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

How To Use A Map And Compass To Determine Your Exact Position: If you’re ever really lost and need to reestablish confidence with either yourself or a group, do this.

It’s time to go analog with your navigation tools. Using a map and compass is one of the most reliable foundational skills of the wilderness.

Skyrunner and fell running expert Keri Wallace explains why all mountain enthusiasts should hone their map and compass skills.

This is why basic compass and map skills are so important. "Using a map with a compass is a skill that a lot of most people probably don't possess anymore," Bieri said.

At the center of that push is land navigation, which tasks soldiers with plotting points on a map with a protractor and finding spots in the woods using a compass during both day and night.