2022 Course Calender

Learn To Rock Climb / RC1:
28th - 29th May
25th - 26th Jun

Learn To Lead Climb In Six Days / RC3:
8th - 10th Apr Plus 22nd - 24th Apr
3rd - 5th Jun Plus 10th - 12th Jun
7th - 9th Oct Plus 14th - 16th Oct

Bushcraft Skills 1:
26th - 27th Feb
7th - 8th May
10th - 11th Sep
12th - 13th Nov

Bushcraft Skills 2:
1st - 2nd Oct

Bushcraft Navigation 1:
17th - 18th Sep

Mountain Skills 1:
29th - 30th Jan Galway
19th - 20th Feb Killarney
2nd - 3rd Apr Glengarriff
14th - 15th May Killarney
3rd - 4th Sep Glengarriff
29th - 30th Oct Galway
19th - 20th Nov Killarney
3rd - 4th Dec Glengarriff
10th - 11th Dec Killarney
17th - 18th Dec Galway

Mountain Skills 2:
12th - 13th Feb Killarney
21st - 22nd May Glengarriff
24th - 25th Sep Killarney
26th - 27th Nov Galway
5th - 6th Dec Glengarriff
22nd - 23rd Dec Glengarriff

Scramble Skills 1:
22nd - 23rd Oct
7th - 8th Dec

Scramble Skills 2:
5th - 6th Nov

Beginner To Mountaineer In Six Days / Mountain Program 1:
3rd - 8th Dec


For More Details:
info@outdoorsireland.com
+353 (0) 86 860 45 63

Extra Outdoor Training Courses, For When Restrictions Ease. This Includes Week-Long Beginner To Self Sufficient Courses, Plus Wicklow Courses

Based on the hope of things easing soon, and training courses back on the agenda, I have scheduled a range of extra courses. This includes Wicklow - giving easy access from Dublin.

I feel there is, or is about to be, an increase of people wanting to get outdoors, get off the tracks and trails, maybe become more adventurous, maybe become more self sufficient.

To that end you will see I have scheduled in some beginner friendly Beginner To Self Sufficient Courses to get hill walking, mountaineering, scrambling or bushcrafting. This also includes a one-day Kayak Skills Course; which is all that is needed initially if you have just got a kayak/canoe/sit on top, or are about to get one!


Mountain Skills Week : Glengarriff/Cork
Wed 14th - Fri 16th Plus Wed 21st - Fri 23rd Apr
(Click Into Mountain Program 1)


Mountain Skills Week : Glendalough/Wicklow
Wed 5th - Fri 7th Plus Wed 12th - Fri 14th May
(Click Into Mountain Program 1)


Scramble Skills Week/5 Day : Glengarriff/Cork
Sat 24th - Sun 25th Plus Wed 28th - Fri 30th Apr


Bushcraft Skills Week : Glengarriff/Cork
Wed 14th - Fri 16th Plus Wed 21st - Fri 23rd Apr


Kayak Skills Training Day
Wed 7th Apr : Glengarriff/Cork
Thurs 8th Apr : Killarney/Kerry
Sat 29th May : Killarney/Kerry
Sun 30th May : Glengarriff/Cork


Mountain Skills 1 : Glengarriff/Cork
Wed 14th - Thurs 15th Apr


Mountain Skills 1 : Kinvara/Galway
Wed 12th - Thurs 13th May


Mountain Skills 1 : Glendalough/Wicklow
Thurs 18th - Fri 19th Mar
Wed 5th - Thurs 6th May
Thurs 3rd - Fri 4th Jun
Sat 12th - Sun 13th Jun


Mountain Skills 2 : Kinvara/Galway
Thurs 20th - Fri 21st May


Mountain Skills 2 : Killarney/Kerry
Thurs 20th - Fri 21st May


Mountain Skills 2 : Glendalough/Wicklow
Thurs 25th - Fri 26th Mar
Wed 12th - Thurs 13th May


Scramble Skills 1 : Glengarriff/Cork
Sat 24th - Sun 25th Apr


Scramble Skills 2 : Glengarriff/Cork
Wed 28th - Thurs 29th Apr


Bushcraft Navigation 1 : Glengarriff/Cork
Thurs 1st - Fri 2nd Apr
Sat 29th - Sun 30th May


Bushcraft Skills 1 : Glengarriff/Cork
Wed 14th - Thurs 15th Apr
Thurs 27th - Fri 28th May


Bushcraft Skills 2 : Glengarriff/Cork
Fri 16th Plus Wed 21st Apr


For a definitive list of all training courses and all dates click here to visit our website

Any Questions? Please contact me on info@outdoorsireland.com or 086 860 45 63. Thanks, Nathan Kingerlee - Outdoors Ireland

Bushcraft & Wilderness Training For New TV Production

Just finished two great days work with Troy Studios; bushcraft and wilderness training for a new tv production.

Always Have Useful Cordage Handy

Cord or cordage can be super useful in a bushcraft situation. A handy tip is to change your boot laces for paracord (which you'll get in a bushcraft or army surplus store). Cut the paracord twice as long as your boot laces need to be.

Then if you urgently need cordage use one of your laces as cordage, and cut the other lace in half to turn it into a conventional lace.

With such long laces there are a couple of ways to tie away all the surplus length. Photo 4 shows one way.

Survival Skills Course

Three-day Survival Skills Course coming up, running in the wilds of Glengarriff, West Cork. Dates are Fri 3rd - Sun 5th Nov or Thurs 21st - Sat 23rd Dec.

For more details please get in touch on 086 860 45 63 or info@outdoorsireland.com. Thanks, Nathan

The Yew Tree

The Yew Tree - all parts toxic apart from the berry, which is delicious. The seed within the berry is highly toxic though and must be carefully removed.

The foliage is actually more toxic than the seeds, and increases in toxicity when dried.

Yew seeds or needles used to be dried and ground into powder which was used as a fatal poison in medieval days. Predating that Celtic warriors, and warrior tribes around the world, would sometimes carry yew poison to self-ingest if they were captured by an enemy and through torture there was a risk of betraying their tribe.

Yew poisoning symptoms include increased heart rate, difficulty breathing, collapse and cardiac arrest.

Even yew pollen can cause headaches, lethargy, aching joints, skin rashes; and is a trigger for asthma.

Having said that yew is an beautiful and majestic tree, often reaching 400 - 600 years of age, with huge druidic, historic and religious importance. I have a large yew growing beside our wood shed and am delighted to have it there.

Bushcraft Skills, Learn To Lead Climb, Mountain Skills 2

Bushcraft Skills, Learn To Lead Climb, Mountain Skills 2 All Upcoming Over The Next Four Weeks


Bushcraft Survival Skills 1
30th & 31st Jan : €250pp
http://www.outdoorsireland.com/bushcraftsurvival.php
Survival Essentials : Bushcraft Essentials : Knife Skills : Shelter Building : Fire Building : Sterilizing Water : Foraging : Cooking


Learn To Lead Climb In Six Days
5th - 7th + 12th - 14th Feb : €480pp
http://www.outdoorsireland.com/rockclimbing.php
Beginner Friendly : Become Safe/Self Sufficient At Bottom Climbing, Top Climbing, Lead Climbing & Abseiling : Anchor Placement : Set Up


Mountain Skills 2
27th & 28th Feb : €170pp
http://www.outdoorsireland.com/mountainskills.php
Map Reading & Navigation Techniques : Compass Skills : Steep Ground Work : Night Navigation : Route Planning


For More Details Or To Book Please Contact Nathan Here