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Naismiths rule is a great formula for planning a hike. Its good to know how long the hike or walk will take & this formula calculates the distance & height gained to give you a rule of thumb on the overall time it will take for your chosen route. There are variations on distance depending on the terrain but the main sum that we can all walk at 4km per hour & gain 10m in height every minute is the one I mostly stick to. It’s also worth taking into account the wind, rain & snow as that can slow you down as well and also add on time for some breaks & stops. Breaking your route into legs makes it more accurate as you can check you are waking at the estimated pace on each leg & then update your calculations if need be.

You can use a chart like the one pictured here by @mt_association which is credit card sized so you can insert in your wallet for when you have brain fog & cannot do the math !! ...

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Coast To Coast

I did the Coast to Coast with Simon as our guide. His knowledge, competence, experience and passion was inspiring for a first time hiker. After this I am hooked and will be back to “bag” some more hills.
I can highly recommend Simon Stokes

Vibeke Krogh

Rock Climbing

Simon was extremely helpful in teaching me the setup of gear and ropes for Trad climbing. He also gave me some great tips on smearing (which definitely improved my climb). I can now climb with my friends on harder routes, confident on my gear placement and anchor setup. Thank you

Rory Evans

Navigation

Taken part in the Peak Outdoor 2 day bronze navigation course this weekend. Very informative and enjoyable at the same time, Simon certainly knows his stuff and delivers it in an easy to understand way and takes the time to go over the more difficult stuff until it clicks into place.I can highly recomend Peak Outdoor and now considering booking the Silver course

Wayne Richardson

Mountaineering

I’ve climbed in the Himalayas with Simon and had many fantastic hill days with him in Scotland over several years.Simon is a vastly experienced and well qualified all round mountaineer. A great, fun guy, his passion and enthusiasm are inspiring. I’ve no hesitation in recommending Peak-Outdoor – enjoy !

Micheal Jones

Rock Climbing

Great day with Simon – great to have a refresh on trad skills , incredibly knowledgable about both techniques and the local area would recommend a day with Simon to anyone looking to progress on rock

Scott Baxter

Hiking

Simon Stokes guided our group on the Coast to Coast in August - quite sure we couldn’t have done it without him! Very professional and with a job to get us across the line safely each day, but always with a great sense of humour

Rae Humphries

Rock Climbing

We had an amazing day, Simon is such a supportive climbing instructor who helped me improve my technique massively.We learnt so much today. Thank you

Angela Owen

DofE

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Simon in the Peaks on the DofE award. He is knowledgeable, professional and has a great work ethic. I’d happily work along side him in the future and would highly recommend him for any adventures you may have in mind

Matt Hoey

Hiking

What was so special about Simon was his genuine interest in each of us as people as well as the time he took to check on our well being. This was particularly important as it was quite a long walk and the first week although spectacular, was also quite difficult. Simon had all the skills and knowledge you expect from a guide as well as warmth and his own Yorkshire brand of humour

Sarah Sutcliffe

Rock Climbing

Finished a 2 day climbing course lead by Simon & Gary. Course was really informative, practical and fun. would highly recommend to anyone who's slightly interested in climbing. I've had a wonderful time - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Alex Hodgson

Rock Climbing

Brilliant weekend of climbing with Simon and Gary! Really nice knowledgeable blokes that you can learn from and have a laugh at the same time, 100% recommend cheers guys 👍

Tommy Kearney

Rock Climbing

Fantastic weekends climbing with Simon and Gary. Their encouragement, patience and guidance is brilliant, so you come away with a sense of achievement whether you managed to get to the top, or improve by one move on your last attempt. Relaxed, entertaining and very enjoyable. Already looking forward to the next session!

Holly Mackrill

Climbing & Navigation

I genuinely can’t recommend Peak-outdoor enough. An absolutely incredible time both rock climbing and doing the navigation course. I’ve learnt far more on these sessions than just skills. Simons consistent positive attitude and determination is tangible in every moment and this more than ensures you’ll have an incredible day regardless of the activity. His knowledge and skills are extensive and he’s more than happy to pass these on at whatever level you find appropriate. Value for money is 5/5!! Can’t wait to be back out climbing again soon with you!! If you’re wondering about booking.. just do it

Alice Turner

Mountaineering & Navigation

I have recently spent several days with Simon across a range of activities from walking, scrambling, weaselling and most recently NNAS bronze.
I learnt a huge amount and feel a lot more confident heading into the hills due to this course - it’s not just the syllabus that has taught me a lot, it’s Simons knowledge he shares built up over many years in the outdoors.

Couldn’t recommend it enough!

Matt Upton

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