map reading

Walk Wild launches its first Adventure Skills Weekend in the Peak District

This weekend (July 24th/25th) we launched our first Adventure Skills package to seven future explorers that are looking to gain valuable planning and practical skills to make their dream adventures a simmering reality. We covered everything from tent selection, adventure nutrition, map reading and navigation, trip planning and logistics, safety, water sourcing and filtering, cooking, sleeping mats and sleeping systems to tips and tricks from over 6 years expedition experience. JAM packed. This journey was made possible by our friends at Much Better Adventures, Firepot Outdoor Food & Stef Anamato - Lead by Ian Finch and Jamie Barnes - Our weekends run monthly via Much Better Adventures until December.

Images: Jamie Barnes

★★★★★

“Can’t thank you enough Ian and Jamie for leading this ‘must do..can’t miss’ weekend in the Peak District. Oozed with the adventure you both love and the experience you wanted to share. You created a fabulous environment of learning. Super pleased to have had the opportunity to experience beautiful surroundings and meet like-minded folks and make plans for the future. Most of all we had fun fun fun and lots of smiles” - Pam, Worcestershire

Ian Finch and Walk Wild partners with Ordnance Survey

As a young man I always ventured into the outdoors to explore, most of the time curiosity led, without any form of mapping. As my journeys and UK based expeditions matured, so did my requirements to understand detailed topography and landscape, terrain and mapping. I’ve always thought there is something beautiful and magical about maps, I have old charts of remote rivers, even continents and far flung islands - Yet none are more interesting than home. I study them, I even marvel at the colours and contours, and network of trails, those ancient and new that permeate the vast landscape of Great Britain. It’s more than an honour that we have partnered Ordnance Survey - as a thank-you to the Walk Wild community in the coming weeks, and with a very special code, you’ll be able to get your mapping requirements at a discount when you order online at www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk

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