It was with some trepidation that Nicole and I approached the FRA Navigation weekend based at Elterwater YH, and for those of you who know us, you will know why.
Excellent course with extremely supportive volunteers with years of experience made it all seem so easy indoors… and then we tried to put it into practice on the fells. It wasn’t just us, most of the folk on the course had a bit of a wobble. My night navigation partner, a burly window cleaner from Nelson was reduced to a jibbering wreck when faced with a 10K solo exercise with ten controls to find. Our aim on the previous evening was to maybe find three. We did in fact get all ten, but somehow neither of us could cope with the daylight route, in perfect conditions.
Lots of fun, extremely informative, some people were already signing up for the next event at Kettlewell in April!
Verdict - stick with me at night, follow Nicole in daylight hours. They say practice makes perfect – we’ve both got a long way to go (and neither of us could probably find the way back).
Won’t be joining you roadies, Rucksack Navigational Challenge in Edale this Saturday EEEEEK! You’ll be relieved to hear that FSS and I will be doing this as a pair. Following Saturday LDWA Autumn in Lakeland – splendid scenic route of just 20 miles. Looking forward to seeing some of you at the Joss Dinner.
Congrats to YJ on Macc Half.
NLN
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