss how to 'layer up' and utilise layers effectively to stay warm and comfortable. Being comfortable enhances your chances of and success and ultimately your performance. It also keeps you safe!

Programme:

We will be both indoors and outdoors, on a fun and informative afternoon.  'Gearing Up for Big Ultras' is a practical and informative seminar demonstrating the clothing. gear, skills and techniques for longer ultras, multi day or non-stop expedition style events.  From single stage race, multi-day or non-stop expedition epic, we will discuss gear, skills, mindset and strategy for best practice and performance.

Based at our excellent regular venue at Askham Community Centre, we'll start indoors with a brew and quick review of the typical Minimum Mandatory Kit Lists and then  explore the additional gear that really makes you comfortable and able to perform on the trails and mountains. Think performance layering and moisture management.

How do you get all you need in the required size and weight limit? It takes skill and experience; such topics as packing your drop bag or overnight bag is a skill itself.  Yes, 'Bagmin' is a real thing!

Moving outdoors, and just into our local area, we'll demo real skills and techniques, ranging from why, how and where to stop on the trail, to dealing with blisters outdoors, adjust layers or fixing breakages.  #BeBothered is our mantra.

Further expedition skills will include river crossing techniques, 'sleep strategy' with sleep strategy kit being a learning curve and key to success in non-stop exped style events. The often not talked about 'how to pooh on the trail' (not literally) needs to be discussed, and ultimately, we'll actually demo the emergency kit, if it all goes wrong.

Cost includes freeflow brews and biscuits. There will be an opportunity to acquire some unusual but key items of ultra / exped kit at bargain prices.

The session is hosted by Joe Faulkner, NAV4 founder and director who has a vast amount of experience both personally as a participant and as a race founder, organiser and event safety consultant.

Book ‘Gearing up for Big Ultras’ HERE


MOUNTAIN SKILLS FOR RUNNERS

Sunday 10am - 3.30pm. Our usual Mountain Skills for Runners, there'll be a big dose of navigation training, as well as looking at a range of issues from clothing and equipment, route selection, techniques, trail and mountain running ethos, together with the all important safety and environmental issues.

Book ‘Mountain Skills for Runners’ HERE


WHY NOT BOOK ALL THREE EVENTS AND MAKE A WEEKEND OF IT?

We look forward to welcoming you to Askham.

Joe, the NAV4 Adventure team and Hiking Highs.