Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter & GPS - Couverture souple

Burns, Bob; Burns, Mike

 
9781680517217: Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter & GPS

Synopsis

-Full-color maps to highlight real-life orientation methods and challenges
-Detailed descriptions and comparison charts of recommended tools, including personal locator beacons and satellite communicators
-Navigation exercises and practice problems
-Guidance for adapting skills and techniques for a wide range of outdoor activities

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À propos des auteurs

Bob Burns joined The Mountaineers Club in 1971. In 1972 he graduated from the Basic Climbing Course in the Everett branch. In 1975 he moved to Seattle, and graduated from The Mountaineers Snowshoe Course in 1974 and the Intermediate Climbing Course in 1976. He served on the Club's Climbing Committee from 1975 to 1985, and on its Board of Trustees from 1986 through 1991. He has hiked, scrambled, climbed and snowshoed extensively in Washington, Oregon, and California, and is a longtime contributor to Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills. He lives in Seattle.

Mike Burns has climbed, scrambled, and hiked extensively and has been teaching outdoor skills--navigation, climbing, or section hiking--for decades. He is a longtime contributor to Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills and has also written numerous articles for The Mountaineer and Climbing magazines. He lives in Seattle.

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