day one of a NNAS Direct to Silver award
shadowing Simon from Mountain Experience
seven candidates
assisiting Simon in the delivery of navigation training, managing the group whilst out on the fell,
working with a subset of the group
giving navigation leg targets,
checking their strategies
checking their end of leg relocation
providing feedback on accurancy, learning opportunities.
Also a few opportunities to deliver flora and fauna input.. today was Hawthorne bushes, May time flowering, June Blushing and winter berries..as well as their use in hedges. . which led-in nicely to hedgelaying, the reasons and uses.
Area :
Dark Peak
Is situated between Sheffield and Manchester. The underlying rock is Millstone grit which is often exposed at the edge of the higher peat bogs for which the area is famous.
