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With a very clear and contrasting topography
New Zealand offers the best possible areas for developing and learning this
skill.
KANES
can provide skilled teachers to pass on this important skill.
You learn how to use maps to find your location using back bearings on a
map, Identify map features with land features, plan safe routes, use a
compass effectively, identify features, estimate travelling
times and more.
Maps used
KANES use the 1:50,000 scale maps for advance training. these are
available at many information centres and provide information to enable experiences bush
walkers to safely move without other tracks or signs.
Magnetic Variation
Students are shown how to calculate this and account for it when relying
on their compass to navigate accurately.
Orientating your map
You learn how speed up the way you navigate in some areas and conditions
simply by orienting you map correctly. With
KANES interested groups
do this at various locations during their tour until practice get it right.
Compass uses
With
KANES, groups learn how to find directions, establish a bearing and
to follow these correctly. Hands on exercises in interesting areas are undertaken to
reinforce this skill.
Creating Back-Bearings
For serious studies the skill to calculate these work these using maps
only then setting your compass correctly is the objective. With this skill you will
be able to travel in the dark, fog or mountain cloud.
Identifying land marks
& features
Being familiar with these in reality and on the map ensures greater speed
and accuracy. With this skill you will be able to visit areas without actually going
there.
Calculating travel time with maps
This is one of the most common and important skills for travel planning.
We can use this for vehicle travelling as well as walking.
Orienteering exercises
As time permits you can enjoy the activity many people simply do for fun
and competition.
Communicating
locations
This is important to be able to direct search & rescue help to you.
Correct communication ensures accuracy and speed.
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New
Zealand Student Tours with
KANES
