There are Very few things in my life where I’ve come F1RST.

A hop and a skip out of my teens I came top in Map Reading in my Army Training.

A hop and three skips later – I was orienteering in the Highlands of Scotland.

Didn’t come F1RST then. Bloody Highland midges.

Unofficial tip for coping with Big Toothed Very Bitey Highland Midges.

Get a huge fern leaf. Waft it around your head like a maniac and/or use it as an umbrella and sit down smoking a fag.

What? Even Orienteering has got Hi-Tech now. In my day it was a map, a compass, a pair of running shoes, a stopwatch, a lot of laughs and a total lack of fear. Go figure.