Wild camping with night time /poor visibility navigation techniques in Snowdonia. We will look at how people how camp efficiently in wild places then at night we will go out on navigating over the mountains using advanced navigation techniques to ensure we don’t get lost. Time spent looking at tents, camping kit, positioning tents so they are sheltered from the wind, non flooding sites, good practice in camping. Navigating in the cloud or at night and generally how to look after yourself for days in bad weather. Wild camping with poor visibility night-time navigation. Contact me for more info at joe@mountaineeringjoe.co.uk. https://mountaineeringjoe.co.uk/navigation-courses-snowdonia/course-n1-introduction-to-navigation/
Wild camping poor visibility navigation Snowdonia is a great skill to get on top of.
When taking into account the campsite we need to shelter from the wind so a forecast of the wind directions helps particularly if it changes over night. Will it flood if it rains over night? Suitable place to go to the toilet so it doesn’t compromise the camp site. Good water source. Flat enough?
Can we use a compass efficiently? What are the downsides to GPS? Does it always work? What about batteries? Is it waterproof?
What your interpretation like? contours on the map? What do they mean to you?
https://mountaineeringjoe.co.uk/navigation-courses-snowdonia/course-4-essentials-of-navigation/
Does your head torch blind you when you look at a map or is it reactive?
