Fell Running Guide

Don't wear it unless you need to. A windproof will often suffice.
If you do wear it try to avoid wearing a backpack / race vest over the top - this reduces the wear and loss of waterproofing on the shoulders.

Today's lunch stop. Just enough room under my DD Hammocks Superlight S tarp to shelter from the rain.

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Next week's spot prize is a Sunblesa H11 head torch. Not really bright enough for fell running but great for camping and as a backup and emergency torch. I always carry one in my first aid kit.
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I was a bit further away from the tarn 😉

2 people wearing running kit, looking at maps in the dark.

Can you navigate with map and compass?
What about in the dark?

Next night navigation course Friday 31st October, 7pm. £25 from Grouse Inn near Froggatt.

Looking across rough moorland to a tarn with hills on either side. Grey cloudy sky.

Harvey map extract.

Harvey map extract

Harvey map extract

Map Reading Task 322

Which tarn is shown in the photograph?
Why - what features help determine your answer?

Harvey map extract used with permission

If I like your answer it doesn't necessarily meant that you are correct!

Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening

2 tents in a field, illuminated by torch light.

2 tents in a field, illuminated by torch light.

Head torch with bright yellow strap. Switched on and placed on a log with dead leaves.

Same tent, same torch but using different settings.
Video here: youtu.be/xm3C8pwmyLs

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Cheers, thanks for watching.
Yes especially with fell running shoes that don't get used on particularly hard surfaces. Non linear decrease makes sense.

For me it's caused by not slackening the laces enough when I put them on / off! If it was from wear whilst running I'd have scars on my achilles.

YouTube video by Fell Running Guide Ron Hill Reverence - 1000km Review

Video showing what my Ron Hill Reverence shoes look like after 1000km
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You don't always need to stick to the plan! Garmin doesn't know how you are feeling.

A lake with distant mountains and blue sky. Arrows for use with associated map.

Map extract relating to associated photo.

Map Reading Task 321

Identify the 3 features arrowed (photo location is off the map)

If I like your answer it doesn't necessarily meant that you are correct!

Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening

Beautiful morning on the Dales High Way

River Ribble at Stainforth, Saturday 20th September

RRP USD $54.95 so whatever that converts to.

Map Reading Task 320

Identify the 2 features highlighted and the point from where the photo was taken.

Map is the Harvey Maps 1:25,000 used with permission.

Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening.

I'd need to check RRP. The previous version was £65, not sure if the 2025 version has gone up.
I'd use this for running, I've got the NU25 for backpacking -lighter and cheaper but still plenty bright enough.

Looking forward to trying the new Nitecore UT27 MCT head torch.

MCT = Multiple Colour Temperatures - cool white, neutral white and warm, for use in different conditions (warm light is supposedly better in fog)

Comes with a USB-C rechargeable Li-ion battery and can also take 3 x AAA batteries.

Wonderful 👍

Well done Kev, great result. Thanks for the mention 😉

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Trying to work out which stream junction we are at!
Typical scenery from today's navigation course on Kinder.
#mapreading

DD Hammocks Superlight tarp tucked between a boulder and thick bracken.

View from inside the tarp - blue sky with a small white cloud, tall bracken, a rucksack and a cup in the foreground.

Today's lunch spot.
The threat of showers meant I took my DD Hammocks Superlight tarp. It turned out to be sunny but I put it up anyway 😄
#fellrunning #fastpacking

Planning my next backpacking trip using the Hiiker app.

I'm adding waypoints of possible campsites and working out the distance between them using the elevation profile chart.

hiiker.com?via=david

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Glad it was useful Simon.

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Map Reading Task 319

Identify the feature circled AND the photo location.

Are there any other features that you can identify?

IF I LIKE YOUR COMMENT IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU ARE CORRECT, I'M JUST ACKNOWLEDGING YOU 😁

Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening.
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