Practice, practice, practice.
The only way to improve map and compass navigation skills, where reading map-to-ground comes naturally and the different methods of using a compass are front-of-mind,…
Practice, practice, practice.
The only way to improve map and compass navigation skills, where reading map-to-ground comes naturally and the different methods of using a compass are front-of-mind, is through practice – actually getting out there and doing it.
Leading on from the 2 day Introduction to Navigation course, the weekend will start by spending a couple of hours refreshing the memory on the theory covered in that course, before throwing on daypacks and heading out into the incredible Blue Mountains National Park (different location from Introduction to Navigation course).
In the afternoon, returning to where started, plan and develop an off-track (primarily) route plan for day 2, before enjoying a self-supported car-camp together (with Caro).
Day 2 will be dedicated to carrying out the route plan, discovering this part of the national park, through route finding, discussing navigational decisions in a dynamic environment, along with opportunities to practice triangulation and other methods of compass use… all whilst holding fast to the foundations of reading the ground, making wise decisions and walking with the land.
