NNAS Course Dates and Prices 2013, by Peak Navigation Courses

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Peak Navigation Courses
Dates for our NNAS training and Assessment Courses 2013.

Peak Navigation Courses have now finalised the dates for their NNAS courses in 2013. Our cost for these 2 day NNAS Courses is £85 (non residential).

Learning to use a compass
Bronze NNAS:           
25th and 26th May
12th and 13th October
9th and 10th November
both days based from Foolow 
in the Peak District


Silver NNAS:                       
1st and 2nd June
19th and 20th October
16th and 17th November
day 1, based from Foolow;  
day 2, near Edale


 For the Bronze and Silver courses, you don’t have to commit to a whole weekend, you can mix and match the dates to suit you,    i.e. for bronze you could have day 1 on 25th May and day 2 on 13th October.


Gold NNAS Training:            Based on Keswick in the Lake District
26th and 27th October
Navigating to the stone circle on Eyam Moor
Our cost for all of the 2 day NNAS Courses is £85.
Mike and Jane who run Peak Navigation Courses are both qualified International Mountain Leaders.

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