Karl Wait - 161731

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Start Date : 10/10/2020

End Date : 11/10/2020

Duration : 8+ hours

Style : Technical Advice

Type : Quality Mountain Day (QMD)

Weather : Clear - sunny - good visibility

Wind : Gentle Breeze

Camping Type : N/A

Nights Camping : 0

Mountains : Brandreth Great Knott Haystacks

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Description

Working with Mountain Skills provider on a MTA mountain Skills weekend.
Saturday started in Honister Slate Mine carpark where a briefing was given and headed upto Dubs Quarry, introducing navigational techniques on the journey.
We then headed to Warmscale Bothy area to concentrate on micro nav.
We then headed up onto Haystacks using the contours and features to successfully navigate as a group onto the summit.
Second day (Different group) was started the same at Honister but headed to Brandreth and Grey Knotts to utilize features around this area.

Area : North Western Fells

Essentially this area is encompassed by Lakes of Bassenthwaite, Derwent Water, Buttermere and Crummock Water with the southern boundary being the Honister Pass

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