Overview

A guide to all methods of navigation from map and compass to GPS. Having the skills of navigation at your disposal is a liberating experience. Getting away from the crowds, inventing your own routes, discovering new areas, and perhaps most importantly having the confidence to navigate by yourself, will all make your outdoor experience more enjoyable. This comprehensive guide to navigation is aimed at giving you the incentive, the skills and the tools to do this. With the author's anecdotes and handy hints close by, those new to using the map and compass, and those who have already mastered navigational skills, will find this guide inspiration enough to get 'out there' and experience the outdoors safely while still having fun.

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Author:   Pete Hawkins
Publisher:   Cicerone Press
Imprint:   Cicerone Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9781852843946

ISBN 10:   1852843942
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   27 May 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Why Learn to Navigate? Chapter 2: Introducing the Map Chapter 3: Map Detail Chapter 4: Grid Lines and References Chapter 5: Understanding Contours Chapter 6: Planning Your Walks Chapter 7: Introducing the Compass Chapter 8: What do we Mean by a Bearing? Chapter 9: Walking with Your Compass Chapter 10: Timing, Pacing and Other Techniques Chapter 11: On Getting Lost! Chapter 12: Rain, Mist and Darkness Chapter 13: Navigating Abroad Chapter 14: GPSs and Other Technology Chapter 15: Further Practice

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Author Website:   http://www.cicerone.co.uk/author/detail.cfm/author/1232

Pete Hawkins trained as a geography teacher and taught in schools for a year before escaping to the Peak National Park's Environmental Centre for an outdoor job. 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 from his Peak District home. He has written for a variety of outdoor magazines, has worked for the BBC as a local radio reporter and leads walking holidays both at home and around the world.

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Author Website:   http://www.cicerone.co.uk/author/detail.cfm/author/1232

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