The classic map and compass navigation guide, updated with new features and tips
Be Expert with Map and Compass
is a popular, easy-to-use orienteering handbook that has been helping people find their way for more than 70 years. This new edition contains a variety of updates on the essentials of map reading, with new photos and stories included throughout. In this refreshed, modern take on the classic outdoor navigation guide, readers will learn:
How to read a map, map symbols, traveling by map and compass alone or by map and compass together, finding bearings, sketching maps, and traveling in the wilderness
Compass design basics, how to test your compass skills, understand declination, and special uses of your compass in fishing and hunting
Competitive orienteering basics, with information on how to organize an orienteering event and prepare the course beforehand
The Fourth Edition of
remains the book of choice for professional outdoorsmen, novice orienteers, and outdoor organizations as well as teachers, scout leaders, recreational hikers, hunters, and others around the world seeking to feel more comfortable in the wilderness.