Muutke küpsiste eelistusi

Map and Compass: The Art of Navigation [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 160 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 216x138x11 mm, kaal: 290 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 27-May-2011
  • Kirjastus: Cicerone Press
  • ISBN-10: 1852843942
  • ISBN-13: 9781852843946
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Pehme köide
  • Hind: 26,20 €*
  • * saadame teile pakkumise kasutatud raamatule, mille hind võib erineda kodulehel olevast hinnast
  • See raamat on trükist otsas, kuid me saadame teile pakkumise kasutatud raamatule.
  • Kogus:
  • Lisa ostukorvi
  • Tasuta tarne
  • Lisa soovinimekirja
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 160 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 216x138x11 mm, kaal: 290 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 27-May-2011
  • Kirjastus: Cicerone Press
  • ISBN-10: 1852843942
  • ISBN-13: 9781852843946
Teised raamatud teemal:
A guide to all methods of navigation from map and compass to GPS. Having the skills of navigation at your disposal is a liberating experience. Getting away from the crowds, inventing your own routes, discovering new areas, and perhaps most importantly having the confidence to navigate by yourself, will all make your outdoor experience more enjoyable. This comprehensive guide to navigation is aimed at giving you the incentive, the skills and the tools to do this. With the author's anecdotes and handy hints close by, those new to using the map and compass, and those who have already mastered navigational skills, will find this guide inspiration enough to get 'out there' and experience the outdoors safely while still having fun.
Preface 6(1)
Why Learn to Navigate?
7(5)
Introducing the Map
12(11)
Map Detail
23(18)
Grid Lines and References
41(11)
Understanding Contours
52(12)
Planning Your Walks
64(17)
Introducing the Compass
81(13)
What do we Mean by a Bearing?
94(10)
Walking with Your Compass
104(9)
Timing, Pacing and Other Techniques
113(8)
On Getting Lost!
121(7)
Rain, Mist and Darkness
128(8)
Navigating Abroad
136(5)
GPSs and Other Technology
141(7)
Further Practice
148(5)
Appendix A: Useful Addresses 153(1)
Appendix B:
Chapter 8 -- What do we Mean by a Bearing? Table Results
154(1)
Index 155


Pete Hawkins trained as a geography teacher and taught in schools for a year before escaping to the Peak National Park's Environmental Centre for an outdoor job. He took over map and compass training and has since written for a variety of outdoor magazines. He now leads walking holidays around the world from his base in the Peak District.