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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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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 giving you the confidence to do it yourself, is all part of making your outdoor experience more enjoyable. This comprehensive guide to navigation is aimed at giving you the incentive 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 and with fun.
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95 of 96 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
At last - a straightforward and well-illustrated guide to map and compass. Like a good long guided walk in the hills, this book takes the reader from simple beginnings such as why we need to learn navigation skills, to more challenging areas such as route planning and GPS. It's approach is to ask questions of the reader at all stages, making us focus on the many excellent illustrations (photos, map extracts, sketches) that are the great strength of the book. With many of us now walking abroad, it is pleasing to see the author compare maps from different countries. This is an ideal guide for anyone starting out on the hills - Duke of Edinburgh schemers, casual weekend roamers, etc. - and for the more experienced who are interested in improving their mountain navigation.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
An excellent and clearly written guide to using a compass and in
understanding how to verify course and heading.
A little humour in the
text helps understanding and to highlight that even experts can make mistakes.
It is based on the UK cartography but does discuss the quality
and availability of maps here and abroad.
It also discusses GPS and gives good advice
on its use.
I have no hesitation in recommending this book for reference or beginners.
understanding how to verify course and heading.
A little humour in the
text helps understanding and to highlight that even experts can make mistakes.
It is based on the UK cartography but does discuss the quality
and availability of maps here and abroad.
It also discusses GPS and gives good advice
on its use.
I have no hesitation in recommending this book for reference or beginners.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
great book. it is a very easy and useful reading. full of tips and simple mistakes to avoid when reading a compass. I definitely recommend to buy this book if you want to learn to read a compass and navigate.
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Well Written
I last tackled maps and compasses in school geography, so I needed an easy to read book. This is it.
Well written instructions and clear explanations. Read more
Well written instructions and clear explanations. Read more
Published 10 months ago by YO
A good buy
This is a well organised book with clear explanations. It has a step by step approach which is well suited to the absolute beginner to navigation as well as those who have some... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Gelligaer Rambler
Spot on!
This book is exactly what I was looking for and has removed a vast amount of the mystery surrounding the map and compass in way that is clear and easy to understand. Read more
Published 18 months ago by AESC
Excellent starter book
Having absolutely no idea how to negotiate country paths and walks, I bought this book hoping it would enlighten me - it did! Read more
Published 19 months ago by Lillybet7
A clear guide
I can only endorse what other reviewers have said on this: this is a clearly written guide which is the fruit of experience as an instructor, giving lessons which build... Read more
Published 20 months ago by B. D. Elford
Map and Compass
What a superb book. I am getting 100% plus more information from OS maps now that I have read it.
Published 22 months ago by Peter G. Bennett
Navigating for beginner and experienced.
I wanted to refresh and increased my navigating skills and this little book did just that - in spades. Read more
Published on 14 May 2010 by E. Hulme
Map and Compass
Just the book I needed to update my compass and map reading skills, which were getting a bit rusty. The book is very clear and easy to understand with exercises to ensure that... Read more
Published on 10 April 2010 by Mrs. Rosemary Cavanagh
Superb
I wanted to learn map reading and navigation as I wanted to plan walks independently withouth having to relay on walking guides. I found this book to be an exellent guide. Read more
Published on 14 Mar 2010 by I. Morris
A Roving I will go
Delighted with the product the compass is easy to use and the book is Idiot Proof, but at the top of all this is Amazons service , I have bought many items through Amazon and they... Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2009 by Michael S. Turner
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