Land Navigation Handbook: The Sierra Club Guide to Map and Compass

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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.

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W. S. Kalswas a planetarium director and the author ofPractical NavigationandThe Stargazer's Bible,among other books.Clyde Soleshas written four books for The Mountaineers and regularly contributes articles on outdoor equipment, nutrition, and fitness to publications such asBackpacker, Outside, Hooked on the Outdoors,and the online outdoor and fitness resource GearTrends. He also foundedTrail Runnermagazine and has been a senior editor at the climbing magazineRock&Ice. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.