Be Expert with Map and Compass

Author: Bjorn Kjellstrom
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470407654
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 261

Book Description
The classic map and compass navigation guide-revised for the age of GPS GPS devices are great, but they can break, get lost, or easily be hampered by weather conditions, making basic map and compass skills essential for anyone who spends time outdoors. This popular, easy-to-use orienteering handbook has been helping people find their way for more than fifty years. Now updated to include information on GPS as well as current Web sites, references, sources, and photographs, it remains the book of choice for professional outdoorsmen, novice orienteers, and outdoor organizations as well as teachers, scout leaders, recreational hikers, hunters, and others around the world. Coverage includes understanding map symbols; traveling by map alone, by compass alone, or by map and compass together; finding bearings; sketching maps; and traveling in the wilderness. Explains basic map and compass skills clearly Fully updated edition, including information on GPS Includes up-to-date Web site addresses, references, and sources Features a fresh, rugged design Ideal book for beginners If you're looking to feel more comfortable in the wilderness, this updated guide is an indispensable reference.

Be Expert with Map & Compass

Author: Björn Kjellström
Publisher: Wiley + ORM
ISBN: 0470508582
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
This classic map and compass navigation guide—newly revised for the age of GPS—offers a clear and concise master class on the art of orienteering. GPS devices are great, but they can break, get lost, or easily be hampered by weather conditions, making basic map and compass skills essential for anyone who spends time outdoors. This popular, easy-to-use orienteering handbook has been helping people find their way for more than fifty years. Now updated to include information on GPS as well as current Web sites, references, sources, and photographs, Be Expert with Map and Compass remains the book of choice for professional outdoorsmen and novice orienteers, as well as teachers, scout leaders, recreational hikers, hunters, and others around the world. Coverage includes understanding map symbols; traveling by map alone, by compass alone, or by map and compass together; finding bearings; sketching maps; and traveling in the wilderness. If you want to feel at home in the wilderness, this updated guide is an indispensable reference.

Staying Found

Author: June Fleming
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9780898867855
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
-- Features many new charts and illustrations -- New contact information for purchasing maps in the U.S. and Canada This tried-and-true guide teaches practical skills for navigating in the wilderness: reading maps; determining "true" directions following

Wilderness Navigation

Author: Bob Burns
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9780898869538
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 141

Book Description
A classic navigation tool returns, newly updated to reflect the latest advances in GPS technology and including everything a modern explorer of all skill levels needs to know about path finding, compasses, maps, and more. Original.

Be Expert with Map and Compass

Author: Bjorn Kjellstrom
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 9780020292654
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
"Required reading for the beginner in map and compass work, as well as for those interested in serious Orienteering. In simple, clear, concise terms the basics of map and compass work are described and illustrated." —George T. Hamilton, Appalachia This new, enlarged edition of Be Expert with Map & Compass includes everything the beginner needs to know about the increasingly popular sport of Orienteering: understanding map symbols; traveling by map alone, by compass alone, or by map and compass together; finding bearings; sketching maps; and traveling in the wilderness. Other updated sections cover competitive Orienteering, how to join an Orienteering event or organize your own, and useful hints for competitive and wilderness Orienteering. In addition to the revisions throughout, the author has interspersed the text with reminiscences of his more than fifty years of experience with map and compass. Drawing crowds of 25,000 participants at international events, the sport of Orienteering is more popular than ever. The Orienteering world championships were held in the United States for the first time in 1993. For Orienteers and scouts, avid outdoorspeople, and anyone who wants to feel more comfortable in the wilderness, this updated guide is an indispensable reference.

Finding Your Way Without Map Or Compass

Author: Harold Gatty
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486406138
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
Shows how to determine locations in the wilderness, in a desert, in snow-covered areas, and on the ocean, applying methods used by aboriginal peoples and early explorers

Orienteering

Author: Steve Boga
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811728706
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
Describes the skills needed to compete in this outdoor sport, including map reading, navigating with a compass, and physical fitness, and shares quizzes, exercises, and strategies.

Compass and Map Navigator

Author: Michael Hodgson
Publisher: Brunton Company
ISBN: 9781570340437
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description

Be Expert With Map and Compass

Author: Bjorn Kjellstrom
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447493079
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 189

Book Description
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Ultimate Navigation Manual

Author: Lyle Brotherton
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007424612
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 369

Book Description
Due to the level of detail, the images are best viewed on a tablet. All the techniques you need to become an expert navigator.