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[paulmag]

I have my Silva and area OS maps in my camera sack at all times and find the GPS on my phone handy for logging spots for when I get home.

I wonder how many will go up on the hills in flip flops on a nice day then the weather turns and the battery dies...................

Glad you have managed to get back to the hills flat land would kill me after many years in the peak district

You sound a bit more chipper than a while back

[sibo]

I'm a lot more happier, I've managed to wangle a week back at my old job, so 5 days of caving climbing and hill walking. so one happy man lol.

[SeanNeedham]

Give me a map, a compass, a bit of paper and a pencil any day... I'm still wary of this GPS stuff, and not entirely sure I'd trust it.

I wonder how many will go up on the hills in flip flops on a nice day then the weather turns and the battery dies...................

One of the biggest news articles most weekends is that the mountain rescue lads around here have to go out to go and get a city slicker who's called them off a mobile, because they don't know where they are as their bleep box has conked out, or were wearing unsuitable footwear and done themselves in (I've seen lasses from Barcelona, who've probably only ever seen the mountains from the road trying to get up the paths in high-heels).
Good news is, now... The mountain rescue lot are billing them at 100€ per ten minutes, plus 1000€ per hour or part hour per helicopter if needed.

[sibo]

Ive rescued people of the Brecon Beacons in bad weather due to gps dieing well more black mountains area which can be pretty bleak.