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Night Navigation Skills
By Paul Lewis on 19/03/2010 13:42:47
Mountaineering Instructor Paul Lewis explains how to find your way around in the dark.
Night Navigation skills- you should never be in the dark with a map inyou hand!You want to squeeze in an extra multi-pitcher on Gable Crag but ittakes longer than you thought. Someone in your team sprains their anklenear the summit of Glyder Fawr
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Ultimate Navigation Manual Reviewed
By Jon on 26/10/2011 17:14:15
Can Lyle Brother's navigational reference book live up to its title?
teams in no fewer than 24 countries in them. It sounds like a cliché, but he's genuinely passionate about navigation and mountain safety.To put that in perspective, last night I was off on a mountain bike night ride, while Lyle was setting out on a night
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Learn To Use GPS In The Lakes
By Jon on 21/08/2008 11:37:10
Baffled by technology? A GPS Training weekend in the Lakes could be the answer.
If you're keen on using GPS for navigation, but a little baffled by howto use the cunning little satellite-guided critters, GPS Training mighthave the answer with their Lakes-basedtraining weekend this October.TheGPS Navigation Weekend is scheduled
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Nav Man - Motorway Exit Syndrome
By Lyle Brotherton on 29/09/2011 12:32:40
Weekly navigation tip from expert Lyle Brotherton - this week, you stayed on the track but are still lost?
Lyle Brotherton is a navigation professional. He trains search and rescue teams and special forces worldwide in the intricacies of finding their way in the wilderness. He's passionate about navigation and about helping to keep people safe
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Monday Tip - Night Running
By Jon on 14/11/2011 14:04:17
Thinking about trail-running at night? Here are some tips to get you started.
With the light dying early these days, if you want to get out trail running, you'll need to get out at night, but running off-road in the dark is a whole new game, so this week's Monday Tip aims to help you find your way.Let There Be Light
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Haltwhistle Autumn Walking Festival
By Jon on 01/09/2009 16:01:56
Guided walks programme in Northumberland this October.
-mile Real Ale walk. There's even achance to pick up 'The Dark Arts of Night Navigation'...The full programme is available online and you can also book a place onany of the walks via the web site at www.haltwhistle.org
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First Autumn Geocaching Festival For Lakes
By Jon on 01/08/2006 13:16:50
Borrowdale is set to host the first ever autumnal Lakeland geocaching festival with prizes including mapping software and, erm, beer. Say no more...
Here's a date for your diary, the Lakes is playing host to thefirst ever autumn festival featuring high-tech geocaching treasurehunts.Let's Go! - A Festival of GPS Navigation, takes place atthe YHA Centre in Borrowdale from 5pm on Friday, September
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GORE-TEX 'Are You Tough Enough' Challenge
By Jon on 09/05/2012 10:12:53
Reckon you could hack the SAS selection yomp across the Brecon Beacons?
skills from two British Military Fitness Mountain Leaders. The skills required to complete the challenge from two British Military Fitness Mountain Leaders. These will include: day and night time navigation, survival skills, pacing techniques and how
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Geocaching Festival In Lakes This Weekend
By Jon on 08/05/2006 12:18:51
You can win beer, GPS equipment and software or simply learn about this young, high tech sport at the first ever geocaching festival based in Borrowdale at the weekend.
for newcomers to the sport of allages to learn the basics and includes coaching workshops to explainthe technology involved and, it says here, 'teach participants basicmap and navigation skills'.For more experienced Geocachers, there will be numerous
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Good Navigation Habits
By Jules Barrett on 03/05/2006 11:27:23
Our latest Tech Tips article guides us through the ins and outs of (successful) navigation. We can't promise you'll never get lost on the hill again, but at least you'll have a fighting chance...
Good mountain navigation is about nothing more than moving around accurately and with the minimum of fuss. Although the goal's a pretty simple one, navigation can sometimes seem like something of a black art; especially in poor visibility
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