Carlow Summer Walking Festival
Carlow Summer Walking Festival The Carlow Summer Walking Festival is happening soon – on the 7th to 9th July coming. There will be a selection of guided walks from low…
Navigation & Skills
Carlow Summer Walking Festival The Carlow Summer Walking Festival is happening soon – on the 7th to 9th July coming. There will be a selection of guided walks from low…
Galtee Challenge Walk 2023 The annual Galtee Challenge Walk is coming up Saturday 24th June. The full route is 31 kilometres starting Cahir and walking the ridge to end at…
Thoughts on Navigation ~ Improving your Skills Over this series of posts, I've passed on a few thoughts about hill navigation - the importance of route finding, map reading, distance…
Thoughts on Navigation ~ Using a GPS A dedicated GPS unit or phone app like Hiiker can be used in various ways. In it’s simplest form you can plan and…
Thoughts on Navigation ~ GPS Units GPS (Global Positioning System) technology has grown rapidly in recent years. Some people don't like it all, they go to the hills or sea…
Thoughts on Navigation ~ Compass A compass is a handy tool in your navigation kit. Any compass is useful but a protractor type as shown in the photos here is…
Thoughts on Navigation ~ Measuring & Estimating Distance The ability to measure distance from a map and then estimate this distance as you walk is a useful skill. You should…
Thoughts on Navigation ~ The Language of Maps One of the great strengths of maps are their capacity to condense a lot of information into a small space. If you…
Thoughts on Navigation ~ Map and their Makers Some maps are better suited to your purpose than others but any map is better than none at all! You're bound to…
Thoughts on Navigation ~ Map ReadingApart from route finding, map reading is the key skill underlying all navigation on terra firma. Relative novices learning navigation skills will often concentrate on…