Mark Reid FRGS

It’s time for some Blue Sky thinking… Follow my outdoor adventures here: bsky.app/profile/teamwalking…

TOP TIPS #18 The Acceptance Trap is a cognitive bias where we make 'unwise' decisions because we want to impress people and gain their approval! You can now SUBSCRIBE for less than the cost of a coffee & get ALL of these Top Tips in one place. facebook.com/teamwalkinghill…

Yorkshire Dales Challenge Series 2027 Swaledale Saunter - 7th May Wensleydale Wedge - 6th Aug Wharfedale Wander - 24th Sept Ribblesdale Round - 15th Oct Four 20-mile walks that I’ve devised to showcase the very best of each of the main dales. teamwalking.co.uk/event-cate…

Join us for an adventurous weekend in Great Langdale. Choice of mountain walks each day, adventurous routes and sociable evenings. Follow the link in my bio.

Get Skills for the Mountains! 2-day accredited Mountain Skills course - ideal for people who enjoy the Lakeland fells but want to enhance their skills, stay safe, get empowered and explore further, with confidence. Follow the link in my bio.

Get Skills for the Hills! 1-day Map Reading course - ideal for beginners, people who follow apps or others! Get empowered and explore further, in confidence. Follow the link in my bio.

Navigation Skills course, anyone? I’ve got a Mountain Skills course coming up next week on 5th & 6th November at Keswick. Having proper skills is what turns a sketchy hike into a great day out, with appropriate route choice and skills to match bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9rk…

Top Tips #17 The Scarcity Trap The Scarcity Trap is a cognitive bias where we value something because it is rare, which often means our emotional impulses override risk assessments. If you'd like access to ALL of my Top Tips then why not Subscribe? facebook.com/teamwalkinghill…

MAP READING COURSE 4th Nov 2026, Stainforth, Yorkshire Dales My last Map Reading course of 2026. If you're fed up of following apps & want to get empowered, then this is the course for you! So far, 1,901 people have attended this course. teamwalking.co.uk/events/map…

GEOGRAPHY OF THE NORTH YORK MOORS 3rd November 2026 Hutton-le-Hole, North York Moors Spend the day in the North York Moors with Mark Reid, learning about the physical and human geography of this wonderful area. teamwalking.co.uk/events/geo…

LAKELAND MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE WEEKEND 7th & 8th Nov 2026 Great Langdale, Lake District Head to the hills for our Autumn Adventure Weekend. Spend a sociable, enjoyable & adventurous weekend hiking some of Lakeland’s most iconic fells and mountains. teamwalking.co.uk/events/lak…

Mountain Skills course 5th & 6th Nov 2026 Keswick, Lake District This 2-day Mountain Skills course will give you the skills and confidence to plan and follow your own walks across the fells & mountains of the Lake District. teamwalking.co.uk/events/mou… Mountain Training Accredited

You’ve no doubt seen in the media about how influencers are making some people head to the hills without the appropriate skills, experience or kit which can lead to problems. I can help. I’ve got Map Reading, Mountain Skills, Advanced Nav & NNAS courses teamwalking.co.uk/walks-cale…

Highlights from October’s adventures. Join me in November for an adventure to remember. Geography walks, Map Reading courses, Mountain Skills, Autumn Adventures, Advanced Navigation, Backpacking Weekend, Compass & Contours, Night Hikes, NNAS courses… teamwalking.co.uk/walks-cale…

Four new TripAdvisor reviews ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank you for your feedback - it makes it all worthwhile! If you'd like to get outdoors with me and find out why people are saying nice things, then have a look at my website teamwalking.co.uk

Day 5 of our Walking the Wainwrights - Eastern Fells. Birkhouse Moor (718m) Catsye Cam (890m) Helvellyn (950m) Nethermost Pike (891m) Dollywaggon Pike (858m) Seat Sandal (737m) 20km / 1250m ascent Today’s walk up Fairfield has been postponed due to adverse weather

Day 4 of our Walking the Wainwrights - Eastern Fells. Clough Head (726m) Great Dodd (857m) Watson’s Dodd (789m) Stybarrow Dodd (843m) Raise (883m) White Side (863m) Hart Side (756m) Sheffield Pike (675m) Glenridding Dodd (442m) 20km / 1295m ascent

Join me on my NNAS Bronze navigation skills course at Reeth in Swaledale on the 26th & 27th of October. This course is ideal for beginners or people who follow phone apps – plan and follow your own routes, change plans easily and stay safe on the hills. teamwalking.co.uk/events/nna…

Day 3 of our Walking the Wainwrights - Eastern Fells. A drizzly day on the Mells and Fells! Did you know the word ‘Mell’ is derived from Old Welsh ‘Moel’ for ‘bare hill’, as in Moelwyns, Mallerstang etc Great Mell Fell (537m) Gowbarrow Fell (481m) Little Mell Fell (505m)

A day of 2 halves: 40-50mph winds on Red Screes then it brightened up & the winds dropped Day 2 of our Walking the Wainwrights - Eastern Fells Red Screes (776m) Middle Dodd (654m) Little Hart Crag (637m) High Hartsop Dodd (519m) Dove Crag (792m) High Pike (658m) Low Pike (508m)

TeamWalking Top Tips #16 DECISION MAKING Heuristic Traps - Social Proofing This Heuristic Trap is a cognitive bias where people assume what they are doing is safe simply because other people are doing it. Follow for more Top Tips!