Pentlands DofE
This week I’ve been delivering DofE training for The City of Edinburgh Council for a good group from Trinity School. This culminated in a practice expedition in the Pentlands. I was particularly impressed with the ambitious cooking options of the group, as some of the photos on The ClimbNow Facebook page show. Wet earlier in the week, but thankfully dry on Thursday and Friday for the practice expedition.
The group in the Pentlands.
Pentlands Navigation
I was out this morning in the Pentland Hills delivering the third of a four session navigation course for The City of Edinburgh Council Adult Education. These local hills are excellent for navigation practice within easy access of the city by car or public transport. The format of this navigation course over four weeks allows time for consolidation of skills and seems to work well.
Typical Pentlands view. It isn’t from today as I forgot to get the camera out.
Pentlands
I was out today running a hill walking navigation course for The City of Edinburgh Council Adult Education. We started from Hillend and used the northern Pentlands. Winds were strong with a bit more rain than forecast, so we stayed lower than I normally would for this course to make use of available shelter.
Some of the group dealing with the weather on one of the lower hill tracks.
Navigation Course The Pentlands
Glorious weather in The Pentlands today for delivering a City of Edinburgh Council Adult Education Navigation Course. Navigation progressed through the day finishing with legs through open hill country away from paths. The ground was generally dry and there was sunshine most of the day and a light breeze.
Some of the team using maps and compasses away from paths.
Edinburgh and the Pentlands
I’ve spent the last week delivering a DofE training and practice expedition for The City of Edinburgh Council based out of their Bangholm Outdoor Centre. Monday to Tuesday was training including a navigation day in the Dalmeny Estate and Thursday and Firday was the practice expedition in The Pentland Hills.
Sunshine and showers in The Pentlands on Thursday.
Sunshine and showers all week with fairly strong winds made for generally good drying conditions for the ground and crags.
Pentlands
The last couple of days I’ve been out in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh with a DofE group for The City of Edinburgh Council. The weather was excellent with sunshine and relatively low winds. There’s a good forecast for the next few days, so crags in the area will be drying out nicely.
Blue skies in the Pentlands on Friday.
The Pentlands
On Saturday and Sunday I was delivering navigation courses for The City of Edinburgh Council Adult Education. Both days were well attended with the participants being keen to get to grips with navigation or refresh existing knowledge, which made for two great days.
Arthur’s Seat from the Pentlands (note this photo isn’t from the weekend as I forgot to take pictures).
The weather was kind with only the odd very light shower on Saturday and cool winds on both days. The hills in this part of Scotland are still very dry for the time of year, which made for very pleasant walking both on and off paths.
The Pentlands
Fiona, Joe and I were out today in the Pentland Hills with an excellent group from Grangemouth High School.
Joe and one of the group high on the screes underneath Caerketton Hill with Edinburgh in the background.
It was cool to start with after an overnight frost, but was warm in the sun later on with light variable winds. The Pentlands are dry underfoot at the moment after the recent weather.
Pentlands and the Trossachs
I’ve spent quite a lot of the last two weeks supervising Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE) qualifying expeditions for the City of Edinburgh Council Outdoor Education.
Evening light on Stuc a’Chroin
The expeditions included traverses through the Pentlands and the Trossachs. The weather was generally very kind, but a couple of the Silver Groups did particularly well to keep good spirits through a day and night of fairly incessant rain in the Trossachs.
Wild camping above Callander.
