MW Mountain Training

Final recce for TREC navigation workshops completed. Beautiful but chilly day!

You've got to read "One Way Ticket" by Rolfe Oostra. A great adventure book about, well, "mishaps and mayhem"! Yes, of course I'm mentioned, in the Mera Peak chapter, but only because I was ill!! No, I haven't written anything this time! He didn't ask 😉. I remember the Australian, though I had forgotten until I read about it. It's a while ago now! 2012?!

A beautiful and fresh start to the day! Spring, thank you for trying so hard to punch through the long winter!

Good to give back to the mountain environment. Tree planting on the slopes of Foel Goch. A group of Mountain Leaders, representing RAW Adventures planting for The National Trust. 2 stakes, 1 net, 1 tree keep moving!

Thank you Leo Houlding for a wonderful night. Interesting, inspirational and moving. Lindsey Houlding, what a family you have! I had to get a picture and I went in civvies!!!

Going to see Leo Houlding https://www.theatresevern.co.uk/booking/?event-id=10989&instances-id=1196175 tomorrow. A few seats remaining...grab them quickly. He is worth it! Tomorrow. Theatre Severn. 19.30hrs!

Booking – Theatre Severn

What a difference a day makes (or two!)..

Matching the ground to the map!
-Finger posts don't always match the map -Streams can run dry but...

CONTOURS NEVER LIE!
(They don't tell the full story though😲!)

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Just realised I haven’t done a Contours Masterclass yet - but Hand Railing… oh, the saviour of navigation when you’re busy chatting or visibility is poor.

What?
Using a linear feature to keep you on track in the right direction e.g. a wall, fence, river, stream, ridge, or even the path you’re walking on.

Why?
Because it’s simple.
No constant compass work needed - just relaxed, confident movement.

How?
Keep your handrail in sight and tick off features as you go so you don’t drift or get complacent.
Then use a catching feature - something obvious that tells you you’ve arrived, or stops you going too far.

Simple. Reliable. Very effective.

See a lovely example in the pictures below from a walk near Wilderhope Manor today.

See the edge of the woodland on your left...
My tick off features being:
1 Going downhill.
2 A man-made boundary should cross my path.
3 Woodland on my right as the ground flattens.
4 I should start going uphill again.

I was at the trig point. Bonus picture of Scarlet Elf Cup Fungus.

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Ask yourself these 3 questions...

Am I confident I have the KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS for the day?

Do I know what the WEATHER will be like?

Do I have the right GEAR?

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