Björn Kjellström

Be Expert with Map & Compass (eBook, ePUB)

Mitwirkender: Elgin, Carina Kjellström

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This classic map and compass navigation guide-newly revised for the age of GPS-offers a clear and concise master class on the art of orienteering. GPS devices are great, but they can break, get lost, or easily be hampered by weather conditions, making basic map and compass skills essential for anyone who spends time outdoors. This popular, easy-to-use orienteering handbook has been helping people find their way for more than fifty years. Now updated to include information on GPS as well as current Web sites, references, sources, and photographs, Be Expert with Map and Compass remains the book of choice for professional outdoorsmen and novice orienteers, as well as teachers, scout leaders, recreational hikers, hunters, and others around the world. Coverage includes 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. If you want to feel at home in the wilderness, this updated guide is an indispensable reference.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470508589
• Artikelnr.: 38208669

Autorenporträt

The late BJÖRN KJELLSTRÖM was a Swedish champion in orienteering who loved to share his passion for the outdoors. His writings on the subject have been published in several languages. He helped invent the modern protractor-based compass and cofounded the internationally renowned compass company Silva. He is credited with introducing orienteering to the United States. He was also one of the founders of the Swedish and U.S. Orienteering Federations. CARINA KJELLSTRÖM ELGIN developed her love of nature and of orienteering by literally following in the footsteps of her father, Björn Kjellström, on daily childhood excursions.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the Third Edition v
Introduction The Art (and Science) of Orienteering 1
The Map and Compass in Your Everyday Life 3
The Map and Compass in the Outdoors 5
Map and Compass for the Family 7
Map and Compass Bringing People Together 8
Using the Map and Compass in Education 9
The "Romance" of Orienteering 10
Part I Discovery: Fun with Maps Alone 11
What Is a Map? 12
What the Map Tells 20
Traveling by Map 52
Part II Exploration: Fun with the Compass 65
The Origin of the Compass 67
Compass Design Basics 73
Traveling by Compass Alone 74
Test Your Compass Skills 85
Fishing and Hunting: Special Use of Your Compass 102
Part III Adventure: Fun with Map and Compass 109
The Excitement of the Uncertain 112
Traveling by Map and Compass-Orienteering 126
Hints on Wilderness Orienteering 143
Part IV Challenge: Competitive Orienteering 149
The History of the Sport of Orienteering 151
Your First Orienteering Race 171
Hints on Competitive Orienteering 180
Organizing an Orienteering Event 195
Preparing the Course 196
Running an Orienteering Event 212
Answers to Tests 223
Glossary 227
Map and Compass Resources 231
International Orienteering Federation Control Descriptions 233
Index 239