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After training as a geography teacher Pete worked for a year in formal education before getting a job for the Peak District National Park at their education centre Losehill Hall. Whilst there he led walking and navigation courses which set him up for a freelance career from 1995 onwards. He established Peakland Walking Holidays, whilst writing for a number of outdoor publications and freelancing for BBC Radio. He was launch editor of Peakland Walker until the publication was sold. For 17 years he also led Country Walking's readers holidays to numerous foreign walking destinations.
With the publication of his first navigation book, he was sponsored by Silva UK Ltd to run the Silva Map and Compass Courses. Over 200 people a year attend his Peak District courses.
In 2008 he opened, with his partner, Jaret House B&B in Tideswell, Derbyshire.
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1. Silva-sponsored Map and Compass Courses (www.navigationcourses.co.uk) - Peak District based courses following the syllabus of the National Navigation Award Scheme.
2. Partner in Jaret House B&B, Tideswell, Derbyshire (jarethouse.co.uk)
3. Writer, author and website designer.
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Writer and walking guide.
1. Author of the successful Cicerone books - Map and Compass; the art of navigation (2003), Navigation; techniques and Skills for walkers (2007), Navigating with a GPS; Effective skills for the outdoors (2008)
2. Sponsored by Silva UK Ltd to run Silva Map and Compass Courses
3. Runs Peakland Walking Holidays
4. Regular contributor over the years to Country Walking, RA members magazine, Camping and Caravanning magazine. Former editor of Peakland Walker magazine
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| Author of three successful Cicerone books - Map and Compass; the art of navigation (2003), Navigation; techniques and skills for walkers (2007), Navigating with a GPS; effective skills for the outdoors (2008)
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| Specialist area is all aspects of land-based navigation (map and compass, GPS, digital mapping), the Peak District and walking/guiding abroad (especially Nepal, Peru, US, New Zealand and Iceland and Greenland).
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