navigation Trail talk: measuring gradients with a slope card Slope cards can be a useful tool when planning a route or determining the risk of avalanche Trail talk: measuring gradients with a slope card
first aid Gear talk: backpacking mirrors “Good grief!” I hear you exclaim, “he is on about bloody mirrors now”. Yep, I cannot fathom why backpackers venture out on trail without at least the smallest of mirrors. […] Gear talk: backpacking mirrors
Three Points of the Compass 