Finding Your Way Without Map or Compass

During his remarkable lifetime, Harold Gatty became one of the world`s great navigators (in 1931, with Wiley Post, he was the first man to fly around the world in eight days) and, to the benefit of posterity, recorded in this book much of his accumulated knowledge about pathfinding, both on land and at sea. Applying methods used by primitive peoples and early explorers, he shows today`s adventurers how to find their way in the wilderness, the desert, and in snow-covered areas -- even on the ocean -- by paying attention to nature. By observing birds, animals, weather patterns, vegetation, shifting sands, patterns of snow fields, and the positions of the sun, moon and stars, would-be explorers can find their way even without the use of maps or compass. Clearly, precisely and graphically explained, this wealth of valuable data and advice -- much of it unavailable elsewhere -- is a must-have volume for hikers, bikers, scouts, sailors, anyone who enjoys exploring the outdoors and all those interested in orienteering.

Author:

Gatty, Harold

ISBN:

9780486406138

Format:

Paperback

Pages:

287

Publish Date:

12/23/1998

Publisher:

Dover Pubns

Language:

English

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