Land Navigation Handbook The Sierra Club Guide to Map and Compass

Every outdoorsperson at on time or another needs to chart a course in the wilderness. In Land Navigation Handbook an expert navigator combines his map-and-compass skills with a special concern for the needs of the wilderness wanderer to create a comprehensive primer for the beginning pathfinder and the veteran hiker. Subjects include: Choosing and using a compass Reading topographic maps Measuring distances and estimating travel times Altimeter navigation Navigation using the sun and stars, including instructions for the tropics and Southern Hemisphere The book also includes a specially prepared five-color foldout topographical map plus 70 drawings and photographs.Kals, William S. is the author of 'Land Navigation Handbook The Sierra Club Guide to Map and Compass' with ISBN 9780871563316 and ISBN 0871563312.