April 2024

Mountain Navigation Mountain Navigation I want to share with you the approach I adopt when teaching mountain navigation during a Mountain Leader training course. Firstly it's important to understand that CONTOURS are KING... 'It is a common mistake for those beginning their map reading journey to focus on other elements such as paths, streams and boundary lines to identify their location. However, this isn't foolproof as these elements of a map can easily and often change in appearance and location or simply not be there at all. On the other hand, contours are super reliable... if you can [...]