Simon Young
@sah-young.bsky.social
Freelance Outdoor Educator and Mountain Leader
Interested in Hills, Rocks, Natural History
Interested in Hills, Rocks, Natural History
Dave’s Thursday Nav puzzle
Happy New Year folks
We are looking slightly E of N from the NE shoulder of Arant Haw
🟦 is the W shoulder coming off Brant Fell
Can see Calders & Brian Bigg tops.
Middle Tongue, Bram Rigg and White Fell shoulders
Long distance FP running along main ridge
Happy New Year folks
We are looking slightly E of N from the NE shoulder of Arant Haw
🟦 is the W shoulder coming off Brant Fell
Can see Calders & Brian Bigg tops.
Middle Tongue, Bram Rigg and White Fell shoulders
Long distance FP running along main ridge
January 1, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Dave’s Thursday Nav puzzle
Happy New Year folks
We are looking slightly E of N from the NE shoulder of Arant Haw
🟦 is the W shoulder coming off Brant Fell
Can see Calders & Brian Bigg tops.
Middle Tongue, Bram Rigg and White Fell shoulders
Long distance FP running along main ridge
Happy New Year folks
We are looking slightly E of N from the NE shoulder of Arant Haw
🟦 is the W shoulder coming off Brant Fell
Can see Calders & Brian Bigg tops.
Middle Tongue, Bram Rigg and White Fell shoulders
Long distance FP running along main ridge
Reposted by Simon Young
Every year I’m reposting this classic map to wish you a Merry Christmas 🎄
December 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Every year I’m reposting this classic map to wish you a Merry Christmas 🎄
Dave’s Christmas Thursday Nav Puzzle
I hope you all have a fab Christmas
Many thanks for all the exercise for the grey cells over the year
We are on the sand coloured map looking SE towards a prominent peak from just up the N flank of col to W of the lake
🟡 is the top on the ridge running NE
I hope you all have a fab Christmas
Many thanks for all the exercise for the grey cells over the year
We are on the sand coloured map looking SE towards a prominent peak from just up the N flank of col to W of the lake
🟡 is the top on the ridge running NE
December 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Dave’s Christmas Thursday Nav Puzzle
I hope you all have a fab Christmas
Many thanks for all the exercise for the grey cells over the year
We are on the sand coloured map looking SE towards a prominent peak from just up the N flank of col to W of the lake
🟡 is the top on the ridge running NE
I hope you all have a fab Christmas
Many thanks for all the exercise for the grey cells over the year
We are on the sand coloured map looking SE towards a prominent peak from just up the N flank of col to W of the lake
🟡 is the top on the ridge running NE
Reposted by Simon Young
‘Three norths’ set to leave England and not return for hundreds of years 🧭
The historic alignment of true, magnetic, and grid north is set to leave England, three years after they combined in the country for the first time since records began.
www.bgs.ac.uk/news/three-n...
The historic alignment of true, magnetic, and grid north is set to leave England, three years after they combined in the country for the first time since records began.
www.bgs.ac.uk/news/three-n...
December 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
‘Three norths’ set to leave England and not return for hundreds of years 🧭
The historic alignment of true, magnetic, and grid north is set to leave England, three years after they combined in the country for the first time since records began.
www.bgs.ac.uk/news/three-n...
The historic alignment of true, magnetic, and grid north is set to leave England, three years after they combined in the country for the first time since records began.
www.bgs.ac.uk/news/three-n...
Dave’s Thursday Nav puzzle
Not too confident with this one. Map doesn’t seem to show the meanders marked SE of the 🟨
Also the number of interlocking spurs doesn’t quite fit…..
Will await tonight’s solution
Not too confident with this one. Map doesn’t seem to show the meanders marked SE of the 🟨
Also the number of interlocking spurs doesn’t quite fit…..
Will await tonight’s solution
December 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Dave’s Thursday Nav puzzle
Not too confident with this one. Map doesn’t seem to show the meanders marked SE of the 🟨
Also the number of interlocking spurs doesn’t quite fit…..
Will await tonight’s solution
Not too confident with this one. Map doesn’t seem to show the meanders marked SE of the 🟨
Also the number of interlocking spurs doesn’t quite fit…..
