Tuesday, 29 April 2014

Navigation Refresher

A call came in from Jim, can I help? He's signed up for the Lakes 10 Peaks Challenge, a 73km run/walk with 5600m ascent, and his group are aiming to get round in under 20 hours. Given the arduous nature of the challenge - the route is advertised by the organisers as taking you  "over dramatic rocky crags, across open moorland and through low lying bogs" Jim thought it best to brush up on his navigation skills. A wise decision, as the challenge includes Helvellyn, Scafell Pike, Great Gable and Skiddaw plus six other classic Lake District peaks

Heading out from Glossop I chose an area which has plenty of features to use, observe and test Jim's skills.

Learning how to pace and time distances 
Hand-railing a broken wall
Spring lambs in the late evening sunshine
Walking on a bearing
Jim went off reciting the 5 Ds to himself, all set and feeling much better prepared for the challenge. Best of luck.

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