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

Learn more on how to use a map and compass. Our team of experts prepared the guide on everything you need to know about using a map and compass.

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.

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.

It's a shame how many people don't know how to use a compass, especially when the National Park Service lists it as a top 10 safety item. Here's how to get started. The post How to use a compass ...

Try old-school navigation by learning to use a magnetic compass The handheld device has been helping explorers for hundreds of years.

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.

Some people want to know specifically each step of how a project will be completed (map) while others just want to know a loose, general direction toward completion (compass).