Note :Weather -Cold below 4c wind chill high (wind sleet -very cold rain) visibility good apart from some driving rain
I'm having a hot chocolate -two lads
it is a really good view from the Two Lads
me in the dark
the haunted mast -it was spooky covered in sections of mist ,sleet was falling gave a red glow around in the sky ! Note from Dad - poor quality sorry !
the creepy sheep (mast)
falling ice sign -if the lights flash on the mast -take care !
me having a hot chocolate at winter hill Trig point
rain and sleet in the middle between Winter hill and Rivington pike
Rivington pike (pike wall in background)- I kept my eyes down to keep my night vision
Links
http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/index.php
fell runners forum -used for hints and advice
http://www.brightkidz.co.uk/being-bright/how-hi-vis-works.html
what colours to wear in the dark
http://www.walkjogrun.net/routes/current_route.cfm?rid=55DBAF69-B9DF-D469-FA98511BEAA5ED18
good running route -too long for Me !!!
http://www.go4awalk.com/hill-skills-and-navigation/navigation-skills/night-time-navigation.php
night navigation advice
http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/hill-skills/night-navigation-skills/6750.html
night navigation advice
Note from dad - Jake is very experienced in most weathers in this area and can pick out features in what appears to be a barren environment even at night , The distance is well within his capability ,
Risk reduction - Jake has multi layers of high performance Waterproof/wind/ breathable and warm clothing, Hi Vis clothing is used where the visibility is poor or I need to know where Jake is , headlamp, backup Torch , Jake has on him high energy food plus spare top layer.
Dad has more spare clothing,compass,map food and in this case the hot chocolate. Emergency Hi vis bivi, Two Blackberry's(BB), one is used for GPS tracking/ Photo and the other is used for phone/e mail -backup GPS. either can be turned on to show current GPS position/route on the web. torches and BB's are fully charged and checked for charge before the run.
http://www.brightkidz.co.uk/being-bright/how-hi-vis-works.html
what colours to wear in the dark
http://www.walkjogrun.net/routes/current_route.cfm?rid=55DBAF69-B9DF-D469-FA98511BEAA5ED18
good running route -too long for Me !!!
http://www.go4awalk.com/hill-skills-and-navigation/navigation-skills/night-time-navigation.php
night navigation advice
http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/hill-skills/night-navigation-skills/6750.html
night navigation advice
Note from dad - Jake is very experienced in most weathers in this area and can pick out features in what appears to be a barren environment even at night , The distance is well within his capability ,
Risk reduction - Jake has multi layers of high performance Waterproof/wind/ breathable and warm clothing, Hi Vis clothing is used where the visibility is poor or I need to know where Jake is , headlamp, backup Torch , Jake has on him high energy food plus spare top layer.
Dad has more spare clothing,compass,map food and in this case the hot chocolate. Emergency Hi vis bivi, Two Blackberry's(BB), one is used for GPS tracking/ Photo and the other is used for phone/e mail -backup GPS. either can be turned on to show current GPS position/route on the web. torches and BB's are fully charged and checked for charge before the run.
I actually enjoyed reading through this posting. Many thanks.
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