How to Navigate - 3rd Edition

How to Navigate - The art of traditional map and compass navigation in an Australian context by Caro Ryan (3rd edition - 2025). How to Navigate is a straight-talking, modern approach to map reading and compass navigation, along with clear explanations of how to really navigate in the Aussie bush through deep awareness and observations of the world around us. How to Navigate is suitable for novice navigators getting started, through to experienced bushies who want to brush up on their skills, and includes 116 pages of photographs, diagrams, stories and how-to’s, told from the perspective of a passionate bushwalker, involved in search and rescue. The latest edition has undergone a complete revision, including a new chapter on digital navigation with apps and sections on basic use of sun and stars, night navigation and insights into First Nations approaches to navigation.   There are new maps, illustrations, photographs, explainers, tips, memory joggers, with over 13 additional pages. The update also features QR code links for those seeking further explanations or to dig deeper into the content including video. Chapters include:

• Maps
• Compasses
• Route planning
• How to navigate
• Digital navigation
• Traditional navigation

For full details of what's covered, check out the Table of Contents in the image gallery. While GPS devices and apps have increased in popularity over the past few years, the importance of the traditional skills of how to read a map, use a compass and navigate in the bush, hasn’t changed.   Learning to read map to ground and interpret the landscape, walking with the land - not against it, helps deepen our understanding of the world around us and our connection with it. How to Navigate is suitable for novice navigators getting started, through to experienced bushies who want to brush up on their skills. How to Navigate is used by the NSW State Emergency Service, NSW Police Rescue Squad, Volunteer Rescue Association and TAFE NSW. Adventurer, entrepreneur & philanthropist Dick Smith says, “I’ve spent my life and have been on many expeditions where I have had to rely on a map and compass. Caro’s book brings a fresh approach, breaking down old-fashioned jargon and making learning how to navigate with a map and compass, easy.” "An essential navigation guide for any outdoor pursuit." - Brian Fox cartographer, explorer, author (bushexplorers.com.au) The 2nd edition (July 2021) includes over 15 extra pages updated for GDA 2020 (Australia’s new datum), new illustrations, photographs, explainers, tips and memory joggers. Details & Specifications:

• ISBN:  9780648751533
• Publisher:  Juicy Projects (T/as LotsaFreshAir.com)
• Imprint :  lotsafreshair
• 3rd Edition
• Publication date:  2025
• Author:  Caro Ryan
• Bind:  Paperback
• Weight:  390 grams
• Dimensions:  19 x 25.5 x 1 cm

Printed in the Greater Blue Mountains, Australia on FSC certified paper from 100% post consumer waste.