Land & Mountain Navigation Guides -

Main Index : Walking and Climbing Guides : Walking Guides : Land & Mountain Navigation Guides Mountaincraft and Leadership (Ref. Code. ELANGMUIR.) Recognised as the official handbook of the Mountain Leader Training Boards of the United Kingdom, Mountaincraft and Leadership is an invaluable reference tool for everyone, whether novice walker or experienced mountain leader, who wishes to venture into and enjoy the British hills in safety. A vast array of techniques, essential information and uesful advice is contained in chapters ranging from Navigation, Campcraft and Expeditions, River Crossing, Mountain Weather and Party Leadership to Snow and Avalanches. The text is illustrated throughout by step-by-step diagrams, charts, tables and photographs. Substantially revised and updated, this third edition is further enhanced by two new chapters: First Aid, and Food and Nutrition - complete with a menu planner for expeditions. As well as the helpful appendices the book is fully indexed for the first time. Mountaincraft and Leadership is the ideal complement to the skills required for summer and winter mountaineering. Eric Langmuir (3rd ed. 2002) N.B. Please choose 'Books #-# days' when in the checkout to specify the correct shipping criteria.    Price:  £14.99  Quantity: GPS for Walkers (Ref. Code. ISBN 0 7117 4445 9) - how to use gps with pathfinder walks - how a gps functions - how to navigate using gps - its practical use while walking - how a gps can be used with a pc - the use of digital map products such as memorymap and anquet - map reading - faq factboxes and useful websites - the popular treasure-hunt game geocaching    Price:  £10.99  Quantity: BMC Safety On Mountains (Ref. Code. BMCSAFETY.) This book covers clothing, equipment, navigation, hazards, camping, environment and first aid like the other guides but in a simpler format designed for a quicker reference. Much like the original, this new edition has been written for those venturing into the hills and onto the moors for the first time. But its scope does not stop there, the content goes beyond the basics and aims to help advise the hill walker as they develop skills applicable to all mountain conditions. No amount of reading, training or experience will make the hills 100% safe, they are a risky environment and you need to accept the possibility of mishaps before venturing out. What this booklet, coupled with learning and experience, can do is to help you understand the hazards and therefore minimise the risk. The vast majority of hill walkers enjoy a lifetime of the activity without ever having a serious incident, so perhaps a better title might have been "Safer on Mountains". Although this booklet goes into considerable detail on equipment and the mountain environment it is really a booklet about skills; examining and describing the full range of skills appropriate to both novice and seasoned walkers. All potential walking terrains are discussed, but rope skills are not within the scope of this booklet and are comprehensively dealt with in other publications. As well as defining the essential skills there are many training tips and ideas to help you convert this new found knowledge into practice. (Taken from the Introduction) (2nd ed, 2000) N.B. Please choose 'Books #-# days' when in the checkout to specify the correct shipping criteria.    Price:  £4.00  Quantity: Mountain Navigation (Ref. Code. PCLIFFMTNAV.) After three previous editions and a number of reprints, Mountain Navigation has now sold over 28,000 copies. This foutrh Edition is proof that Mountain Navigation has become THE reference book for those who wish to learn to find their way around in the mountain or hill country. Peter Cliff's vast experience of navigating, in the mountains both on ski and on foot, and out at sea in small boats, is the reservoir from which this text is drawn. It is because he writes from such valid experience that this book is so admirably and markedly superior to anything else on the subject. Further, the wiritng, the explanations and the diagrams are clear, precise and comprehensive so that every concept and technique is lucidly expressed and easily understood. Fred Harper (Foreword) (4th ed, 1998) N.B. Please choose 'Books #-# days' when in the checkout to specify the correct shipping criteria.    Price:  £5.50  Quantity: Expedition Guide (Ref. Code. WKEAYEXPG.) This comprehensive manual, aimed at young people themselves as well as leaders and all those concerned with expedition training, provides instruction in the basic skills of outdoor pursuits such as: Equipment; Campcraft; Naviagtion; Safety and Emergency Procedures. The guide provides a firm foundation on which young people can build and expand their understanding and experience and is an essential manual for all basic outdoor training. (Taken from the back cover description) (3rd ed. 1996)     Price:  £12.95  Quantity: Land Navigation: Routefinding with Map & Compass (Ref. Code. WALLYKEAYLANDNAV.) Aimed at all those who wish to find their way on land, from the novice on the local common to the alpinist venturing into the mountainous regions of the world, this best selling book is primarily written for thos travelling on foot, although the techniques are equally applicable to the cyclist, the horse rider and those using canoes and boats on the inland waterways. (Taken from the back cover description) (2nd ed. 1999) N.B. Please choose 'Books #-# days' when in the checkout to specify the correct shipping criteria.    Price:  £12.95  Quantity: Navigation for Walkers (Ref. Code. JTIPPETTNAV.) If you are at all apprehensive about taking the first steps exploring the countryside around you, then 'Navigation for Walkers' will certainly start you on the right path to acquiring the skills to navigate and complete any walk in Britian. Only with a good understanding of maps and by using them correctly can anybody truly experience the quiet exhilaration and freedom of walking centuries old paths, bridleways and green lanes which make up the thousands of miles of public rights of way uniquely beautiful and often remote open countryside. Based on Ordnance Survey's map selection, this book takes the reader step by step through the essential techniques of map reading, navigation skills, reading the compass and route planning to complete your sense of direction. (Taken from the back cover description) (1st ed. 2001)     Price:  £8.99  Quantity: Cicerone Navigation - Techniques and Skills for Walkers (Ref. Code. 9781852844905) Owning a compass isn’t everything. Knowing how and when to use it is! Contrary to what many walkers think, using a compass is straightforward and easy to learn. This practical guide will help you get the most out of your map and give you the key skills to using your compass.     Price:  £7.99  Quantity: Snow & Ice Techniques (Ref. Code. CICERONESNOWICE..) The impact of the ice revolution on the greater sport of mountaineering has been considerable. The ascent of vertical frozen waterfalls in Canada and the United States has added The Ice Climbing Game to Lito Tejada Flores' Classic concept of games climbers play. The impact has, however, been far greater than the development of a specialized area of expertise; the standard of mixed climbing has risen, alpine ascents are much faster and alpine Himalayan climbing has also fully utilised the new technology. Debates rage fiercely on the new ethics of ice climbing which the technology has raised, and climbers now focus on speed of ascent as their measure of technical competence and superiority over their peers... N.B. Please choose 'Books #-# days' when in the checkout to specify the correct shipping criteria. Click here for more...   Price:  £7.99  Quantity: