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     How to take a compass bearing with Steve Backshall and Ordnance Survey

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     Taking a compass bearing from a landscape feature

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     How to use a compass: understand and take a bearing for wilderness navigation

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2. www.youtube.com › watchTaking a Compass Bearing - YouTube

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   Jan 22, 2009 · Video of how to take a compass bearing and how to follow it across the hills. You can also read through the steps on my blog - http://tinyurl.com/78xp35.Magn...

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   #GetOutside champion Steve Backshall teaches you how to use a compass to take a bearing and find out which direction you need to go to get from one point on ...

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4. andrewskurka.com › map-and-compass-find-transferMap & Compass: Find & transfer bearings in the field & on a map

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   Aug 11, 2016 · To reach the summit, you find the bearing on your map between the hut and the summit — exactly 45 degrees. You transfer that bearing to the field, and begin to hike in that direction. To reach Mt. Washington from Lake of the Clouds Hut in a whiteout, take a bearing on the map (45 degrees) and transfer it to the field.

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   Come a join me on this quick and easy tutorial on how to use a compass for wilderness navigation. Learn how to understand the basic components of a compass, ...

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6. services.thebmc.co.uk › how-to-take-a-compass-bearingHow to take a compass bearing - British Mountaineering Council

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   Jul 29, 2015 · How to take a compass bearing. Taking a compass bearing can be fiddly at first but is easy once you get the hang of it. Chris Townsend explains how to do it in this BMC TV video. If you're just starting getting out into the hills, learning how to take a compass bearing is one of the most important skills to get to grips with.

7. www.summitpost.org › compass-basics-anCompass Basics: An Introduction to Orientation and Navigation

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   Next you adjust it for, say, the 10 degree easterly declination of the area arriving at a map bearing of 290 degrees - remember to convert a field bearing to a map bearing do the opposite conversion of a map bearing to a field bearing by adding east declination and subtracting west declination. Next, with the adjusted bearing set on the compass dial, find the landmark on the map, and point the ...

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   How do you use a compass with a bearing?

   • Once you have set a bearing, hold the compass flat in-front of you with the direction of travel arrow pointing away from you. Rotate your body, keeping the compass fixed to your body, until the north magnetic needle and the orienting needle align. The compass is now set and the direction of travel arrow points in your direction of travel.

   Following a bearing: Navigation Techniques 2.4.1: - A.T.E.Mountaineering

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   How do you change a compass bearing?

   • Rotate your body, keeping the compass fixed to your body, until the north magnetic needle and the orienting needle align. The compass is now set and the direction of travel arrow points in your direction of travel. Make sure you do not move the compass housing as this will change the bearing.

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   How do you use a compass?

   • Two actions are possible with a compass. You can: Transfer a bearing, a.k.a. transpose or plot a bearing. You can find and transfer bearings in two different worlds: A topographic map, which depicts a landscape in a condensed format. All told, then, to effectively use a compass you need to learn four techniques. How to:

   Map & Compass: Find & transfer bearings in the field & on a map

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   How do you transfer a bearing to a map?

   • To learn how to transfer a bearing to a map, I again give them random bearings, like 256 degrees. Once they’ve mastered these four steps, in theory you can combine them. But for it to become second nature, practice is involved. Beyond orienting a map, a compass is most useful for finding and transferring bearings between the field and map.

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   How do you calculate a return bearing on a compass?

   • Simply look at your compass and the straight line across the dial (the number on the opposite side) is the return bearing. The easiest way to calculate the opposite bearing is to add 180 degrees to the original bearing when it was less than or equal to 180 degrees, and to subtract 180 when the orginal bear was greater than 180.

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   How do you Orient a compass in Alaska?

   • Pretend your declination is 20 degrees east (your in Alaska). That means the needle on your compass is pointing 20 degrees east of true north. You need to travel due north (0 or 360 degrees), so set your compass to 360, hold it in front of you and turn your body until the magnetic needle aligns with the orienteering arrow.

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   Once you have set a bearing, hold the compass flat in-front of you with the direction of travel arrow pointing away from you. Rotate your body, keeping the compass fixed to your body, until the north magnetic needle and the orienting needle align. The compass is now set and the direction of travel arrow points in your direction of travel.