All the Skills You Need to Navigate Unfamiliar Terrain In this must-have guide, top wilderness trainer and author Craig Caudill partners with fellow wilderness instructor Tracy Trimble to help you find your way in nature—no matter the tools you have on hand. Using real-life stories of wilderness navigation successes—and cautionary tales of wilderness exploration gone awry—Craig and Tracy start with the basics of rudimentary compass and map use before teaching the finer points of these indispensable resources, making Essential Wilderness Navigation the ultimate go-to guide for explorers of all skill levels. You’ll also learn how technological aids like GPS and natural elements like flora, fauna and celestial bodies can help you identify your position. Armed with your new knowledge and skills, you will be well equipped to troubleshoot any problems, explore nature and become a master wilderness navigator.
This updated second edition also includes The basics of global positioning system (GPS) navigation and CD-ROM maps A full-color section on reading topographical maps Navigating in deserts, mountains, and snow Whether you're planning an ...
Part of the The Mountaineers Outdoor Basics series! Created for beginning-to-intermediate enthusiasts, this series includes everything anyone would need to know about staying safe and having fun in the backcountry.
"NOLS Wilderness Navigation" gives you the skills you need to confidently find your way on and off the trail.
This guide provides a visual treatment of navigation: it features one topic per spread in illustrated format. In addition, it offers exercises for developing spatial awareness and tips for reading nature's highway signs.
Designed for both land and water use, this comprehensive guide helps unlock the complexity of map and chart reading as it relates to navigation.
Due to the level of detail, the images are best viewed on a tablet. All the techniques you need to become an expert navigator.
With this book, you can easily travel through even the farthest, remotest places.
This comprehensive book includes more than 100 helpful diagrams and illustrations, and the new edition features details about the latest receivers from the top manufacturers.
In this book, Craig puts it all together in a sensible way, step by step, for almost any scenario—from getting lost alone to extreme group tactics.
Covering everything from what to include in a survival kit and improvised tracking techniques to signaling for rescue and building shelter, this collection is ideal for outdoor adventurers of any skill level and provides indispensable ...