Following a compass bearing in difficult terrain : Episode 3 Mountain Navigation

[@annshaw6426]

Excellent. No faff, just says what you need to get across clearly. Cheers.

[@BeyondTheTrail]

Cheers for that Ann. Always a tricky balance to get the right message across on camera! Particularly if it's windy!

[@marcusdonnell3168]

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[@marcusdonnell3168]

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[@tristanjones-roberts9880]

Awesome, thank you for putting the time to make this video. Like many others in the comments, I have my ml assessment coming fast, so it’s grand having this resource

[@BeyondTheTrail]

Really glad to hear that it is useful. Gutted that I haven't been able to finish the whole series yet. So much going on! Good luck with your assessment.

[@GogsDavies]

Watched this video a few times over the last 6 months, and enjoy the information. Thanks. The problem I have here in the Peak District, is the lack of features to sight on in a lot of places, and having to go in and out of so many groughs lol

[@BeyondTheTrail]

I feel your pain. Don't take a bearing off a sheep. Thanks for your comment 👍

[@kennethcarter5720]

I am so glad I have found this channel. I am 65 and never wild camped or walked in wild places. What’s been stopping me? The fear of getting lost? I am determined to do it before it’s to late. Been searching KZbin to learn how to navigate. Still uncertain. Your videos, your teaching style, your clarity and the delivery in practical settings are excellent. Being able to see it being done, suits my learning style. I feel more certain of successful navigation after watching this series. You have made a subject that my dyslexia struggles with, seem possible. My first walk will hopefully happen spring 2021. Thank you Subscribed don’t want to miss the next one🔥

[@BeyondTheTrail]

That is the loveliest and most encouraging feedback I have ever received and I'm grateful that you took the time to write that. I would be more than happy to chat about nav with you anytime and I deliver training too. Let me know if I can help. Cheers.

[@kennethcarter5720]

@@BeyondTheTrail hi Thank you. I have visited your website. Would navigation training be done during the day walk experience. I have now come across discussions regarding OS v Harvey maps. Have you any experience of this what are your thoughts Thanks

[@BeyondTheTrail]

@@kennethcarter5720 hi, hope you're doing well. The website doesn't list the nav training yet, but will do soon. I will plan a nav day based on your current level of knowledge and pick a suitable area to get the most out of it. Email me at [e-mail] and we can plan for this in the near future 👍 Harvey's vs OS is very much about visual preference and the level of detail you need for the walking activity that you're doing. We can definitely talk through that. Speak soon.

[@ASTHECROWFLIESHIKING]

Great video. Incredibly informative. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Subscribed to your channel.✌️

[@BeyondTheTrail]

Thanks for letting me know. Hope you're getting out in the mountains. Cheers.

[@stevelewis7100]

Fantastic 👍👍👍

[@BeyondTheTrail]

Great! I hope you find it useful.

[@edwarddemedeiros3607]

Wonderful! Great information!

[@BeyondTheTrail]

Thanks Edward. I hope to get the rest of the series finished soon.

[@eldubs]

Another fantastic video in the series! Thank you very much for your sharing your knowledge mate!

[@BeyondTheTrail]

Cheers for that Lee. Certainly makes it worth the effort.

[@eldubs]

@@BeyondTheTrail I see you have made the 2nd episode private, is that deliberate? I was looking forward to having a rewatch of the series 🙁

[@BeyondTheTrail]

@@eldubs really sorry Lee, I intend to make some alterations to episode two and get it back up there ASAP.

[@eldubs]

@@BeyondTheTrail no worries! il look forward to watching. your videos have really helped me out. before the lock down i had joined a military veterans walking group on Dartmoor, the guy who organises these walks is an ex special forces para (officer) and he was helping me to relearn some of the NAV i had learned 20 years ago in the army. particularly the 5 D'S which is why i was so pleased to find your first video! he advised me to buy lyle brothertons "ultimate navigation manual" and some other moorland NAV related books. reading the books have been great but finding your videos was refreshing as it felt a lot like a lesson. so thanks again BYT you have been a great help to me.

[@BeyondTheTrail]

@@eldubs that is enormously encouraging, thank you. I'm hoping to simplify episode two a little and make a couple of the points clearer, once I can get back to the mountains (I'm just a little too far to justify travel at the moment). Then I'll move on to pacing and timing in following episodes and eventually pulling them all together. Possibly a night nav episode too! Keep in touch.

[@runningwithbeverly7266]

Great video, very informative and super useful.Thank you for sharing

[@BeyondTheTrail]

Thank you. I'm glad it was useful. I will finish the series this year, once we are allowed to travel again.

[@JamieBarnes]

A super helpful video Paul! I've got my ML assessment coming up at the end of April, this video was a nice way to refresh my memory on techniques to navigate difficult terrain. Cheers!

[@BeyondTheTrail]

Jamie, that's great to hear. I intend to finish the series once lockdown is lifted. Good luck with assess and please feel free to share my channel with others. Enjoy!

[@GearTutorials]

Just found this video so before watching it went to your channel to view the first 2 in the series. Can't watch the 2nd one though as it's set to private.

[@BeyondTheTrail]

Hi, just seen this comment, sorry for the delay in replying. I have hidden episode 2 because I intend to update it and need to do that soon. Thanks.

