At a junction of three paths on an open hillside, a group stands with the map held flat, north at the top, while they walk south. Everything on the map is reversed. "Left" on the map is right on the ground. They argue for five minutes and take the wrong path. A navigator who turns the map so that it matches the land answers the question in ten seconds: the…
In this lesson
Setting the map by features
Setting the map with a compass
Thumbing the map
Taking a bearing from the map
The three classic errors
Walking on a bearing
Walking on a bearing in poor visibility
With a companion
Alone
Back bearings
Working it out
Uses
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