Wilderness Navigation Book
The Wilderness Navigation Book is the official navigation textbook used in outdoor education courses by thousands of students worldwide. Map and compass skills remain the foundation for traveling safely in the wilderness. This new third edition is a major and complete update of the popular textbook. The book has been improved throughout for clarity, with chapter objectives presented at the beginning of each chapter and summaries, skill checks, mini-quizzes, and practice problems listed at the end. The new version of Wilderness Navigation also contains updated descriptions of the most current maps, compasses, altimeters, and global positioning system (GPS) receivers, and updated declination maps for the United States and the world. Declination changes over time and compasses must be adjusted for a specific location to provide correct readings.