Navigation Using Your Map and Compass

Name: Navigation Using Your Map and Compass
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ISBN: 9781852844905

ISBN-10: 1852844906

ISBN-13: 9781852844905

Edition: 2007

Authors: Pete Hawkins

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Owning a compass isn't everything. Knowing how and when to use it is! Contrary to what many walkers think, using a compass is straightforward and easy to learn.This practical guide will help you get the most out of your map and give you the key skills to using your compass. It's then down to you. As with any skill, knowledge isn't enough. Practice will make perfect and with that will come the freedom and confidence to enjoy our hills and mountains.Pete Hawkins is a qualified mountain leader, freelance journalist and the author of Map and Compass published by Cicerone. He writes the monthly navigation column for a leading leading walking magazine.

Book details

List price: $12.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Cicerone Press
Publication date: 4/25/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 5.48" wide x 6.34" long x 0.36" tall
Weight: 0.022
Language: English

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.



Preface



Foreword



Why Use a Map and Compass?



Map Essentials - Scales and Grids



Map Symbols and Contours



Walking with the Map



Choosing your Compass



Taking a Bearing from the Map



Taking a Bearing from the Ground



Walking with Map and Compass



Route Planning



Night and Bad Weather Navigation



New Technology-GPS and Computer Mapping



Where Now?


Appendices



Answers to Questions



Useful Contacts and Addresses



Further Reading



Navigational Aid


Index