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Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter & Gps (Mountaineers Outdoor Basics)x$8.02
  (9 reviews)
Best Price: $8.02
·GPS chapter completely updated to reflect newer models and features of GPS receivers now available ·Expanded to include a section on routefinding on glaciers, along with additional information on changing declination ·Extensive illustrated examples of orientation and navigation Proceed with confidence when heading off-road or off-trail with the second edition of Wilderness Navigation. Whether you are climbing a glacier, orienteering in the backcountry, or on an easy day hike, Mike and Bob Burns cover all the latest technology and time-tested methods to help you learn to navigate-from how to read a map to compasses and geomagnetism.
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Customer Reviews
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Wilderness navigation
By A2YWBDVMCK7HCT on 1999-12-14
This book may be small enough to carry as a primer on land navigation for folks venturing into the wilds without knowledge or experience of map and compass skills. However, as a text on land navigation skills it was disappointing. Better choices would be the Land Navigation Handbook: The Sierra Club Guide to Map and Compass by W. Kals (excellent) or M. Ferguson's GPS Land Navigation: A Complete Guidebook for Backcountry Users of the NAVSTAR Satellite System (also excellent).
Excellent introductory volume
By on 2003-05-08
I have been teaching orienteering for seven years, and this book is everything I could ask for in an introductory text. There are more advanced books, it is true, but this book is reasonably priced, highly readable, and complete enough for the beginning through intermediate adventurer.
Concise nice book
By A2UF7KUPHY8C20 on 2003-10-17
I am glad of to have bought this book, and here is the reason.-Written by experts
-procedures explained clearly
-No time wasting, lessons cut the chase CONCRETE and CONCISE In a sure and concise way this book will explain you how to use map and compass so simple, in an easy way and without time wasting OFFERS USEFUL EXTRA INFORMATION Book have explanations about how to use altimeters and some considerations about altimeter performance under different weather conditions and this a good reason to include this book in your shopping list. I have bought other 2 books about map and compass using, and this book includes information others doesn't have BEST STARTING POINT If you are looking for a concise introductory and well explained-compact book then this is the book for you, no doubt!
clear, concise, complete
By on 1999-09-24
Clear, concise and complete guide to wilderness travel. Well written with appropriate practice problems. Excellent book which is small and light enough to be in ones pack. But you really should study the book before you go into the wilderness. Reasonably priced.
the very best in its class
By A1IBZ31GYNZKB4 on 2004-12-23
you can feel certain that when you buy this book, you are getting the best that exists for beginning and intermediate navigation and orienteering. all of the basics are outlined here, and written in such a way that is quite easy to follow. the practice problems in the back were especially helpful to me.
one word of extreme caution: be absolutely sure to stay away from the sierra club navigation book. it is difficult to describe its worthlessness, as it is poorly organized and written, and implicity resigns navigation to an elite few.
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