Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter & Gps (Mountaineers Outdoor Basics) | 
| Authors: Bob Burns, Mike Burns
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 55325
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 141
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 0898869536
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.58
EAN: 9780898869538
ASIN: 0898869536
Publication Date: July 2004
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Book Description
GPS chapter completely updated to reflect newer models and features of GPS receivers now available
Expanded to include a section on routefinding on glaciers, along with additional information on changing declination
Extensive illustrated examples of orientation and navigation Proceed with confidence when heading off-road or off-trail with the second edition of Wilderness Navigation. Whether you are climbing a glacier, orienteering in the backcountry, or on an easy day hike, Mike and Bob Burns cover all the latest technology and time-tested methods to help you learn to navigate-from how to read a map to compasses and geomagnetism.
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 Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter & Gps (Mountaineers Outdoor Basics) July 5, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
OK BOOK WORTH THE MONEY. ISSUES ARE THE BINDING IS WEAK AND PAGES ARE STARTING TO FALL OUT IF I WANT TO TAKE IT OUT ON THE TRAIL FOR REFERENCE. ALSO, IMAGES RELATIVE TO INSTRUCTION ARE ON THE SMALL SIDE. IF YOU WANT A GOOD BOOK THAT GETS TO THE POINT THIS IS THE ONE. THE PRICE IS NOT A KILLER SO WHY NOT GO FOR IT. I DID, I AM NOT DISAPPOINTED.
It really is a good starter book November 6, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The book was alright. It covered only the basics and did not serve the purpose I had in mind. It is on the Special Forces supplemental reading list, and to be honest, I don't know why. It has no information in it that is not already in the FM's for land nav. I was truely disappointed but for a layman, this is a good book to get you started. Don't get lost.
 Wildrness Navigation: Finding your way using map, compass, altimeter and Gps, by Bob Burns September 6, 2005
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
The book is easy to read and understand. Also, each chapter is well orginized with clear details on compass use. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in Orientation and Navegation...
A decent little book July 29, 2005
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
Not as detailed as the new version of Land Navigation Handbook but this covers the basics well and is a good intro to the subject.
the very best in its class December 23, 2004
13 out of 19 found this review helpful
you can feel certain that when you buy this book, you are getting the best that exists for beginning and intermediate navigation and orienteering. all of the basics are outlined here, and written in such a way that is quite easy to follow. the practice problems in the back were especially helpful to me.
one word of extreme caution: be absolutely sure to stay away from the sierra club navigation book. it is difficult to describe its worthlessness, as it is poorly organized and written, and implicity resigns navigation to an elite few.
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