Five minute Friday! Navigation techniques enabling success for Mountain Leaders, hill walkers.

[@JBMountainSkills]

Can you guess my favourite technique not mentioned?!

[@richardfowler561]

Nice one - loads of great stuff here. Thanks :)

[@JBMountainSkills]

You're welcome :)

[@mountainsonthemind5795]

Great short video, I do have view ranger and its always good just to use to double check your location after using the map just to confirm where you are.

[@JBMountainSkills]

Great for that isn't it!

[@stevemulholland1532]

Thanks for the lessons. You use Aspect aka exposure. North versus South vegetation.

[@slippery999]

I used the 5 Ds, last one being dangers both physical and navigational. It helped me to think about physical dangers so I could manage the group be it loose rock, steep ground, cliff edges etc. It’s tempting on assessment to be so focussed on the nav you forget to manage the group. With Navigation dangers it makes me look for things that could trip me up eg contouring where there is a tendency to lose height as you traverse, or in forested areas for example there may be multiple paths that are not all on the map Md by not checking compass it’s easy to follow the wrong path.

[@stevemulholland1532]

Someone said a range finder. Now that is geeky. Lol. Love it.

[@stephenbrooks1536]

Another vote for aspect of slope. Liked the way you taught this on my ML training in fog on day 2 by imagining rolling ball down hill. Worked really well that day to pinpoint location and have used since in anger successfully.

[@JBMountainSkills]

That's the one! Great when it works well hey?!

[@gustavhaggstrom9658]

My fav: Altimeter and all kinds of combinations of Alti+handrail/slope aspect/etc. Thanks for great content and mega channel from a Swedish ML/MCI equivalent in training 🙂

[@JBMountainSkills]

Glad you like them! Good luck with the qualifications :)

[@willpotter8343]

Being a pilot, my only caveat (and I’ve no doubt you do this anyway!) is to make sure the altimeter is calibrated to prevailing pressure setting on the day, using a known elevation.

[@andrewlarigo1423]

Great Stuff! Good reminders. Thanks for the Vid! Slope Aspect & Transit lines are what I need to work on. Bit of homework for me and to be used when I'm next out.

[@JBMountainSkills]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Paulmtb]

Aiming off is my favourite technique to use ..

[@Karlgwilly]

Cheers for these. Another slope aspect request please

[@JBMountainSkills]

I'll true and get around to it at some point!

[@jeremyballard7461]

Nice top tips Jez. Aspect of slope.

[@JBMountainSkills]

Cheers, that's the one!

[@lukethornton1942]

Really helpful thank you 😀

[@JBMountainSkills]

No problem!

[@davidmckechnie1]

Aspect of slope......?? Your winter comment gave it away for me.

[@JBMountainSkills]

You're on it!

[@stevemulholland1532]

If you say soil sampling my head will explode. Lol 😆

[@richardmathieson662]

Is the missing skill Aspect of slope? Cheers Rick

[@JBMountainSkills]

Certainly is!

[@tomgreene2282]

Can I download a decent GPS nav system on tn an iPhone 5?

[@simondavies5319]

Great vid Jez; made me chuckle - CAS 😂. Slope Aspect / contours?

[@JBMountainSkills]

CAS is good hey?! Yeah slope aspect is the one I was on about.

[@stevehumm4281]

Morning Jez.... another vote for aspect of slope? Also would you recommend OS mapping subscription or view ranger? I’ve had OS for A few years but thinking of a change this year. Thanks again for doing these vids ..... they’ve become my breakfast viewing!

[@BeyondTheTrail]

Hey Jez, really loving your recent content on here and I know others are too. I am pretty certain we have met (possibly at Castle Inn a couple of years ago - forgive me if it was some other time as my memory is failing me!) Thought I'd let you know I'm impressed with the evolution of your video style even in the last 3 weeks, the quality is great. Love your ironic 5 minute aim - keep rambling, it's good conversation! What camera are you using for these?

[@JBMountainSkills]

Hey glad you're enjoying them! Thanks for the kind words. I wouldn't worry, I'm good with faces but rubbish with names.... The videos are a bit of a mix, they started on an iPhone but the last few have been on my Sony a6500 - quality is much better!

[@BeyondTheTrail]

@@JBMountainSkills the sound is good too. I'm impressed with the 6500 and considering getting one. Good luck.

[@robch4414]

Don't know what it's called but I know it as backstopping - noting features beyond the target which will indicate you've gone too far and need to track back.

[@JBMountainSkills]

I know it as a catching feature but same idea :)

[@GuidoRowe]

Don't suppose you're military by chance? I've found people don't often call it that on civvy street?

[@garethedwards5406]

Slope angle + aspect

[@JBMountainSkills]

Boom, that's the one!

[@jeg569]

Real shame Viewranger sold subscribers out, they should have sold it to someone that could have carried it on.

[@Cous1nJack]

Aim off cautiously so you don’t go downhill only to go up again on the route.

[@stevemulholland1532]

And altimeter. You mountain guys sleep with one.

[@stevehumm4281]

Morning Jez.... another vote for aspect of slope? Also would you recommend OS mapping subscription or view ranger? I’ve had OS for A few years but thinking of a change this year. Thanks again for doing these vids ..... they’ve become my breakfast viewing!

[@JBMountainSkills]

Steve humm pleasure! If I was paying for one I’d go for view ranger perfectly. Think it’s a better system.