Understanding contour lines These little tips should help improve your understanding of contour lines and how to interpret them. One of the most important navigational skills is the ability to…
Read More
Introduction A lone walker stands out against the snowy summits of the Mamores while descending from Stob Ban These beginners’ tips for winter mountain walking and mountaineering in the UK…
Read More
Improvised Quick Draws Sometimes you may find that on a long pitch of climbing you are running low on gear and might have to make improvised quick draws to make…
Read More
Tying a knot in the end of the rope while sports climbing It seems a bit lame offering a tip about tying a knot in the end of the rope…
Read More
Introduction A good way to learn about trad climbing belays is to book on one of our courses if you are getting into trad climbing for the first time,. You…
Read More
Demystifying Navigation - Introduction This article is full of map-reading and navigation tips for beginners and especially for those people who may be frightened by the whole subject. I’ve called…
Read More
Yorkshire Three Peaks - Sunrise Introduction Here are some Yorkshire Three Peaks tips and training ideas for someone walking the Challenge for the first time. The Yorkshire Three Peaks has…
Read More
Understanding mountain weather Introduction As regular, or even occasional, hill-walkers and mountaineers, it's vital that we have an understanding of mountain weather. Therefore a number of my previous tips have…
Read More
Sastrugi This tip is all about Sastrugi which, along with rime ice, are very useful in determining what the local wind direction has been recently. This knowledge plays a crucial part…
Read More
Rime Ice Knowing about rime ice is an essential and potentially life-saving bit of mountaineering knowledge. As part of our avalanche awareness and planning, it’s crucial that we know where…
Read More
thesummitisoptional.com
Mountain navigation courses in the Lake District, Snowdonia and Yorkshire Dales including GPS navigation courses