Will await tonight’s solution
Reposted by Simon Young
Here is a neat version of the “what country are you facing when standing on the Shoreline” map.
Source: buff.ly/Dli08sU
Source: buff.ly/Dli08sU
December 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Here is a neat version of the “what country are you facing when standing on the Shoreline” map.
Source: buff.ly/Dli08sU
Source: buff.ly/Dli08sU
Dave’s Thursday Nav puzzle
Luckily I know all these fine mountains.
We are on the Fairy Hill with 🔲being spot 331 by the 🅿️
I am sure you know, but….
Schiehallion famous not just for its folk law, but where the engineer Thomas Telford invented contours
Luckily I know all these fine mountains.
We are on the Fairy Hill with 🔲being spot 331 by the 🅿️
I am sure you know, but….
Schiehallion famous not just for its folk law, but where the engineer Thomas Telford invented contours
December 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Dave’s Thursday Nav puzzle
Luckily I know all these fine mountains.
We are on the Fairy Hill with 🔲being spot 331 by the 🅿️
I am sure you know, but….
Schiehallion famous not just for its folk law, but where the engineer Thomas Telford invented contours
Luckily I know all these fine mountains.
We are on the Fairy Hill with 🔲being spot 331 by the 🅿️
I am sure you know, but….
Schiehallion famous not just for its folk law, but where the engineer Thomas Telford invented contours
Dave’s Thursday Nav puzzle
We are just N of the confluence of the stream coming down from Lord Edward Howard’s Spring with the River Derwent 315m OD
Looking NW upstream to the Horse Stone 526m OD
We are just N of the confluence of the stream coming down from Lord Edward Howard’s Spring with the River Derwent 315m OD
Looking NW upstream to the Horse Stone 526m OD
November 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Dave’s Thursday Nav puzzle
We are just N of the confluence of the stream coming down from Lord Edward Howard’s Spring with the River Derwent 315m OD
Looking NW upstream to the Horse Stone 526m OD
We are just N of the confluence of the stream coming down from Lord Edward Howard’s Spring with the River Derwent 315m OD
Looking NW upstream to the Horse Stone 526m OD
Dave’s Thursday Puzzle
We are at the head of stream draining W from Bankstop Hey (?fence post from the FB below us)
I thought the 🌲 in the Westend valley was crag at first 🤦🏼♂️
In front of us is a hook shaped spur between the Westend and Blackclough. The points lie either side of this on steep gullies
We are at the head of stream draining W from Bankstop Hey (?fence post from the FB below us)
I thought the 🌲 in the Westend valley was crag at first 🤦🏼♂️
In front of us is a hook shaped spur between the Westend and Blackclough. The points lie either side of this on steep gullies
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Dave’s Thursday Puzzle
We are at the head of stream draining W from Bankstop Hey (?fence post from the FB below us)
I thought the 🌲 in the Westend valley was crag at first 🤦🏼♂️
In front of us is a hook shaped spur between the Westend and Blackclough. The points lie either side of this on steep gullies
We are at the head of stream draining W from Bankstop Hey (?fence post from the FB below us)
I thought the 🌲 in the Westend valley was crag at first 🤦🏼♂️
In front of us is a hook shaped spur between the Westend and Blackclough. The points lie either side of this on steep gullies
Dave’s Thursday Nav Problem
A-7
B-4
C-2
D-6
E-5
F-1
G-8
H-3
A-7
B-4
C-2
D-6
E-5
F-1
G-8
H-3
November 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Dave’s Thursday Nav Problem
A-7
B-4
C-2
D-6
E-5
F-1
G-8
H-3
A-7
B-4
C-2
D-6
E-5
F-1
G-8
H-3
Dave’s Thursday Nav Problem
I pains me to say….. I am stuck!
We are looking up streamalong a straight sides valley with a few tributaries joining
Obvious kink to R round base of prominent conical hill
Can’t make anything fit 😳🙁😱
I pains me to say….. I am stuck!
We are looking up streamalong a straight sides valley with a few tributaries joining
Obvious kink to R round base of prominent conical hill
Can’t make anything fit 😳🙁😱
Map Reading Task 327
Which map relates to the photo?
Where on that map was the photo taken?
What are the key features that helped you work it out?
