Very helpful video. The topic was presented very thoroughly. Many thanks.

great video! i have been hillwalking for 30yrs and always get great satisfaction navigating in the cloud with map and compass. Technology can have a place and my phone helps give extra reassurance at times (i have Memory Map OS 1:50k maps downloaded), esp when i’m out on my own, but never rely on it as battery often flattens quickly in the cold. Cant encourage enough for newbies to learn map/compass skills, can be a life saver!

Invented in 1915 by Temporary Lieutenant (later Captain) Carrol Romer, M.C., R.E. (1883-1951), then "Maps", First Army: i.e. OC Maps and Printing Section, such reference cards were widely used by the British Army in World War I and after, being described in a Maps GHQ booklet Maps and Artillery Boards in December 1916. The name 'Romer' seems only to have been used officially from 1929. A reference card or Romer is a device for increasing the accuracy when reading a grid reference from a map.

Brilliant video. Thanks for sharing.

Great advice...We typically run in the Peaks and or The lakes and the mandatory FRA kit is our go to resource...plus other stuff.... Exposure and cold can go from a barmy 11 degrees to snow and summits so you can never be to over prepared....

An excellent video, thank you

Great video, guys. So many people are using it to learn a valuable lesson. Very useful video indeed.

Really useful video...

The baldy guy sounds Irish!!

The Romer, In the context of a compass, a "fixed scale" typically refers to a graduated circle or dial that is affixed to the compass housing. This scale is used to measure angles or bearings in relation to magnetic north. A compass generally consists of a magnetic needle that aligns itself with the Earth's magnetic field. The needle points towards the magnetic north pole. The housing of the compass contains a graduated circle with markings in degrees. This circle is the fixed scale. When using a compass, you can align the graduated circle with the magnetic needle, so that the needle is pointing towards the north marker on the compass housing. Then, you can read the degree markings on the circle to determine the direction you are facing. This helps in navigation as you can determine the angle or bearing to a specific point or landmark. For example, if you're hiking and want to travel due east, you would align the compass needle with the north marker, and then you would read the degree marking on the fixed scale that corresponds to east (which is 90 degrees on a standard compass). It's worth noting that some compasses also have additional features like a rotating bezel or a declination adjustment, which can be used in conjunction with the fixed scale to further refine navigation readings.

Lt Romer was an officer of the Corps of Royal Engineers during WW1 and is credited with the invention of the romer navigation aid.

We are in the US, planning a walk in Scotland. Camping / Expedition. Thank you for this resource!

Came across your video by accident Heather… what a stroke of luck… I was gripped from beginning to end. I’ve just taken up navigation after retiring from the Scottish Fire Service and I find it fascinating. Your instructions were impeccable. Thank you so much Heather. Stay safe. 👍🏼🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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I will probably never hike in snowy mountains, but I'm fascinated by these videos.

best instruction video on you tube by a country mile. thank you for taking the time to do these brilliant videos10/10 014 024 looks like the lock ness oven glove lol. once again thank you.

38:10 - Another quick way to figure out if you’re going to be heading uphill or downhill is to look at the contour numbers. If you’re reading them the right way up, the direction of travel ahead of you is uphill :)

very helpful! thank you. Wold you be able to provide some links to equipment used, please?

😀 Wonderful exposition on navigation - especially on difficult terrain. A must for all walkers, whatever their skill. I really appreciate the reliance on simple technology, dare I say it - Compass & Map! Technology is wonderful, but the Weather can be a better Master!

Nice video Ben, enjoyed our wild camp last month

Some good choices there. 👍🏼

Good stuff. 🏕 👌🏼

OS Locate now offers a 10 digit grid ref on both Android and iOS. That defines a single square metre. Some of the new multi-band (dual-frequency), multi-GNSS receivers with SBAS (WAAS, EGNOS etc) might provide accuracy that isn't far off ±1 metre under an open sky.

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Informative.

Does the needle on the silver expedition 4 glow in dark

Can anyone enlighten me as to which model of Scarpa boot this guy Robert, in the blue Rab jacket, is wearing? Looking to source a b1/b2 boot next to further my experience. Thank you in advance family.

Strava also do a Free Emergency Button that sends a Pre Prepared Text to a few chosen Contacts 👍🏽

I suggest reading the works of Adam Watson and learn what he has to say about avalanche warnings , safety measures and so called experts like this lot.

Sorry this has bugged me for ages! I actually won this competition and yet didn't feature in this documentary at all. Even the creator of the vid is in this, she was my peer at school and wasn't even disabled. She only tagged along to create her documentary on female paraclimbers, that didn't feature the female winner of the contest. Its been legit 6 years n I'm still very annoyed about it and have no clue why my school friend never included me!

Congratulations for the video. Just a "educational guess", and only that: ROMER = Ruler Of MEasuR

Really useful and informative video. Thank you for posting this.

Looks like somebody has a dog that barks as much as my neighbours!

Thank you very much for a very good lesson! Useful tutorial! Hope it will never will be used.. but incase of it will be.. it's going to save a big number of lives!

Thanks. Very useful info.

Great information. We use the SpotX. Funnily enough today we done a post about this very point. Will add the link to this film to it. As always Heather explains things well and in understandable terms. Cheers. 😊🌻🤙

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Thank you, watching this having just read Cairngorm John & sufficiently scaring myself into learning proper navigation / mountain safety :)

Super useful video Heather, good to refresh myself of the more traditional skills. For these sort of videos, adding time chapters would be really handy, so we can skip to different parts of the video depending on what we want to know/refresh.

More good advice troops, great to get a refresher of everything Heather taught us. 😎

Very helpful! Thank you, I’m looking forward to the next one 😊

Excellent video. Every mile in winter is two. ❄ #thinkWINTER

Thanks for a very good and informative webinar. Good detail and insights. Two examples approach also helpful.

Found this very informative and easy to understand. Will you be doing another one which goes to the next stage of navigation?

There’s loads of videos on KZbin offering basic navigation but this hets those basics across in a very understandable form. Explained with maximum clarity and minimum jargon! Thank you Heather. And stop pointing at the screen! 😂😊🤙

Thanks, some handy tips there. (enjoyed your interview on Scotland Outdoors by the way...I reckon your story would make a book worth reading - I'd read it)