An instructive guidebook explaining how to map read and how to use a compass. The book covers both map reading for beginners and techniques for advanced map-readers looking to improve their skills.
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Pete Hawkins trained as a geography teacher and taught in schools for a year before escaping to the Peak National Park's Environmental Centre for an outdoor job. He took over map and compass training and has since written for a variety of outdoor magazines. He now runs a navigation school and leads walking holidays around the world from his base in the Peak District.
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