Map And Compass Handbook 4th Glenn Randall by Glenn Randall 9781493047994, 149304799X instant download after payment.

Learning the craft of backcountry navigation using all of the available
tools gives you the freedom to roam the wilderness at will in any season.
Navigation skills, particularly the ability to read a map, also buy you a
ticket to hours of mind travel: poring over possible routes and wondering
what secrets some serpentine desert canyon holds, what fish might inhabit
some lake lost in the wilderness far from any trail, or what elegant climbs
might be possible on some sharp-edged ridge or daunting granite face. I still
carry a book to read during idle hours, stormbound in camp, but I rarely
crack it open. Instead I spend my free time poring over my maps, studying
the way the contours lie and the streams run, memorizing the names of
prominent peaks and lakes, and planning my next adventure. With maps and
your imagination, the world is your playground.
My father gave me my first compass when I was twelve, and I’ve been
practicing getting lost with it ever since. Actually, to paraphrase Daniel
Boone, I’ve never really been lost; I’ve just been mighty confused. After
forty-nine years of getting confused in far-flung wildernesses from Alaska
to Argentina, I’ve learned route-finding the hard way. If you read this book
carefully and (even more important) spend a few hours practicing the skills
it teaches, you’ll master wilderness navigation the easy way and save
yourself a thousand anxious moments in the process.