Preparatory
course
Cammino dei Borghi Silenti and Passi Avanti Guide&Coach
present
ONLINE COURSE OF PREPARATION FOR A PATH
Walking is a fundamental and ancestral act, which takes us back to the essence of human nature, which gives us allows you to live in close contact with the environment and with others, in a true and profound relationship, but it has its principles, which anyone who wants to set out on the journey, for one or more days, must necessarily know. The course we offer has been designed to give participants, even beginners, the skills essentials and tools to organize one’s path, mostly in Italy, and in general in relation to an itinerary that has already been developed, traced, organized and marked. To do this is necessary to address a series of issues, which are far from obvious in today’s society, increasingly sedentary and distant from life “on the move”, like the appropriate equipment from have the most appropriate clothing with you; the right nutrition and training/preparation preliminary; first aid stations; tools and apps for orientation and digital navigation; the various dangers that can be encountered along the way and how to solve the little ones problems of itinerant life. With this course we will therefore provide participants with fundamental and preparatory information to leave, alone or in a group, and walk in safety and enjoyment, but above all: with greater awareness. One of the modules of the Course will concern a specific in-depth study on the Camino dei Borghi Silenti and the nearby, equally beautiful and currently less known, Via dei Tusci.PROGRAM
The lessons will take place online on Tuesdays, in the evening, via the platform for
Zoom video conferences.
Lesson 1
Date and time
21/01/25
9pm
Introduction and objectives of the Course. Clothing and equipment necessary and useful.
Docente Riccardo Schiavo
Lesson 2
28/01/25
9pm
Physical preparation. Effective nutrition and hydration. First aid kit
Lesson 3
04/02/25
9pm
The use of GPS, and applications for smartphone, to follow a trail digital: opportunities and limits.
Lesson 4
11/02/25
9pm
Possible dangers, on the way, and their prevention. Call for help.
Lesson 5
18/02/25
9pm
Introduction to Meteorology: learning to interpret weather forecasts e evaluate changes in the weather atmospheric, on the move.
Lesson 6
25/02/25
9pm
Specific in-depth analysis on the Cammino dei Borghi silenti and Via dei Tusci.
TEACHER
Riccardo Schiavo, Professional guide and Educator/Trainer, AIGAE member, since 2005. Ha conducted hundreds of excursions on paths throughout Italy in recent years; educated dozens of hikers and trained dozens of guides. Teacher since 2015 in the AIGAE National Courses for aspiring Environmental Hiking Guides, he is was a member of the first AIGAE Scientific Technical Committee established. He founded the Passi Avanti project, which takes its name from the blog he started in January 2009, and which reports most of the activities carried out and experiences gained in the professional field in these years. Since 2024 he has continuously organized and accompanied groups on the Camino dei Silent Villages and on the Via dei Tusci. For info: Riccardo 3358228559 (calls only) – 3894777817 (whatsapp only) email: riccardo.gae@gmail.com