Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter & GPS
Language: English
Published by The Mountaineers Books, 2025
- Softcover
- Used
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- Title
- Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter & GPS
- Author
- Burns, Mike
- Publisher
- The Mountaineers Books
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 168051721X
- ISBN 13
- 9781680517217
- Edition
- 4th Edition
Over 150 thousand copies sold
- Full-color maps to highlight real-life orientation methods and challenges
- Detailed descriptions and comparison charts of recommended tools, including personal locator beacons and satellite communicators
- Navigation exercises and practice problems
- Guidance for adapting skills and techniques for a wide range of outdoor activities
For nearly three decades, Wilderness Navigation has been the official textbook for outdoor education courses throughout the US as well as a trusted resource for adventurers all over the world. Authors and educators Bob Burns and Mike Burns describe essential tools and proven techniques for selecting and interpreting maps, taking and following compass bearings in the field, using an altimeter, and navigating with GPS using an app or dedicated device.
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About the Author
Mike Burns has climbed, scrambled, and hiked extensively and has been teaching outdoor skills--navigation, climbing, or section hiking--for decades. He is a longtime contributor to Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills and has also written numerous articles for The Mountaineer and Climbing magazines. He lives in Seattle.
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