Part of my recent Mountain Leader training course was to inspire us to look deeper at the landscape around us, to learn more about the ground over which we're walking. It may be the flora and fauna, the geology, the people. Each person would find their own niche - I found something that sparked my interest while on my Hill and Moorland leader assessment a few years ago when passing by a decaying engine in gully high in the Brecon Beacons.
The high ground of this country is littered with debris from aircraft which made their final decent into our hills and mountains. Much of it comes from the second world war when inexperienced aircrew were training without the comfort of navigation aids that we take for granted these days.
The high ground of this country is littered with debris from aircraft which made their final decent into our hills and mountains. Much of it comes from the second world war when inexperienced aircrew were training without the comfort of navigation aids that we take for granted these days.