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Navigation -2nd Edition- - Techniques and Skills for Walkers

English · Paperback / Softback

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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.

About the author

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.  As a navigation instructor he has taught both beginners how to read a map and compass and the more experienced how to hone their navigation skills.  He runs the Silva-sponsored Silva Navigation School from his Peak District home.

He has written for a variety of outdoor magazines, has worked for the BBC as a local radio reporter and leads walking holidays both at home and around the world.

Summary

This pocket handbook to navigation will help you master the necessary map and compass skills for mountain walking. Chapters include map scales, symbols and contours, grid references, map reading, bearings, route planning and night and bad-weather navigation, as well as navigating with a GPS.

Product details

Authors Pete Hawkins
Publisher Cicerone Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 22.11.2019
 
EAN 9781852848910
ISBN 978-1-85284-891-0
No. of pages 152
Dimensions 105 mm x 160 mm x 10 mm
Subjects Guides > Sport > Other sports disciplines

SPORTS & RECREATION / Outdoor Skills, SPORTS & RECREATION / Hiking, SPORTS & RECREATION / Mountaineering, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Hikes & Walks, Outdoor survival skills, Orienteering

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