Hillwalking

Hillwalking is the movement on foot over hills and mountains. It takes place on a variety of terrain types and in a variety of environments.

What is a Hillwalking Permit

The adventurous activity permit scheme is designed to make sure that only people with the relevant skills and experience lead adventurous activities for young people. Therefore, all activities classed as adventurous can only be led by someone holding the appropriate permit. Young people (under 18) can take part in adventurous activities for themselves with personal activity permits or by holding the appropriate permit to lead others.

A Hillwalking permit is required for all hillwalking activities that take place in Terrain One or Terrain Two. Definitions of these terrains can be found in POR. Hillwalking activities in Terrain Zero do not require a Hillwalking permit.

Levels of Permit

There are four levels of permit available for Hillwalking. These are:

· Terrain 1 Summer conditions

· Terrain 1 Winter conditions

· Terrain 2 Summer conditions

· Terrain 2 Winter conditions

Types of Permit

There are three types of permit available for Hillwalking. These are:

· Personal – Allows a young person (under 18) to take part in Hillwalking with others with a personal Hillwalking permit.

· Leadership – Allows the permit holder to lead Hillwalking for a single group.

· Supervisory – Allows the permit holder to remotely supervise more than one Hillwalking group.