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Home > Travel > Travel guides - sport 658 items Pages Cordee Books Ice And Mixed Climbing Ice And Mixed Climbing: Modern Technique, is a comprehensive guide to ice and mixed climbing. From the basics to technical, leashless climbing, this guide offers extensive information, tips and technique. Cordee Books Kayak Surfing Kayak Surfing is a great guide to the art of surfing in the sea. Written by an expert sea kayaker, this guide is aimed at both complete novices and experts alike. Included are basic principles, surfing etiquette, advanced techniques and the psychology and philosophy of ocean wave-riding. Cordee Books Mountain Navigation Peter Cliff Instruction Book After three previous editions and a number of reprints, Mountain Navigation has now sold over 28,000 copies. This fourth edition is proof that Mountain Navigation has become THE reference book for those who wish to learn to find their way around in the mountain or hill country Cordee Books Mountaincraft And Leadership Instruction Book An essential book for those learning general mountain and adventure travel. Navigation, first aid and leadership skills all discussed in detail. It is an invaluable reference tool for everyone, whether novice walker or experienced mountain leader, who wishes to venture into and enjoy the British hills in safety. Cordee Books Navigation for Walkers Instruction Book An easy to follow instruction book on how to fully understand and use maps, and the freedom this gives to navigate and complete any walk in the British countryside. Profusely illustrated in colour with 50 linked pairs of landscape photographs together with their exact map extract alongside. If you are at all apprehensive about taking the first steps exploring the countryside around you, then 'Navigation for Walkers' will certainly start you on the right path to aquiring the skills to navigate and complete any walk in Britain. Only with a good understanding of maps and by using them correctly can anybody truly experience the quiet exhilaration and freedom of walking centuries old paths, bridle and green lanes which make up the thousands of miles of public rights of way that criss-cross Britain's uniquely beautiful and often remote open countryside. Based on the Ordnance Survey's new Explorer maps, as well as the Outdoor Leisure and Landranger series, this book takes the reader step by step through the essential techniques of map reading, navigation skills, reading the compass and route planning. Julian Tippett has fifty years experience of route finding by map in the hills and moors of Britain; he teaches navigation skills and advises both the Ramblers' Association and the National Navigation Award Scheme. Cordee Books Rock Climbing Skills Instruction Book Jam-packed full of essential skills and techniques for all levels of climber. The official handbook of the Mountaineering Instructor and Single Pitch Award schemes. 658 items Pages |
