CONTENTS

About Outward Bound

Introduction

1 Understanding the Drunken Spider’s Web:

How to Read a Topographic Map

2 The Magic Needle:

Choosing and Using a Compass

3 Putting the Needle to the Drunken Spider:

Using Compass and Map Together

4 True North and the Unfaithful Needle:

How to Correct for Declination

5 Bambi Meets Godzilla:

When Theory Meets the Real World

6 Weighing Air to Find Your Way:

Altimeter Navigation

7 Never Get Lost Again?

How the Global Positioning System Has Revolutionized Backcountry Navigation

8 Running with Cunning:

The Sport of Orienteering

Appendix

Checklists for Day-Hiking, Summer Backpacking, and WinterOvernight Trips