Introduction What are WAG Bags? Why do I need one? Surely this is something to do with Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy? Happily, this has nothing to do with footballers'…
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Introduction Mountain summit weather forecasts are the final (and arguably most important) piece of the jigsaw puzzle. I started off this series explaining the importance of, and how to research,…
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Introduction Understanding the regional mountain weather forecasts is my second step in researching the weather to help plan my days out. This follows on from Step One, understanding the national…
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Introduction Understanding mountain weather forecasts is a vital part of planning a day out in the mountains, especially in winter. Over the next three months I'll explain how I go…
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Introduction This winter I was unexpectedly involved in a mountain incident. As a result, I had to send a 999 text message to call Mountain Rescue. I'd never used 999…
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Introduction Following on from last month's tip, this article will explain how to estimate slope angle by feel - that is, with reference to familiar everyday objects. Importance of Estimating…
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Introduction This tip is all about how to estimate slope angle from a map. Next month, I'll look at how to estimate slope angle in the field by relating it…
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Introduction This month's tip should help you understand wind speed in the mountains. Of all the weather phenomena (temperature, precipitation as rain or snow, etc), wind has the greatest influence…
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Introduction This month's tip is all about how to keep kit dry with drybags. First I'll look at a couple of ways that many people use but which have huge…
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Introduction For those who are not familiar with it, this article will introduce you to and help you understand the Lapse Rate. Of course, this is in the context of…
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