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May 14, 2015 · A relaxed brew and a bite to eat in shelter while watching the wind hurtle past and missing you is great. Do your map checks and set your compass for the next leg (if that is necessary) while in a sheltered spot (see left below) and not when you are standing in a full force of the wind.
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Never mind the higher numbers - you can see that normal walking is already being affected at only around 20mph! Know what yourlimitations are. Smaller people will obviously be affected at lower speeds than heavier people. When I was checking wind speeds using an anemometer in the Cairngorms on a Winter Skills course, the highest gust we recorded wa...
Keep a wide stance as you walk, with legs further apart. This is to counteract being blown sideways. With wind coming from the side I also find it helps to walk with my body slightly diagonally awa...Listen to the wind gusts. You can hear stronger gusts coming: They sound like express trains. Crouch down, lean over or brace before it hits you.Take smaller steps. Large strides mean that your feet are in the air for longer and so you are more likely to be knocked off balance.Walking poles can be helpful although I do find in strong winds they are caught by the wind and it is an effort to keep them in the right position as the tips are blown sideways.Winds at UK summit altitudes are often two or three times stronger than at sea level. Sometimes on high upland plateaus such as the Cairngorms, this effect can be even more marked. High exposed ridges catch the wind; avoid in high wind speeds. Cols, bwlchs and bealachs such as the aptly named Windy Gap between Great and Green Gable in the Lake Dist...
Even on a very windy day some routes may still be possible. But you do need to take the wind direction into account. One route up a mountain may be totally exposed while another is sheltered almost all the way to the summit. For example, with a south westerly wind (i.e. coming from the south west) the Pyg Track and Miners paths on Snowdon can be qu...
Make sure that anything you may need in a hurry is easily accessible. For example, carry your gloves in your pockets or top lid of the rucksack rather than deep in your pack. Keep snacks in your pockets rather than buried. Sometimes once on a ridge there may be no shelter for several hours (especially in winter when the sheltered ledges and slopes ...
In strong winds it is easy to lose equipment. Gloves blow away, and maps are easily lost. It is worth getting gloves with wrist loops (or sew elastic wrist loops on for yourself like I did with some of my old Dachstein mitts). Have spares of everything: at least two if not three pairs of gloves, two hats, two compasses, two paper maps and a technic...
Navigating in the wind can be more difficult, for a number of reasons: 1. In winter conditions the wind picks up snow in spindrift, reducing visibility and sometimes leading to whiteout conditions which can be very disorientating. 2. The wind can blow you off compass bearings, so to counteract that, make sure that if you are blown sideways you make...
Helen runs Snowdonia First Aid and Snowdonia Mountain Skillswith her husband Steve. Each have over twenty years of Scottish winters and are qualified Winter and International Mountain Leaders. They run Outdoor First Aid courses and Mountain Leader Training and Assessments as well as mountain and hill skills courses. Both Helen and Steve are active ...
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