ACCURATE WAYFINDING

How do you track your location when the cloud is down or the terrain all looks the same? We gathered a team of experts to find out. In our panel we have record-breaking mountaineers and professional outdoor instructors who have worked and walked on mountains in all seasons and across the world. Between them, they have many lifetimes of experience on the hills. Here’s what they had to say.

WHAT'S THE MOST USEFUL NAVIGATION TECHNIQUE YOU KNOW? MATT LE VOI WML, RCI & Director of Lakeland Mountain Guides lakelandmountainguides.co.uk The 'Tick-Off List'. This is simply what you’re expecting to happen when you're navigating from point A to point B. Creating a list in your head of any key features, directions or changes in slope all helps to not only build your confidence that you're going the way you intend, but it can quickly help you notice when you're not! It also reduces the amount of time you need to be staring at your map, meaning you can enjoy the views or the craic. JAMES FORREST Adventurer & author of Mountain Man jamesmforrest.co.uk Sorry to all the compass and map aficionados out there, but – in truth – the best thing I've learnt over the past…

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Trail United Kingdom (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2024

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