Originally Posted By: Am_Fear_Liath_Mor

A few years ago now I came across two female walkers at the end of the trail while heading to the top of Ben Chonzie for a Sunday afternoon walk. The hill top was covered in mist and visibility was a couple of hundred yards. They both had maps and compasses, they just didn't know how to use them despite one of them being a geography teacher, but at least they had the common sense not to go wandering off the trail in the mist. They knew their own navigational limitations. I am always surprised how many don't actually know how to use a map and compass even though they have the sense to bring them along.



A book I once read-as I am sure it has been said repeatedly-stated specifically that the 10 essentials call for a map & compass-but you need to know how to use them. Simply carrying them doesnt do you any good at all. I guess I was blissfully unaware that someone would actually carry something they couldnt read. Maybe I am naieve, maybe I assumed people who venture into the outdoors posessed the knowledge to do so. Granted, I was younger when I read it, but it still blew my mind that people did that.
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