Greg Davenport's Advanced Outdoor Navigation

Basics And Beyond

By: Greg Davenport

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Paperback | 1 March 2006

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This guide takes readers well beyond the basic skills of map and compass, moving readers to a level of complete understanding of navigation in the outdoors--regardless of terrain or time of day, whether traveling over rock or ice, through desert or jungle, on a river or at sea. As one of the most thorough books on the subject, "Advanced Outdoor Navigation complements Falcon's successful list of navigation titles by going beyond the basics and offering readers the most comprehensive study of navigational skills ever published. Written by Greg Davenport, considered one of the best global survival experts in the world.

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Preparing for the Backcountry	p. 1
Introduction & History of Navigation	p. 3
Navigation Overview	p. 3
Purpose of This Book	p. 4
Wilderness Survival	p. 7
The Three-Step Approach to Wilderness Survival	p. 8
Survival Kits	p. 19
Before You Go	p. 22
Chapter Exercises	p. 23
Maps, Charts, & Compasses	p. 25
All About Maps & Charts	p. 27
Chart and Map Projections	p. 27
Types of Charts and Maps	p. 31
Chart and Map Nomenclature	p. 34
Chart and Map Care	p. 65
Chapter Exercises	p. 66
All About Compasses	p. 69
Magnetic Forces Affecting a Compass	p. 69
Types of Compasses	p. 72
Creating Your Own Compass	p. 79
Chapter Exercises	p. 81
Finding Cardinal Direction & Location	p. 83
Using a Map & Compass	p. 85
Dead Reckoning: Finding Your General Location	p. 85
Orienting a Map	p. 88
Terrain Evaluation Related to a Map Feature or Line of Travel	p. 91
Angulation: Line of Position	p. 91
Biangulation: Using Two Lines of Position	p. 95
Triangulation: Using Three Lines of Position	p. 95
Chapter Exercises	p. 96
Using Celestial & Other Aids	p. 99
The Sun	p. 99
The Stars	p. 121
Chapter Exercises	p. 135
From Navigation to Travel	p. 139
Basics of Land Travel	p. 141
How to Pack and Carry a Backpack	p. 142
Route-Finding: The Six-Point Checklist	p. 142
Basic Hiking Techniques	p. 151
Night Navigation	p. 155
Survival and Safety Gear	p. 156
Chapter Exercises	p. 157
Travel in Unique Environments	p. 159
Travel on Snow and Ice	p. 159
Desert Travel	p. 165
Jungle Travel	p. 169
River Travel	p. 171
Coastline Travel	p. 175
Chapter Exercises	p. 177
Rough Land Travel	p. 179
Gear for Rough Land Travel	p. 181
Rope	p. 181
Runners	p. 182
Seat and Chess Harness	p. 182
Prusik Slings	p. 184
Carabiners	p. 186
Pulleys	p. 187
Helmets	p. 187
Belay/Rappel Devices	p. 187
Protection	p. 190
Crampons	p. 191
Care and Use of Your Gear	p. 192
Chapter Exercises	p. 193
Climbing Knots	p. 195
Knot Basics	p. 195
Backup Knot: Overhand Knot	p. 196
Attaching Two Ropes Together	p. 196
Fixed-Loop Knots	p. 198
Friction Knots	p. 200
Chapter Exercises	p. 203
Traveling Over Rock Surfaces	p. 205
Climbing: Classifying Rock	p. 205
Safety Considerations	p. 207
Climbing: The Basic Concept	p. 209
Belay Systems	p. 209
Attaching the Climbing Rope	p. 222
Basic Climbing Movements	p. 222
Lead Climbing	p. 228
The Second Climber	p. 231
Rappelling	p. 232
Chapter Exercises	p. 239
Snow & Glacier Travel	p. 241
Avalanche Safety	p. 241
Anchors and the Ice Ax	p. 245
Travel in Snow	p. 253
Travel on Glaciers	p. 258
Chapter Exercises	p. 266
Electronic Navigation	p. 269
Global Positioning System (GPS)	p. 271
GPS Makeup	p. 271
How the GPS Works	p. 273
Basic GPS Nomenclature	p. 273
GPS Receivers: Main Pages	p. 275
GPS and Map: Working Together	p. 277
How to Use a GPS Receiver	p. 279
Potential GPS Errors and Problems	p. 280
GPS and the Six-Point Navigation Checklist	p. 282
Chapter Exercises	p. 283
Index	p. 285
About the Author	p. 294
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Basics And Beyond

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