Pointing the way

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Confused about compasses? Worried about routing? Nervous about navigation? A beautifully-designed new website is here to help!

Using a lovely 360° panorama of the Castlerigg Stone Circle in the Lake District, Dave and Charlotte of the YonYonson web design agency have created Cardinal Points – a clean, simple and easy-to-follow set of lessons that will soon see you navigating like a pro. In lesson one, you pick a feature in the landscape and learn how to find it on a map. In lesson two, you reverse the process – something that can be very useful to know if you’re walking in thick fog.

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If all that sounds a bit easy for you, download the advanced PDF for more (including a handy explanation of resection and aiming off) or why not pass it on to less experienced friends, family and members? With a Twitter feed to engage with walkers, Cardinal Points is a great introduction to the art of finding one’s way around safely – something we should all be keen to promote.

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  One Response to “Pointing the way”

      At 12:09 pm on June 10th, 2010 Lilian Beevor-Reid wrote:

    I completed Lesson 1 recently – the instructions were succinct and easy to follow. Well done yonyonson! I’m looking forward to using my new skills when I visit the Lake District later this month – hopefully in good weather!

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