Carry maps and compass, say experts, as growing numbers explore outdoors with no navigational skills and one in four Lake District callouts labelled “avoidable rescues”
Walkers in Britain have been warned not to rely on smartphones to find their way on hills and mountains, and instead learn to use a map and compass, amid an increase in calls to rescue services.
On Christmas Day a walker became unwell and later died after getting into difficulty at Buckstones Jump, near Rydal, in the Lake District.
Continue reading…Carry maps and compass, say experts, as growing numbers explore outdoors with no navigational skills and one in four Lake District callouts labelled “avoidable rescues”Walkers in Britain have been warned not to rely on smartphones to find their way on hills and mountains, and instead learn to use a map and compass, amid an increase in calls to rescue services.On Christmas Day a walker became unwell and later died after getting into difficulty at Buckstones Jump, near Rydal, in the Lake District. Continue reading…