Walking straight, keeping track and judging distance
40 min
Finding north is only half the job. The other half is going where you have decided to go and knowing where you have got to. Here people fail in a way that surprises them: they find a direction carefully, set off confidently, and an hour later cross their own footprints. Nobody believes it will happen to them until it does. Experiments with walkers in forests and deserts have shown it…
In this lesson
Why people walk in circles
What it is
When it matters
What to do
Common mistakes
Holding a straight line without a compass
When to use it
How
The walking sun compass: holding a shadow angle
How to adjust: an example
Natural dead reckoning
Judging distance by eye
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