Testimonials

Thanks to those course particpants who were kind enough to send in a testimonial. I have added some of them to this list. Feedback is always appreciated and makes the courses so worthwhile.

"Felt a massive improvement in skills since the bronze course - much more confident, especially in the use of a cpmpass, taking bearings, back bearings etc." 03-06-07

"Enjoyed going up 'The Old Man' and second day re-inforcing skills" 03-06-07

"The mystery of maps was unveiled! Practical approach made it all clear and what patience shown to the 2 group members who arrived late to day one because they got lost on the way! - 11-03-07

"Very well organised, Don't think we left a stone unturned in terms of navigation skills. Highly Recommended" 28-04-07

"Excellent course, found it very useful as well as enjoyable. Great tutor - patient and takes time to explain things thoroughly but doesn't take it too seriously - lots of laugh on the way! Thanks very much and all the best for the future." Nathalie - 16/07/06

"Great Weekend, Treated everybody as equals" - 16/07/06

"Guy Wilson Mountaineering Course was a good start to map reading, I had no map reading ability before and now i feel really confident to go off trail and trust it. A really great weekend, nice weather, great company. Thanks Guy" - 16/07/06

"More informative than I imagined - well worth updating my skills from when Iwas a scout!" - 16/07/06

"I was a comlete novice - this course has given me more confidence to go it alone. Guy is very instructive, he keeps you interested in the course! Very Good!" - 18-09-06

"I have had a very enjoyable weekend and very informative. I hope to complete the Silver Level shortly also go on to the Gold!!" - 24-09-06

"Tailor Made - met our needs, learn't what I needed to and enjoyed myself in the process! Thank You!" - 24-09-06

"Venue in Coniston -Excellent. Ratio was as good as 1:1 - Excellent Value. Can't wait till the Silver Course!" - 01-09-06

"Very Professional - from the website right through to the course itself. Guy shared excellent local knowledge of the area we were walking in!" 01-09-06

"Guy is the sort of teacher who has the knack of teaching so that you don't realise you are learning. We learned by doing and later realised we had mastered a technique when he asked us to demonstrate something and we could! - I would recommend Guy to others (I already have done in the youth-hostel!) as a laid-back, right-on, non-sexist, non-patronising teacher!" 01-09-06

"The course was excellent, I didn't realise how much information was actually on an OS map until this course - I'm now spending many happy evenings planning my own routes - I just need more days off to implement them!" 11-03-07

Excellent tuition, Excellent Venue. Map reading is now a pleasure as i can understand hot to read one correctly after being on this course" 11-03-07

It's amazing how quickly the time has passed since our course with you in December. Cath & I were thrilled that you were willing to run the course for just the 2 of us after the others had dropped out due to illness. You may remember we were so hopelessly incompetent at navigation that were had been unable to find our way back from the pub to the farm on our first night.. You were very understanding and helpful - and your early diagnosis that our main problem was to do with not paying enough attention was quite right. The strategies you taught us - estimating and checking time, identifying features in the landscape, counting steps etc proved invaluable and we realised that actually, it's easy to pay enough attention and have a lovely time in the hills if you just do the basics well. Your patient teaching of basic compass skills was brilliant - particularly given that both of us suffer from maths phobia...By the end of the weekend we were both feeling a lot more confident that we could venture out on our own. The following weekend, we set off one bright & sunny morning for Alnhamoor and enjoyed a bracing walk across the moors to Little Dod - a route that has defeated Cath many times previously because it appears quite featureless for large parts. We were thrilled to discover that we could work out where we were & where we were going at every point. When the weather suddenly turned foul, we had to navigate our way back over a foggy moor to find a narrow path to lead us back down the valley. Using our newly acquired skills, we were able to dismiss paths that seemed to be in the right place but weren't on the right bearing when we checked (and would have led us deeper into the hills had we followed them). Slowly, we made our way across the moor, avoiding the worst of the bogs and arrived at the fence less than 50 yards from the gate we needed to find. We were thrilled! Since then, we've both succeeded in going off the beaten path into access land and found our way out again. In early Feb, we're planning a a few days walking in the Cheviots before deciding where we'll go to try out our skills further afield. We may be in touch later in the year if we feel we're up to the Silver course!
Sue January 2008