Wilderness Navigation

Wilderness Navigation
Author: Bob Burns
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2004
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780898869538

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.

Using a Map and Compass

Using a Map and Compass
Author: Don Geary
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1995
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780811725910

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.

Finding Your Way Without Map Or Compass

Finding Your Way Without Map Or Compass
Author: Harold Gatty
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1998-12-23
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780486406138

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

Ultimate Navigation Manual

Ultimate Navigation Manual
Author: Lyle Brotherton
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2011-09-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0007424612

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

Basic Illustrated Map and Compass

Basic Illustrated Map and Compass
Author: Cliff Jacobson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1461745683

BASIC ILLUSTRATED MAP AND COMPASS Wilderness guide Cliff Jacobson created the map and compass curriculum for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and here he shows easy-to-follow steps on choosing a compass, reading contour lines and other map features, using them in concert with a GPS receiver, plotting a course in the wilderness, navigating at night by the stars, and much more.

Outward Bound Map & Compass Handbook Revised

Outward Bound Map & Compass Handbook Revised
Author: Glenn Randall
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2012-04-03
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0762789409

Long recognized as one of the seminal volumes on the fundamentals of map, compass, and altimeter route finding, Outward Bound Map & Compass Handbook now includes the latest information on GPS receivers, complete with all new color illustrations. This concise guide features practical advice on choosing the right compass, reading and using topographical maps, using an altimeter to pinpoint your position, and mastering GPS. It also helps you steer clear of the most common route-finding errors and passes on an array of tips drawn from author Glenn Randall’s rich store of experience in the wild. Whether you are looking for a beginner course on outdoor navigation or want to sharpen your skills before heading back into the wilderness, the third edition of Outward Bound Map & Compass Handbook will prove invaluable.

Outward Bound Map and Compass Handbook

Outward Bound Map and Compass Handbook
Author: Glenn Randall
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2019-12-24
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 149304799X

Long recognized as one of the seminal volumes on the fundamentals of map, compass, and altimeter route finding, this new edition of Outward Bound Map & Compass Handbook features practical advice on choosing the right compass, reading and using topographical maps, using an altimeter to pinpoint your position, and mastering GPS. It also helps you steer clear of the most common route-finding errors and passes on an array of tips drawn from author Glenn Randall’s rich store of experience in the wild. Whether you are looking for a beginner course on outdoor navigation or want to sharpen your skills before heading back into the wilderness, the fourth edition of Outward Bound Map & Compass Handbook will prove invaluable.

Be Expert With Map and Compass

Be Expert With Map and Compass
Author: Bjorn Kjellstrom
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2011-11-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1447493079

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.