GRAFTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Forest Ranger Steven Jackson led a three-hour map and compass training session at the Capital District Sportsman Center on February 18. Nineteen people attended and learned ...
One of the afternoon classes offered at the 50+ Adventure program was called "Map and Compass 101." Since most of the program's participants were relatively new to hiking, this session was well ...
Trying to understand how a map relates to what’s on the ground can be tricky. It requires the brain to do a lot of stuff that it doesn’t customarily do daily. This is one of the reasons that ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. About seven months after the Army reintroduced land navigation to its Basic Leader Course, or BLC, half of the soldiers in that ...
This material is taken from Chapter 6 - Wilderness Travel from The Backpackers Field Manual by Rick Curtis. For more details on this exciting book check out The Backpacker's Field Manual Page. This ...