Get to grips with a compass and map to elevate your navigating skills and become a more intrepid explorer.

Want to learn how to read a compass? Our wilderness expert's guide will teach the parts of a compass, and how to use this valuable tool.

Everyone should know how to read a map. If you haven’t done so lately you may feel challenged at first, but after awhile you will realize maps “tell” you so much more than a GPS!

Learn how to read a snow report and demystify what terms like "packed powder" mean.

They don’t have a mental map of where the country really is. They are following only the directions given to them by their preselected GPS.