Navigation, Pentlands Feb'12

The first Saturday in February saw a band of horrible weather sweep across the country. Fortunately for us, it ended up in eastern England where it dumped several cm of snow and by Sunday a fine day was in prospect for the Pentlands. We had 4 people booked onto our Navigation Skills on this day - Douglas, Lone, Amy and George, some of whom were fairly new to hillwalking, others were experienced, but wanted to brush up.

A class session saw them getting familiar with maps and compass, then out into the chilly air to work out pacing and timing. It was all then put into practice on a walk towards Allermuir Hill, including re-location techniques, identifying map features and compensating for terrain and elevation. A great day was enjoyed by all.

Our next Sunday session is on 3 March, with our first eveing mid-week sessions beginning on 17 April. If you'd like to come along to one of these, details are here.