Navigation Skills - Attack Points

Explanation of what is meant by an Attack Point and how to use one whilst navigating.
Follows on from video Navigation Task #26 • Navigation Task #26
Made with Anquet mapping software bit.ly/2qh3XqN

[@fellrunningguide]

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[@doughobbs7706]

Reallly good video this one- very interesting points raised 👍👍👍

[@fellrunningguide]

Cheers Doug

[@trytheoutdoors]

Brilliant. Thank you.

[@fellrunningguide]

Thanks Imran

[@alanwetherelt7155]

I was thinking wall , but not sure of you start point , also good chance people or animals way have made a bit of a path near the wall

[@johnrobertson7583]

This is interesting. At first i thought you were an orienteer. After looking up fell running, im curious as to why you have a specific leg in this type of event versus just running a complete distance like 10 or 20k…or whatever the usual distances are…seems like if youre just trying to get up the hil…then just keep going up the spur…

[@fellrunningguide]

Thanks for commenting John.
I teach navigation skills so these videos are designed more as instructional tasks rather than specifically related to fell races. This example is just to explain what is meant by the term attack point and how it is a useful technique to use.
There are some fell races that are more like orienteering events that require quite a good level of navigation skill. There are also events called "mountain marathons" that are in fact orienteering events but over a much larger area than usual.

[@rrcaniglia]

“On the flat…”?? Crossing the 430 contour line does not put one on a plateau. From 420 to 450, the slope is the same. At 430, you’re no flatter than at 420. Go to the end of the fence, walk your azimuth. If you reach 25 m past your estimated distance, begin a rectilinear search pattern.

[@fellrunningguide]

Sorry, I don't know which point in the video you are referring to?