Back out with the six volunteer rangers from the Quantock Hills and Mendip Hills AONB services today delivering day 2 of their 'Hill Skills' course for Wet and High Adventures.
We headed to the Quantock Hills today for a full day practical session which started and finished from Triscombe on the western side of the hills.
Todays route covered 18km taking in Wills Neck (highest point on the Quantocks), the managed forests of Cockercombe and Ramscombe and the northern commons around Black Hill.
The weather continued with blue skies and great visibility but once again struggled to get above freezing. This gave us the opportunity to look at appropriate clothing and the benefits of layering, especially during the 'movement on steep ground' part of the day.
Over the course of the day we covered the rest of the hill skills syllabus and continued to work on the basic navigation techniques.
The day finished with well earned refreshments in the Blue Ball pub in Triscombe.
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