Wilderness Navigation
Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter & GPS
4th Edition
Published on 1. December 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-1-68051-721-7 (ISBN)
Description
-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
-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
More details
Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Seattle
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations; Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
398 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-68051-721-7 (9781680517217)
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Schweitzer Classification
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E-Book
05/2025
4th Edition
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Persons
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.