Wilderness Navigation. Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter & Gps

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Publisher Place: Usa
Publisher Year: 2015
Edition: Third Edition

Description: 190 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Best-selling text on wilderness navigation has been updated and reorganized to make it easier to use and learn this vital backcountry skill. This new third edition is a major and complete update of the popular textbook.*Improved throughout for clarity, with chapter objectives presented at the beginning of each chapter and summaries, "skills check" mini-quizzes, and practice problems listed at the end*Updated descriptions of the most current maps, compasses, altimeters, and Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers*Updated declination maps for the United States and the world (declination changes over time and compasses must be adjusted for a specific location to provide correct readings)*Much-expanded GPS chapter, including interfacing the GPS receiver with the home computer, maximizing battery life, and using the GPS function on a "smart" phones (along with a description of their limitations)*Additional information on non-GPS navigational techniques

ISBN: 9781594859458