Author: Harold Gatty Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 9780486406138 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 324
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
Author: Don Geary Publisher: Stackpole Books ISBN: 9780811725910 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 164
Book Description
Guide to safe exploration of the wilderness, with instructions for using a compass, reading maps, planning an outing, navagating in the field, and understanding the weather.
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.
Author: Harold Gatty Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486318931 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 322
Book Description
Useful, instructive manual shows would-be explorers, hikers, bikers, scouts, sailors, and survivalists how to find their way outdoors by observing animals, weather patterns, shifting sands, and other elements of nature.
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
Author: Craig Caudill Publisher: Page Street Publishing ISBN: 1624147208 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 375
Book Description
All the Skills You Need to Navigate Unfamiliar Terrain *FULL-SIZE fold-out USGS map included for hands-on practice and training! Plus thick pages and color photography throughout.* Top wilderness trainers Craig Caudill and Tracy Trimble are here to help you find your way in nature in this must-have guide at a portable size and with thick, sturdy paper ideal for field-use. Using real-life stories of wilderness navigation successes—and cautionary tales of wilderness exploration gone awry—Craig and Tracy start with the basics of rudimentary compass and map use before teaching the finer points of these indispensable resources, making Essential Wilderness Navigation the ultimate go-to guide for explorers of all skill levels. You’ll also learn how technological aids like GPS and natural elements like flora, fauna and celestial bodies can help you identify your position. Armed with your new knowledge and skills, you will be well equipped to troubleshoot any problems, explore nature and become a master wilderness navigator. Get Craig Caudill's complete wilderness skills series! Extreme Wilderness Survival Essential Wilderness Navigation Ultimate Wilderness Gear
Author: M. R. O'Connor Publisher: Macmillan + ORM ISBN: 1250200237 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 202
Book Description
At once far flung and intimate, a fascinating look at how finding our way make us human. "A marvel of storytelling." —Kirkus (Starred Review) In this compelling narrative, O'Connor seeks out neuroscientists, anthropologists and master navigators to understand how navigation ultimately gave us our humanity. Biologists have been trying to solve the mystery of how organisms have the ability to migrate and orient with such precision—especially since our own adventurous ancestors spread across the world without maps or instruments. O'Connor goes to the Arctic, the Australian bush and the South Pacific to talk to masters of their environment who seek to preserve their traditions at a time when anyone can use a GPS to navigate. O’Connor explores the neurological basis of spatial orientation within the hippocampus. Without it, people inhabit a dream state, becoming amnesiacs incapable of finding their way, recalling the past, or imagining the future. Studies have shown that the more we exercise our cognitive mapping skills, the greater the grey matter and health of our hippocampus. O'Connor talks to scientists studying how atrophy in the hippocampus is associated with afflictions such as impaired memory, dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, depression and PTSD. Wayfinding is a captivating book that charts how our species' profound capacity for exploration, memory and storytelling results in topophilia, the love of place. "O'Connor talked to just the right people in just the right places, and her narrative is a marvel of storytelling on its own merits, erudite but lightly worn. There are many reasons why people should make efforts to improve their geographical literacy, and O'Connor hits on many in this excellent book—devouring it makes for a good start." —Kirkus Reviews
Author: National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR) Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning ISBN: 1284215253 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 473
Book Description
FUNCIONES DINÁMICAS• Sugerencias de búsqueda y rescate• Los consejos de seguridad alertan al personal de SAR sobre los riesgos esperados y los potenciales imprevistos• Los recursos listados proporcionan sugerencias para profundizar en el estudio de los temas de cada capítulo• Las fotografías e ilustraciones a todo color apoyan y ayudan a aclarar el textoONTENIDO INTEGRALFUNCONTENIDO INTEGRAL• Lineamientos para asegurar que el personal de búsqueda y rescate (SAR) esté preparado física y mentalmente para la búsqueda y rescate• Consideraciones legales y éticas importantes para la búsqueda y rescate• Una extensa variedad de equipo de SAR, ropa y tecnología y cuando debe usarse cada uno• Métodos de supervivencia e improvisación en diversos ambientes• Métodos de seguimiento y herramientas de navegaciónFundamentos de Búsqueda y Rescate (FUNSAR), Segunda edición constituye un recurso integral para el personal nuevo y experimentado de búsqueda y rescate (SAR, por sus siglas en inglés). Proporcionando una visión general de los aspectos y procedimientos de búsqueda y rescate, FUNSAR enseña las técnicas esenciales empleadas de manera satisfactoria por casi todo el personal de búsqueda y rescate. FUNSAR ofrece un enfoque profundo y práctico para la búsqueda y rescate y es recomendado para todos los respondientes de emergencia.La Segunda edición ha sido actualizada en su totalidad para satisfacer las necesidades actuales del personal de búsqueda y rescate, destacando el equipo y la tecnología más recientes y enfocándose en las técnicas de búsqueda y rescate probadas y eficaces. Cubre todas las áreas de búsqueda y rescate, desde elegir la mejor ropa y calzado considerando el medio ambiente, hasta empacar ligero e improvisar, el seguimiento y la localización de sujetos. Ideal para profesionales remunerados y para voluntarios, este recurso esencial combina las características dinámicas con el contenido más reciente y completo.
Proudly powered by WordPress |
Theme: Rits Blog by Crimson Themes.
Author: Harold Gatty
Author: Don Geary
Author: Bob Burns
Author: Harold Gatty
Author: Harold Gatty
Author: June Fleming
Author: Craig Caudill
Author: Michael Hodgson
Author: M. R. O'Connor
Author: National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR)