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Be Expert with Map and Compass: The Complete Orienteering Handbook
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Additional Be Expert with Map and Compass: The Complete Orienteering Handbook Information
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"Required reading for the beginner in map and compass work, as well as for those interested in serious Orienteering. In simple, clear, concise terms the basics of map and compass work are described and illustrated." —George T. Hamilton, Appalachia This new, enlarged edition of Be Expert with Map & Compass includes everything the beginner needs to know about the increasingly popular sport of Orienteering: understanding map symbols; traveling by map alone, by compass alone, or by map and compass together; finding bearings; sketching maps; and traveling in the wilderness. Other updated sections cover competitive Orienteering, how to join an Orienteering event or organize your own, and useful hints for competitive and wilderness Orienteering. In addition to the revisions throughout, the author has interspersed the text with reminiscences of his more than fifty years of experience with map and compass. Drawing crowds of 25,000 participants at international events, the sport of Orienteering is more popular than ever. The Orienteering world championships were held in the United States for the first time in 1993. For Orienteers and scouts, avid outdoorspeople, and anyone who wants to feel more comfortable in the wilderness, this updated guide is an indispensable reference.
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What Customers Say About Be Expert with Map and Compass: The Complete Orienteering Handbook:
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They're great examples to use for describing elevation maps terrain and the workings of a compass.I give this book 4 ½ stars because I've used it multiple times for Boy Scouts as well as for my own personal enjoyment. Be expert with a map and compass by Björn Kjellström, is probably the definitive work on how to use a compass and a map for orienteering both for survival and entertainment. I was suggested as book to anyone interested in camping and hiking or to anyone who may be unfamiliar with the use of a compass. It's quite fun learning to find one's location using a map and compass rather than just a GPS unit. This handbook begins with an introduction on compasses, their history and uses, outlines the basic principles and techniques for locating oneself on the map, and includes information regarding the sport of orienteering. There are example maps to practice with while reading the book, as well as information and tips for setting up orienteering courses.This is a great resource to use while talking and working with Boy Scouts helping them achieve their orienteering merit badge.
The book is a step by step approach to navigating, it explains from the ground up and allows the reader to become familiar with the detail of navigating.
Most anyone can benifit from this text. Although I have knowlege of orienteering this book reinforces that information and covers much more in a well explaned and easy to understand step by step process. What's more the courses that the book offer are fun interactive activities that also reinfoce each method of orienteering explanded in this book.
Many better and more detailed books out there. I think the few pages of map/compass reading, undestanding and wilderness orienteering pale in comparison to all the games, gatherings and contests the author discusses.For the price, vastly overrated, over priced.I was mislead by positive ratings.
This is the most comprehensive guide of its kind. Learn how to navigate in the woods with this guide to the compass. All boy scouts will love these tips.
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