I was given these as a bad photocopy on my mountain leader training. It was suggested that it would be a good (fun) thing to do with youngsters when out on the hills. I don't know if 'the youth' find it fun but I think it is great. I don't know who (if anyone) owns the copyright (ask me to remove it and I will) but it needs reproducing, it really is that good. I think the weather forecasting flowchart really works (in the UK). Even if it doesn't it's a good few minutes of light relief that gets referred back to time and time again if you are out for a few days. I challenge you... Do the flow chart decide on where your are in the weather system then look at the synoptic chart (http://meteonet.nl/aktueel/brackall.htm) when you get home. Never fails... well not often.

Route card in editable Excel format. Key in the start time and the distance, height gained and rest times on each leg and it will calculate and fill in the estimated time taken and the totals. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for improvements to this route card. This excel file has protected cells that the user cannot edit without keying in a password to prevent accidental deletion of formulas. If you would like to know the password so you can edit it further then please ask.

A PDF of a blank route card. We also have an editable route card in excel format that you can download from the random hill walking downloads section. The editable version will workout times based on distance travelled, speed and height climbed.