[@robmckinley5475]

2 questions. In zero visability you wouldn't be able to see that large boulder on leg 1. And what if u missed the lake, again if the weather, was bad and u couldn't see it. Wouldn't it be better to "aim off" on ur bearing to the lake as it's a small target?

[@BeyondTheTrail]

Hey Rob. Good point about visibility and that brings in a whole load of other techniques not covered in this video. I plan to cover that in the future, and techniques include sending someone ahead on a bearing and double checking against each other - different again if you're on your own! In relation to actually finding the lake, which is pretty hard to spot in poor vis, that needs a strategy around catching features and using short legs with clear features. Have you often been caught out in bad vis? Always entertaining!

[@robmckinley5475]

@@BeyondTheTrail I very often go out on my own. Broken ground Nav' can be very challenging especially in zero viz' and travelling solo. If I was aiming for a small feature in bad weather such as a lake or sheep pen etc I'd always aim off one side (terrain allowing) so then I'd know which side I'd ended up at. Are you based in Snowdonia? I go there a lot. I've climbed with Rusty from Beddgellert a few times on courses.

[@BeyondTheTrail]

@@robmckinley5475 it's a good technique to aim off to one side and better if you can identify a catching feature. Yes, really grateful to call this home. I live on the coast but the Ogwen Valley is my favourite spot for mountain days, trad and snowboarding!

[@Fellmandave1]

Excellent stuff, you going to get the channel back going again? You are good at this.

[@BeyondTheTrail]

Hi. Thanks for that; that's really encouraging. Yes, absolutely. COVID certainly slowed the channel down and recent other commitments too but I'll get some new content out pretty soon. Thanks for the prompt 👊

[@Fellmandave1]

@@BeyondTheTrail I am having a go now at nav videos, let me know what you think. Its not easy!

[@BeyondTheTrail]

@@Fellmandave1 cool, I'll have a watch 👍

[@BeyondTheTrail]

@@Fellmandave1 you've put loads of work into those videos! Plenty of good info there. Nice one.

[@dayhikingforoldies9792]

Great video's, however, where is No2 tucked away please?

[@BeyondTheTrail]

Hi, thanks for getting in touch. No 2 is being reproduced but has been really delayed by a few things. The rest of the series is still to be finished too!

[@dayhikingforoldies9792]

@@BeyondTheTrail your style, content and presentation are a real pleasure to watch…. please continue with No’s 2, 4, 5 etc 👍

[@BeyondTheTrail]

@@dayhikingforoldies9792 that's really kind and great to hear. I'll get them done as soon as I can. Take care.

[@trytheoutdoors]

Brilliant. 1. Can you please spell the area you filmed in 2. What system do you use to take notes when planning your 5Ds? I have a terrible memory but struggle to keep pens and paper and map organised especially the rain. Cheers.

[@BeyondTheTrail]

Hi Imran, thanks for your questions. It is a superb valley called Cwm Tryfan in the Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia. I don't write down my 5 Ds. If I have to use this system then I'm likely to be doing multiple short legs of a journey, maybe up to 400m or so. This is short enough not to have to write details down. Then set up for the next leg/target. Practice makes it feel natural and less need to rely on notes. I hope this helps. Are you looking for any training?

[@justwilliam6192]

Cracking vid, well explained, would you like to place regular posts on my fb page UK hiking and adventure, Regards Rob

[@BeyondTheTrail]

Cheers for that Rob. Yes, I'd be more than happy to.

[@runningwithbeverly7266]

Have to remember this the 5 D's

[@BeyondTheTrail]

It is such a great system which will work every time! Work out a strategy for any leg of a route which needs careful nav using this system and this system will get you there every time (except for any significant mistakes along the way 😁). Let me know if you want to know any more.

[@ianrudd7442]

Hi. I liked video 1 & 3 but cannot access video 2?

[@BeyondTheTrail]

Hi Ian. I am filming a new version of episode 2 to improve it and will get it up there as soon as possible 👍 Also hoping to finish the series soon with further episodes on pacing, timing and putting the whole system together. Cheers.

[@ianrudd7442]

@@BeyondTheTrail that’s good to hear. I am finding these videos useful. If I can get back out into the hills again I may even look to re doing my ML again and will be better prepared this time.

[@BeyondTheTrail]

@@ianrudd7442 great, good to hear that they've been useful. Let me know if you want a refresher once you get back into the hills. Cheers.

[@ianrudd7442]

@@BeyondTheTrail I was going to ask about that. I will certainly do that.

[@BeyondTheTrail]

@@ianrudd7442 that will be great. Feel free to contact me on here or by email at [e-mail] Have a great Christmas.

[@James_Bowie]

"If you haven't seen episodes 1 and 2 then follow the links at the end of this video to see those." Basic KZbin stuff: Put such links in the description and make them clickable!

[@BeyondTheTrail]

Ok, cheers for that.

[@James_Bowie]

@@BeyondTheTrail PS: another tip is to use the same words in titles that form a series so that KZbin can position them automatically to follow each other. For instance: Mountain Navigation Episode 1: (whatever), Mountain Navigation Episode 2: (whatever), etc ...

[@BeyondTheTrail]

@@James_Bowie great, good advice.

[@tarifapirateyork]

I think you need a new compass....air bubbles

[@BeyondTheTrail]

Is that an offer of a kind gift?