• Choose the right grade to suit your experience and gradually progress to more technical routes. Begin at grade 1 (the easiest) then move up to Grade 2 where you might need ropes and grade 3 is the border between scrambling and rock climbing where you will need ropes.
• Planning and preparation should prevent problems however turn back before a more complex withdraw is necessary. Symptoms include; negative thoughts, nervous feeling, shaking leg, bad weather, struggling to route find and lack of confidence with your rope work.

• Compasses can be very tricky to hold still on a plastic or laminated map. Place an elastic band around the compass base plate next to the housing. You will find the compass much easier to keep in position as the band will grip the slippery surface.
• Map setting – drop your compass on to your map and orientate your map grid to magnetic grid north on the compass. This technique is quick and simple to use especially good for map setting in poor visibility.

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