If I like your answer it doesn't necessarily mean that you are correct!
Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening.
Which map relates to the photo?
Where on that map was the photo taken?
What are the key features that helped you work it out?
If I like your answer it doesn't necessarily mean that you are correct!
Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening.
November 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Dave’s Thursday Nav Problem
I pains me to say….. I am stuck!
We are looking up streamalong a straight sides valley with a few tributaries joining
Obvious kink to R round base of prominent conical hill
Can’t make anything fit 😳🙁😱
I pains me to say….. I am stuck!
We are looking up streamalong a straight sides valley with a few tributaries joining
Obvious kink to R round base of prominent conical hill
Can’t make anything fit 😳🙁😱
Reposted by Simon Young
A halloween cartoon for @newscientist.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:27 AM
A halloween cartoon for @newscientist.com
Dave’s Thursday Nav Problem
We are looking SW to Y Garn from the main path up the ridge of Pen yr Ole Wen. Approx 500 to 550m OD ( not sure how to fix more precisely other the level of crags behind Llyn Idwal)
🟡 is on kink in stream draining Cwm Cywion below our level, at approx 450 m OD
We are looking SW to Y Garn from the main path up the ridge of Pen yr Ole Wen. Approx 500 to 550m OD ( not sure how to fix more precisely other the level of crags behind Llyn Idwal)
🟡 is on kink in stream draining Cwm Cywion below our level, at approx 450 m OD
October 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Dave’s Thursday Nav Problem
We are looking SW to Y Garn from the main path up the ridge of Pen yr Ole Wen. Approx 500 to 550m OD ( not sure how to fix more precisely other the level of crags behind Llyn Idwal)
🟡 is on kink in stream draining Cwm Cywion below our level, at approx 450 m OD
We are looking SW to Y Garn from the main path up the ridge of Pen yr Ole Wen. Approx 500 to 550m OD ( not sure how to fix more precisely other the level of crags behind Llyn Idwal)
🟡 is on kink in stream draining Cwm Cywion below our level, at approx 450 m OD
Dave’s Thursday Nav problem
We are looking NW straight along the Alport
Tributary coming in from N and then A major right angle bend to N
Plateau straight in front of us
Photo taken from direct line along river on BoS at approx 470m OD
We are looking NW straight along the Alport
Tributary coming in from N and then A major right angle bend to N
Plateau straight in front of us
Photo taken from direct line along river on BoS at approx 470m OD
October 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Dave’s Thursday Nav problem
We are looking NW straight along the Alport
Tributary coming in from N and then A major right angle bend to N
Plateau straight in front of us
Photo taken from direct line along river on BoS at approx 470m OD
We are looking NW straight along the Alport
Tributary coming in from N and then A major right angle bend to N
Plateau straight in front of us
Photo taken from direct line along river on BoS at approx 470m OD
Dave’s Thursday Nav Problem
Just in time…..😮💨
We are on the third, Wast Water, map
Looking N from Merklin Park
This is the only wooded flat bottomed valley. Also it’s the only spot with a concave slope in the right place relative to the water
Just in time…..😮💨
We are on the third, Wast Water, map
Looking N from Merklin Park
This is the only wooded flat bottomed valley. Also it’s the only spot with a concave slope in the right place relative to the water
October 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Dave’s Thursday Nav Problem
Just in time…..😮💨
We are on the third, Wast Water, map
Looking N from Merklin Park
This is the only wooded flat bottomed valley. Also it’s the only spot with a concave slope in the right place relative to the water
Just in time…..😮💨
We are on the third, Wast Water, map
Looking N from Merklin Park
This is the only wooded flat bottomed valley. Also it’s the only spot with a concave slope in the right place relative to the water
Reposted by Simon Young
My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com
October 12, 2025 at 9:25 AM
My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com
Reposted by Simon Young
Wow, this is the view on the Himalayas from Jainagar (India). The mountain chain is 150 km away and still beautifully visible - I’m sure this was a particularly clear day but it’s a truly wonderful sight. Source: buff.ly/aTj63aD
October 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Wow, this is the view on the Himalayas from Jainagar (India). The mountain chain is 150 km away and still beautifully visible - I’m sure this was a particularly clear day but it’s a truly wonderful sight. Source: buff.ly/aTj63aD
Dave’s Thursday Nav Problem
We are looking NW over Angle Tarn to 🟧Great End
The effluent steam and pathways place us on Rossetti Pike, or just a little off it to the W. Height 625 OD (ish!)
