There are lots of lots of navigation techniques that help you either: navigate to a target or destination; or, to relocate (work out where you are when you’re lost). This blog sets out practical exercises that National Navigation Award (NNA) tutors can use to teach navigation skills. The exercises below are covered in NNA Tutor …
Tag: Navigation
Navigation Skills: Gauging Distance
When teaching navigation some of the biggest errors I see arise from people either walking too far or not far enough to their target. This blog describes non-GPS techniques, like pacing and timing. With practice these techniques can give you a high level of accuracy in gauging distance travelled. Here's are the bits of equipment …
Navigation Skills: Strategy
Navigation strategy is about devising an effective plan to find a target. Walking in a straight line to your target in one leg can be effective when the distances are small and or when the feature you are navigating to is large and obvious; e.g. a prominent loch. It is important to note, however, that …
