Map and Compass required!

Yesterday's walk was great fun, but challenging on the navigational front. It’s disconcerting when the compass and map tell you something, but your head tells you another. We stuck with the recommendations of the map and compass and made it to each of the small summits we were aiming for. No danger as we were not in the high Cairngorms, but an interesting insight into winter navigation when visibility is poor or non-existant. I set the camera up on the handles of my walking poles for this selfie. Too cold to mess about for long, so a quickie it was!

[Peter Day]

better safe, than sorry.

[Casablanca]

Absolutely right - compass and map will be correct when the landscape suddenly changes in the weather conditions. Glad you made it where you were heading!

[Milanie]

This is such a neat shot of your hiking conditions! Obviously made the right choice :)

[Bep]

I agree with the above.
Nice picture of the two of you!

[Judith Johnson]

A very wintry scene. Snow forecast here but not cold enough yet

[KoalaGardens🐨]

my head always leads me astray!

[Islandgirl]

Brave soul.............taking photos outside can be very painful! Lol

[Pat Knowles]

I could see how You could become completely disorientated.....would be scary in a niovice climber!

[Tom]

Love it, the image and t\he story..given that I have lost my bearings
several times..once with a compass in a thick woods as night fell.

[Kathy]

You two are great adventurers.

[Denise Wood]

Great capture and hike :)

[haskar]

These little things are very important and you can't count on Google Maps! It disappoints the fastest. Great adventure capture.