Dead Reckoning Learning From Accidents In The Outdoors 1st Emma Walker by Emma Walker 9781493052790, 1493052799, 2020055300, 2020055301 instant download after payment.

More than 100 years later, we’re nearly always surrounded by
technology. We have GPS devices, smartphones that talk to satellites, up-todate
maps printed on waterproof paper, and reliable compasses. We have
personal locator beacons and satellite phones we can use in case of
emergency. We have marked, well-kept trails and expensive gear to keep us
warm and dry.

Dead reckoning is what you use when all that fails.

Of course, most of the time nothing goes wrong. The weather is fine.
The bears keep their distance. The waves never become unmanageable.
And even when things aren’t quite what we expect, we’re usually able to
compensate. We pull out our rain jackets and use our bear spray and paddle
back to shore when the whitecaps pick up.

But what happens when none of that works?

That’s what this book is about—the times when things don’t go as
planned and people find themselves in way over their heads. Sometimes
they’re close calls (I’ve had plenty of those). Sometimes they end in
tragedy. Dead reckoning is a navigational technique, but in this context, it’s
another way of preparing yourself. What do you do when the dire
possibilities you know are associated with traveling in wild places come to
fruition?

If you know what’s out there, it’s easier to stay alive.