Harvey maps and books are tools that I’ve made increasing use of since undertaking my Summer Mountain Leader training in 2012. I first encountered Harvey products when I found a second-hand copy of the Seven Hills of Edinburgh map, which…
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An ‘L’ of a way with grid references
Despite the big changes in approaches to teaching navigation over the last decade or so, grid references will need to be introduced and used at some point to allow progression. As with a lot of the skills required for using…
The pitfalls of left and right in navigation and route description
We’ve all had the experience of mixing up left and right, often when trying to explain a route to a driver when we’re feeling under pressure ourselves. Confusing left and right may have been a contributing factor to the rout…
Completed British Orienteering Event Safety and Introduction to Orienteering e-learning
During the long days of lockdown, I found myself starting to do a lot of work for an organization where we were looking at Open Orienteering Maps and MapRunF as adjuncts to outdoor learning. This led to a gradual reconnection…
Updated: Tale of a cragfast geology student from Strabeg bothy book
Update: The person who ended up stuck on the slope got in touch with me to give me additional details and, in particular, point out that they had a whistle, compass-clinometer and phone on them but were unable to use…
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Posted in Geodiversity, Mountains, Navigation, Scotland
Posted in Geodiversity, Mountains, Navigation, Scotland
Hills of Hame 