Navigation Training

In what can only be described as a deluge of rain myself and a private client set off towards Kinder - our mission: to learn about the basics of navigation. Finding places, knowing I'm where I should be and being able to relocate if not so sure is something I enjoy doing, so having the opportunity to pass on some of this knowledge (even in the rain) is something I really enjoy. Here's a few photographs from the session:

The glorious Peak District, and a shiny new map

Heading down a well worn path....but is it the correct one? We checked this using a bearing just to make sure.

A very wet patch as we practised pacing

and a drier path, better suited for practising pacing

Good position for taking a bearing

Measuring the distance to walk

A line of grouse beaters making their way across the moor...
in the distance we could hear their colleagues shooting at grouse

The grouse shooting season starts on the Glorious 12th...the 12th of August. Looking into it a bit more the dates when various game birds can be shot legally varies - here's a helpful guide if you're curious. For the Peak District it seems the key dates are 12 August to 10 December for grouse shooting.

If you'd like to learn about navigation, how to read the land better, how to relocate when lost or just gain some confidence out on the hill please get in touch with me by email: ltaylor.srmt@gmail.com.