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The Munros, the Complete Collection of Maps

Alex
2 weeks ago

The Munros, the Complete Collection of Maps This is a review of the excellent and innovative book: The Munros, the Complete Collection of Maps. Published by Harvey maps it is a compendium of their maps illustrating every Munro (Scottish Mountain over 3000ft or 914m). The book uses a mixture of the different Harvey maps in […]

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Lessons learned on the OMM 2023

Harriet Whiteley
2 weeks ago

The OMM (previously the KIMM) is a long-established event on the fell running calendar. It’s a ‘mountain marathon – essentially a combination of orienteering and fell running over rough and high terrain (I think of it as fell hurrying). There are a range of courses: the linear course sees competitors make their way round a […]

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Beyond the Edge Navigation Courses Featured in the Guardian

Alex
1 year ago

It was great to see the Beyond the Edge Navigation Courses featured in the Guardian newspaper yesterday. A recent Ordnance Survey poll suggests that 77% of respondents couldn’t recognise basic OS maps symbols. The suggested solution is get some training and attend a course. https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/jul/13/three-quarters-of-uk-adults-cant-read-a-map-heres-how-to-get-better-ordnance-survey-study We offer a range of courses including a one day […]

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Hati Night Navigating ©Joe Brown

Solo Night Nav as a Woman: How to Ease Anxieties and Feel Safe when Practising Night Navigation

Harriet Whiteley
2 years ago

Do you enjoy or endure night navigation? Hati shares how she built her confidence and discovered the freedom of going solo on the moors by night. (For more general advice on night navigation, read Chris’ blog on Top Tips for Night Navigation). I left my Hill and Moorland Leader training brimming with excitement about almost […]

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Alpkit Compass

Review of Alpkit Compass

Alex
2 years ago

This is a review of the Alpkit Compass, a cheaper alternative to the popular Silva Type 4. I’ve been using Silva compasses consistently throughout my life in the outdoors. First as a teenager learning to navigate in the hills and mountains. Then subsequently all throughout my career as an Mountaineering and Rock Climbing Instructor; on […]

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Jagged Globe Scottish Winter

Alex
6 years ago

For the last two months I’ve been working in Scotland instructing Scottish winter mountaineering for Jagged Globe. Here is a gallery of some of the photographs I’ve taken while out in the hills and mountains. [supsystic-gallery id=’1′] Alex

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Silva Expedition Compass

Silva Expedition Compass

Alex
6 years ago

For decades the Silva Type 4 compass has been the choice of Instructors, Guides, mountain leaders, serious walkers and navigators. However now Silva have redesigned the Type 4 and renamed it the Expedition. The base plate of the Expedition is the same size and has a magnifier, grippy silicon feet, the usual 1:25,000 and 1:50,000 romer […]

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Two people prating night navigation on a course in the Peak District

Night Navigation

Chris Allewell
6 years ago

Night navigation is a great way to hone your navigation skills. With the longer hours of darkness, you don’t even need to crawl into bed at 2am after a few hours on the hill. Book a navigation and map reading course with Beyond the Edge to give you the confidence to have a winter filled […]

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Some great wintery weather in the Peak on this wee Some great wintery weather in the Peak on this weeks Gold navigation course @nnas_award_scheme @mtntraining @mt_association #nationalnavigationawardscheme #winter @visitpeakdistrict @visitderbyshire @theoutdoorcity #navigation
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So wet and windy up on Kinder during Sundays NNAS So wet and windy up on Kinder during Sundays NNAS silver navigation course we had to get in our group shelter for lunch @nnas_award_scheme @mt_association @mt_association @ami_professionals #kinder #groupshelter #navigation #wetandwindy
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