We are looking NW over Angle Tarn to 🟧Great End
The effluent steam and pathways place us on Rossetti Pike, or just a little off it to the W. Height 625 OD (ish!)
October 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Dave’s Thursday Nav Problem
We are looking NW over Angle Tarn to 🟧Great End
The effluent steam and pathways place us on Rossetti Pike, or just a little off it to the W. Height 625 OD (ish!)
We are looking NW over Angle Tarn to 🟧Great End
The effluent steam and pathways place us on Rossetti Pike, or just a little off it to the W. Height 625 OD (ish!)
Reposted by Simon Young
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
p.s. My new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats' is out this week. Details at www.tomgauld.com
p.s. My new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats' is out this week. Details at www.tomgauld.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
p.s. My new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats' is out this week. Details at www.tomgauld.com
p.s. My new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats' is out this week. Details at www.tomgauld.com
Dave’s Thursday Nav Puzzle
We are looking S over Blea Tarn
Shoulder rising from the 477 spot
High ground at back
Gentle “tump” to SW indicated by intermediary contours
The other two maps have far too much relief
We are looking S over Blea Tarn
Shoulder rising from the 477 spot
High ground at back
Gentle “tump” to SW indicated by intermediary contours
The other two maps have far too much relief
October 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Dave’s Thursday Nav Puzzle
We are looking S over Blea Tarn
Shoulder rising from the 477 spot
High ground at back
Gentle “tump” to SW indicated by intermediary contours
The other two maps have far too much relief
We are looking S over Blea Tarn
Shoulder rising from the 477 spot
High ground at back
Gentle “tump” to SW indicated by intermediary contours
The other two maps have far too much relief
Dave’s Thursday Nav Problem
I had to check the blurb again this week as I missed a key line first time!
We are off the map to the S, looking N over a quarry
Black the scarp to W of White Pike
Yellow 608 spot on Walna scar
White Walna Scar Rd in coll between Walna Scar and Brown Pike
I had to check the blurb again this week as I missed a key line first time!
We are off the map to the S, looking N over a quarry
Black the scarp to W of White Pike
Yellow 608 spot on Walna scar
White Walna Scar Rd in coll between Walna Scar and Brown Pike
September 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Dave’s Thursday Nav Problem
I had to check the blurb again this week as I missed a key line first time!
We are off the map to the S, looking N over a quarry
Black the scarp to W of White Pike
Yellow 608 spot on Walna scar
White Walna Scar Rd in coll between Walna Scar and Brown Pike
I had to check the blurb again this week as I missed a key line first time!
We are off the map to the S, looking N over a quarry
Black the scarp to W of White Pike
Yellow 608 spot on Walna scar
White Walna Scar Rd in coll between Walna Scar and Brown Pike
Reposted by Simon Young
Step out into nature this weekend - a stunning route if you need a break and fancy challenging yourself a bit mindovermountains.org.uk/collections/...
Coledale Horseshoe Wellbeing Walk 2025
A mental wellbeing walk with Mind Over Mountains. Your opportunity to spend an amazing day walking, talking and being listened to by our qualified wellbeing team, whilst exploring the Lakes' industria...
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September 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Step out into nature this weekend - a stunning route if you need a break and fancy challenging yourself a bit mindovermountains.org.uk/collections/...
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I’ve shared version of this map before but it’s just wonderful geography trivia: these are the landlocked and double-landlocked countries on this planet. HT @xruiztru
September 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I’ve shared version of this map before but it’s just wonderful geography trivia: these are the landlocked and double-landlocked countries on this planet. HT @xruiztru
Reposted by Simon Young
Great elevation map by @salonium shows just how massive the Tibetan plateau is.
September 19, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Great elevation map by @salonium shows just how massive the Tibetan plateau is.
This rings so true!
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
p.s. this week I am on a USA/Canada tour with my new book. Details and preorder links at tomgauld.com
p.s. this week I am on a USA/Canada tour with my new book. Details and preorder links at tomgauld.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This rings so true!