Harvey Map Services Ltd Books on navigation & expedition planning

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	Outdoor Navigation, Handbook for Tutors New handbook written by Pat and Brian Mee on behalf of the National Navigation Award Scheme. The handbook focusses on practical advice for tutoring navigation outdoors. It advocates learning by experience in areas that provide plentiful practce opportunities. * Princinciples of tutoring navigation * Illustrated exercises * Guidance on tutoring outdoors * Recommended learning progressions * Keeping the whole group occupied * Assessing navigational competence The book offers support to tutors of NNAS awards. It is of value for teaching navigation for Outdoor Leader Awards and Expedition Awards. It can be used by outdoor centres, the education sector and voluntary leaders. The authors: Pat and Brian Mee have 40 years' experience of participation and coaching across a range of navigation related activities. Some comments on Outdoor Navigation "This handbook is to be recommended as a reference for all outdoor leaders who teach navigatioon skills. The innovative and practical approaches suggested should benefit students considerably by providing enjoyable and varied learning experiencves." Steve Long, Chief Executive, Mountain Leader Training "Safety and enjoyment in the outdoors are enhanced by the competent use of map and compass for accurate route finding. The excellent content and ideas within this new NNAS Tutor Handbook provide a valuable resource for teaching these skills." Derek Allison, Director of Coaching, British Orienteering "This book should provide tutors with the means to make learning to navigate a fun and rewarding experience for both tutor and learner. It has been needed by the industry for many years with little other comprehensive guidance available. It will be of considerable value in the education and voluntary sectors where so many tutors contribute to the learning and enjoyment of our young people in the outdoors. Every mountain leader needs a copy." Nigel Williams, Head of Training, Glenmore Lodge Size A4, 60 pages, full colour throughout Many maps and numerous illustrations Published by HARVEY Sample page Price: £15.00


	Hillwalker's Manual A comprehensive and practical manual for the walker, covering equipment, safety, navigation, survival and photography. Contains information on organisations, the hill environment, weather and nature in the hills. The main emphasis is to equip the hillwalker with the practical skills needed to plan and execute a great day in the hills. Price: £12.95


	Map and Compass By Pete Hawkins The art of navigation from first stages to GPS. A useful guide for everyone from the complete novice to the experienced hillwalker. Includes important information on access laws and rights of way. A5, 160pages Having the skills of navigation at your disposal is a liberating experience. Getting away from the crowds, inventing your own routes, discovering new areas, and perhaps most importantly giving you the confidence to do it yourself, is all part of making your outdoor experience more enjoyable. This comprehensive guide to navigation is aimed at giving you the incentive to do this. With the author's anecdotes and handy hints close by, those new to using the map and compass, and those who have already mastered navigational skills, will find this guide inspiration enough to get 'out there' and experience the outdoors safely and with fun. Price: £12.00


	Navigating with a GPS Handy small manual by well known outdoor writer and qualified mountain leader, Pete Hawkins In this practical guide to navigating with a GPS, navigation expert Pete Hawkins explains how to get the best from your GPS. The book breaks down the jargon into understandable English and takes you through GPS navigation in a clear and structured way. It also gives a potted summary of how to navigate with map and compass, recognising that strong traditional navigational skills are the basis for effective GPS navigation. Finally the guide takes a look at digital mapping and how that can benefit the outdoor user, and how GPS devices and mapping software can be used positively together. 112 pages Price: £7.99


	Navigation for Walkers by Julian Tippett Contains sections on map scale, use of compass, navigation techniques, planning your trip. Full colour, 128 pages, size 150x195mm. "Liberally illustrated, this meticulously thought-out book explains with perfect clarity how to read a map, find your way, use a compass and plan a route. And, most impressively, how to translate lines and symbols into the living landscape." Birds (RSPB magazine) Price: £10.99

Catalogue > Navigation and orienteering > Books on navigation and orienteering > Books on navigation & expedition planning

Outdoor Navigation, Handbook for Tutors

Hillwalker's Manual

Map and Compass

Navigating with a GPS

Navigation for Walkers