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Synopsis
This comprehensive guidebook to navigation with a map and compass, but also with advice about using GPS and digital mapping systems, aims to help readers make the most of their outdoor experiences by learning how to use the map compass correctly. The techniques described will give readers the freedom to get away from the crowds, invent their own routes and discover new areas, even where the GPS fails. Chapters cover understanding a map, features, grid refs, contours; planning walks carefully; taking bearings, walking with a compass; timing, pacing and other techniques; what to do when you get lost and in poor visibility or darkness; navigating abroad and GPS and other digital technology. Packed with useful practical exercises and examples. Written by an experienced navigation trainer.
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From the Author
As a navigation instructor he has taught both beginners how to read a map and compass and the more experienced how to hone their navigation skills. He runs the Silva-sponsored Map and Compass Courses.He has written for a variety of outdoor magazines, has worked for the BBC as a local radio reporter and leads hiking holidays around the world.
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- PublisherCicerone Press Limited
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1852845988
- ISBN 13 9781852845988
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number2
- Number of pages176
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Guide to the art of navigation from map and compass to GPS. For complete novices and experienced hillwalkers. Explains the different tools available to help you find your way. Fully illustrated with the author's own photographs and OS and other mapping. Appendices outlining further practice techniques and useful sources of information. A comprehensive guide to navigation with a map and compass providing training on how to read a map and how to use a compass as well as more advanced techniques. Also features information on GPS and digital mapping methods. This book will be helpful whether you don't understand grid references or want to improve your night navigation. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781852845988
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