The lost art of navigation?

[fozzy]

I always thought you had to give proof of experience (previous MMs or long fell races) to get into the LDMT?

It is entirely possible for runners to get round these sorts of races without navigation skills - you could do a MM with a partner who does all the navigation and the vast majority fellrunners get round most races without a recce, simply by following the runner in front.

I suspect far too many fellrunners have little to no navigational skills. After starting orienteering, I am now aware of how poor my navigational skills were. They are getting better through practise, but there is still along way to go...