Pietsch Verlag - Book Safety Orientation Route Planning

Neil Wilson: "Safety, Orientation, Route Planning" helps you find the right path in difficult terrain. It shows how maps are structured, how to read them and how to transfer their information to the terrain. It explains the use of compasses, altimeters, pedometers, sextants and GPS devices, and describes how to determine direction and distance using a map and map protractor as well as a compass. But even without technology, you can find your way around this book: How do you tell which way is south from a tree? What does the position of the sun or a look at the night sky tell you? How can you build a compass using the simplest of means? The author also describes how to orient yourself in the terrain using a given marching number and how to determine a point on the map using cross-bearings. He shows how to avoid obstacles in a controlled manner and monitor the marching direction in confusing terrain. The chapters "Reading tracks", "Camouflage", "Escape from a dangerous situation" and rescue and recovery contain important tips for ensuring personal safety in unsecured terrain.

- 176 pages
- 100 color illustrations
- Author: Neil Wilson
- Title: Safety, orientation, route planning - The survival knowledge of elite units

- Dimensions: 240 x 170 mm