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Part One
Getting Ready A lower leg fracture is one of the most common accidents in the hills. Knowing about the right way to walk, where to walk, and the correct kind of equipment can reduce this risk This video looks at the sort of equipment you should need, and the differing conditions you may come across. It includes terrain and weather conditions, fitness and training, essential kit, maps, nutrition and water, the camping option, where to go hill walking and travel options.
In the hills, safety starts with a proper training, proper equipment, and knowing exactly what you are doing. A group in the hills learn about the need for a leader, walking techniques, adjusting to the environment, including weather changes, when to stop and eat, litter, understanding and enjoying the mountain environment, descent techniques, avoiding screes, cliffs and gorges.
Hillcamping Long distance expeditions call for special skills that enable you to live for a number of days in the hills. Hillcamping covers your choice of equipment, carrying loads, choosing a camp site, pitching and striking a mountain tent, types of stoves, safe refuelling, choice of food, special foods, cooking, hygiene, routine and bedding
Part Two
Navigation Know where you are, know where you want to go, and you go there. The basic essentials of navigation are shown in a clear, concise manner. Includes choice of maps, representation of features, contours, types of slope and -recognition of physical features in the hills, route planning, setting the map, the route card, escape routes, speed of travel, measuring distances and estimating time taken, direction, recognition of features use of the Silva compass, navigation in the mist, navigation in the dark and getting lost, how it can happen and basic rules for re-locating.
Basic First Aid. Do you know it takes 15 seconds for a tent to burn to the ground? If you were burnt in a tent fire what would you do? An accident could happen to anyone going to the hills. This video attempts to bring the viewer face to face with the need to make a personal decision in a crisis. Includes some highly realistic reconstructions of injuries. There are pause points, "What would you do?" Covers , First Aid kit , coping with blisters, arm and hand injuries, sprains and breaks, exposure, burns and scalds, the danger of stove / tent fires, carrying an injured person, falls and serious injuries.
The best way to survive in the hills is to avoid survival situations. This video covers preparing for a tough environment, fuelling the body, protection from adverse weather conditions, exposure, symptoms and treatment, preliminary protection, calling for help, where to go, and the role of Mountain Rescue. The video shows a helicopter rescue and follows a full mountain rescue exercise.
Running time approx 60 mins
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