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GPS

If you are experienced at using map and compass, a GPS unit is not essential for navigating the Corbetts. However, even experienced mountain navigators will find they can make navigation easier in mist and the less experienced might find that using a GPS unit allows them to navigate safely in poor visibility.

Safety

The most important thing is not how to deal with accidents, it’s how to prevent them. There are three main tips for reducing your chance of a mountain accident by about 90%:

 Learn to navigate!

 Learn to navigate better!

 Learn to navigate even better!

The 90% figure is not a made-up statistic. Research done about 40 years ago suggested that poor navigation was a major contributory factor in about 90% of Mountain Rescue incidents in the Scottish Highlands.

Three more tips should account for the other 10% of accidents:

 Make sure you have a good tread to your walking shoes or boots. Don’t wear shoes with a worn tread.

 Use two walking poles – this greatly increases safety on steep grass slopes and during any difficult river crossings.