Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter & Gps (Mountaineers Outdoor Basics)

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Summary: Concise nice book
Review: 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!

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Summary: Excellent introductory volume
Review: 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.

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Summary: Wilderness navigation
Review: 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).

Rating:
Summary: the very best in its class
Review: you can feel certain that when you buy this book, you are getting the best that exists for beginning and intermediate navigation and orienteering.

one word of extreme caution: be absolutely sure to stay away from the sierra club navigation book. it is difficult to describe its worthlessness.