Wilderness navigation, finding your way using map, compass, altimeter & GPS, Bob Burns, Mike Burns
Type
Label
Wilderness navigation, finding your way using map, compass, altimeter & GPS, Bob Burns, Mike Burns
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-126) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Wilderness navigation
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
54426330
Responsibility statement
Bob Burns, Mike Burns
Series statement
Mountaineers outdoor basics
Sub title
finding your way using map, compass, altimeter & GPS
Summary
Contains a guide to using the tools and techniques of outdoor navigation, explaining how to read and use maps, clinometers, altimeters, and compasses and describing the Global Positioning System as well as discussing wilderness route finding. Includes practice problems
Table Of Contents
USGS Topographic Maps -- Limitations of Maps -- Customizing and Modifying Maps -- Carrying Maps on a Wilderness Trip -- Where to Get Maps -- The Importance of the Map -- Compass Basics -- Types of Base Plate Compasses -- Bearings in the Field -- Magnetic Declination -- Back Bearings -- Bearings on the Map -- Practicing with the Compass -- Tips on Compass Use -- The Map and Compass: A Checklist -- Orientation with Map and Compass -- Point Position -- Line Position -- Area Position -- Orienting a Map -- Direction and Bearing of the Slope -- A Reminder -- Navigation with Map and Compass -- Compass Alone -- Using Intermediate Objectives -- The Intentional Offset ("Aiming Off") -- The Parallel Path -- Navigating around an Obstruction -- Always Know Where You Are Headed, and Consider the Return Route -- Lost! -- How to Avoid Getting Lost -- What If You Do Get Lost? -- Distance Measurement on the Map -- Slope Measurement on the Map -- Range, Township, and Section -- More About Compasses and Geomagnetism -- Where to Get Declination Information -- Changes in Declination -- Dip -- Using the Clinometer -- Other Types of Compasses -- The Altimeter -- Types of Altimeters -- Effects of Weather on Altimeters -- Precision and Accuracy -- Effects of Temperature on Altimeters -- Cautions When Using the Altimeter in Wilderness Travel -- Orientation -- Navigation -- Decision Making -- Use of Bearing of the Slope with the Altimeter -- The Global Positioning System -- Selecting a GPS Receiver -- Getting Started with GPS -- Using a GPS Receiver in Wilderness Navigation -- Orientation Using GPS and UTM Coordinates -- Navigation Using GPS and UTM Coordinates -- Datums, Zones, and Bands -- Limitations of GPS Receivers -- Wilderness Routefinding -- On the Trail -- In the Forest -- In Alpine Areas -- On Snow -- Wands -- On Glaciers -- Moats and Bergschrunds -- The Bootprint -- The Art of Wilderness Routefinding