Wilderness Navigation & Orienteering
Resources related to Wilderness Navigation
Training and Orienteering.
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Wilderness Navigation & OrienteeringResources related to Wilderness Navigation
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Wilderness Navigation is an important part of any Wilderness Travel Safety Programme. It is also a fundamental skill necessary for any wilderness traveler. Your "Navigators Toolbelt" should include a Topographical Map, Airphoto, Quality Sighting Compass, GPS Receiver, Pace Beads, Altimeter, Watch, and knowledge in Wilderness Navigation.
Romers are increasingly hard to find. For this reason BWI is making available to our students and the general public our 1;50,000 Scale Romer for download. Please note this is for personal use only and no copies can be made for distribution or resale. It is easiest to print this on an overhead transparency on a lazer or inkjet printer.
BWI has made available for download two versions of our Routecards for personal use only. Permission is granted for personal use only, no copies can be made for distribution or resale.
Learning to use the numerous and varied tools of a well trained wilderness navigator is important to gaining the skills neccessary to mastering wilderness navigation. Take the time to get trained in wilderness navigation it will save you time as you travel and my save your life one day. Any course you take today should integrate the use of a GPS Receiver with Topographical Maps and Sighting Compasses.
Orienteering is an excellent way of acquiring compass training. The only problem is that modern orienteering is a sport that now uses special maps and therefore do not use standard topographical maps or airphotos you will encounter in the wilderness. Use of GPS Receivers is also not allowed at meets. That aside Orienteering is fun, keeps you active, and challenges you to read a map and use a compass quickly.