Comments on: 10 Things to Know — Part 7: Read That Topo http://www.wildsnow.com/913/10-things-to-know-part-7-read-that-topo/ Backcountry Skiing Weblog Blog, FAQs, more, links and info about randonnee, telemark and backcountry ski mountaineering. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:16:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: roberto http://www.wildsnow.com/913/10-things-to-know-part-7-read-that-topo/comment-page-1/#comment-11248 roberto Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:46:46 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=913#comment-11248 Thanks for the map info, good stuff. Thanks for the map info, good stuff.

]]> By: Terry http://www.wildsnow.com/913/10-things-to-know-part-7-read-that-topo/comment-page-1/#comment-7075 Terry Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:10:52 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=913#comment-7075 FWIW, I dreamed up this map tool ( http://www.slidewright.com/Misc/MapTool.pdf) that is useful on 7.5' maps (UTM or Lat/Long) and has some useful tidbits included, along with GPS point finding. Also, if you get some waterproof map paper and print this, or anything, with an inkjet printer, you'd be amazed how durable and lightweight the stuff is. FWIW, I dreamed up this map tool ( http://www.slidewright.com/Misc/MapTool.pdf) that is useful on 7.5′ maps (UTM or Lat/Long) and has some useful tidbits included, along with GPS point finding. Also, if you get some waterproof map paper and print this, or anything, with an inkjet printer, you’d be amazed how durable and lightweight the stuff is.

]]> By: barry http://www.wildsnow.com/913/10-things-to-know-part-7-read-that-topo/comment-page-1/#comment-7072 barry Sat, 29 Sep 2007 22:05:46 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=913#comment-7072 Number 4 is one that I see beginners struggle with. Always orient the map to the way you are looking, it makes the world make sense almost immediately. Also learn to pin point your position from the GPS location using the UTM grid. Consider getting a map romer. Number 4 is one that I see beginners struggle with. Always orient the map to the way you are looking, it makes the world make sense almost immediately.
Also learn to pin point your position from the GPS location using the UTM grid.
Consider getting a map romer.

]]> By: Eyesack http://www.wildsnow.com/913/10-things-to-know-part-7-read-that-topo/comment-page-1/#comment-7064 Eyesack Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:44:42 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=913#comment-7064 This is a cool program that I saw on another blog. It’s great for conceptualizing topo maps http://www.themountainculture.com/2007/09/21/world-wind-another-trip-planning-tool/ This is a cool program that I saw on another blog. It’s great for conceptualizing topo maps

http://www.themountainculture.com/2007/09/21/world-wind-another-trip-planning-tool/

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