A phone with offline maps will tell you where you are to within a few metres, in seconds, in cloud, at night, with no mobile signal. It is the most powerful navigation aid most walkers have ever carried, and mountain rescue teams in Britain regularly report call-outs to people whose only navigation was a phone that died: flat after a day of the screen on, shut down by cold, soaked,…
In this lesson
The altimeter: calibration and limits
Worked example
Using it well
Altimeter navigation
GPS receivers
Using one properly
Phone navigation apps and offline maps
Before you go
On the hill: battery discipline
Why carry paper: when electronics fail
Check yourself
Key points
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