Skip to content
Survival Skillset

Lesson 7 of 15

Mist on the ridge: edges, ridges and darkness

40 min

You reach the summit in cloud. There is a trig point, a big cairn, a few other walkers eating sandwiches, and in every direction the same grey wall about 40 m away. You walk round the cairn to find a sheltered spot, sit down for ten minutes, get up and set off down the path you came up. Except that, after a few minutes, the ground is dropping more steeply…

In this lesson

  • Crags and cliff edges in mist
  • How
  • Leaving a summit
  • Common mistakes
  • Navigating a ridge in mist
  • Choosing an escape off a ridge in mist
  • Night movement on the hill
  • When to move and when to stop
  • Moving in the dark
  • Following a stream down
  • Check yourself
  • Key points

The rest of this lesson is in the full course

Every module, practical and exam, self-paced and private, with a certificate at the end.

Original price was: £149.00.Current price is: £99.00.

Places on the full course open soon. Module 1 is free to try now.

Already have the course? Log in