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Map and Compass :A comprehensive guide to navigation
Map and Compass :A comprehensive guide to navigation
paperback
Published:
5 January, 2024
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Description
This comprehensive guidebook is perfect for beginners who want to learn how to read a map and compass for the first time, as well as for advanced map readers looking to improve their skills. Packed full of first-hand experience and practical tips to offer all readers the inspiration and information they need to get ‘out there’ and explore the landscapes for themselves.
Chapters cover understanding a map, grid references, contours, planning your walks, taking bearings, walking with a compass, timing and pacing, navigating in rain, mist and darkness, what to do when you get lost and navigating abroad.
- Plenty of illustrative map extracts, graphics and diagrams
- Advanced techniques for night and poor visibility navigation
- Advice on GPS and digital mapping technologies
- Advice on what to do when you get lost!
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781852845988 |
| ISBN10 | 1852845988 |
| Number Of Pages | 176 |
| Item Weight | 300 g |
| Product Dimensions | 138 x 216 x 11 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Cicerone Press |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | 2nd Revised edition |
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Author's Bio
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. He took over map and compass training and has since written for a variety of outdoor magazines. He now runs a navigation school and leads walking holidays around the world from his base in the Peak District.