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| Preparing for the Backcountry | |
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| Introduction & History of Navigation | |
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| Navigation Overview | |
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| Purpose of This Book | |
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| Wilderness Survival | |
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| The Three-Step Approach to Wilderness Survival | |
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| Survival Kits | |
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| Before You Go | |
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| Chapter Exercises | |
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| Maps, Charts, & Compasses | |
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| All About Maps & Charts | |
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| Chart and Map Projections | |
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| Types of Charts and Maps | |
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| Chart and Map Nomenclature | |
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| Chart and Map Care | |
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| Chapter Exercises | |
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| All About Compasses | |
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| Magnetic Forces Affecting a Compass | |
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| Types of Compasses | |
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| Creating Your Own Compass | |
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| Chapter Exercises | |
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| Finding Cardinal Direction & Location | |
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| Using a Map & Compass | |
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| Dead Reckoning: Finding Your General Location | |
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| Orienting a Map | |
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| Terrain Evaluation Related to a Map Feature or Line of Travel | |
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| Angulation: Line of Position | |
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| Biangulation: Using Two Lines of Position | |
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| Triangulation: Using Three Lines of Position | |
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| Chapter Exercises | |
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| Using Celestial & Other Aids | |
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| The Sun | |
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| The Stars | |
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| Chapter Exercises | |
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| From Navigation to Travel | |
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| Basics of Land Travel | |
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| How to Pack and Carry a Backpack | |
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| Route-Finding: The Six-Point Checklist | |
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| Basic Hiking Techniques | |
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| Night Navigation | |
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| Survival and Safety Gear | |
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| Chapter Exercises | |
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| Travel in Unique Environments | |
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| Travel on Snow and Ice | |
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| Desert Travel | |
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| Jungle Travel | |
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| River Travel | |
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| Coastline Travel | |
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| Chapter Exercises | |
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| Rough Land Travel | |
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| Gear for Rough Land Travel | |
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| Rope | |
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| Runners | |
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| Seat and Chess Harness | |
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| Prusik Slings | |
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| Carabiners | |
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| Pulleys | |
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| Helmets | |
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| Belay/Rappel Devices | |
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| Protection | |
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| Crampons | |
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| Care and Use of Your Gear | |
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| Chapter Exercises | |
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| Climbing Knots | |
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| Knot Basics | |
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| Backup Knot: Overhand Knot | |
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| Attaching Two Ropes Together | |
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| Fixed-Loop Knots | |
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| Friction Knots | |
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| Chapter Exercises | |
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| Traveling Over Rock Surfaces | |
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| Climbing: Classifying Rock | |
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| Safety Considerations | |
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| Climbing: The Basic Concept | |
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| Belay Systems | |
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| Attaching the Climbing Rope | |
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| Basic Climbing Movements | |
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| Lead Climbing | |
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| The Second Climber | |
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| Rappelling | |
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| Chapter Exercises | |
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| Snow & Glacier Travel | |
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| Avalanche Safety | |
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| Anchors and the Ice Ax | |
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| Travel in Snow | |
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| Travel on Glaciers | |
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| Chapter Exercises | |
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| Electronic Navigation | |
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| Global Positioning System (GPS) | |
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| GPS Makeup | |
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| How the GPS Works | |
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| Basic GPS Nomenclature | |
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| GPS Receivers: Main Pages | |
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| GPS and Map: Working Together | |
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| How to Use a GPS Receiver | |
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| Potential GPS Errors and Problems | |
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| GPS and the Six-Point Navigation Checklist | |
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| Chapter Exercises | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |