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USING YOUR COMPASS WITH A GTM
The Scenario:
- You are descending Mt. Olympus(NO133S) in a
white-out.
- The wands you placed on the way up are nowhere
to be seen.
- What direction should you go from the plateau on
Snow Dome to avoid Panic Peak and get to ridge above Glacier Meadows Camp?
- Place the edge of the
compass along the route you want to take.
Make sure the big
arrow points in the direction you want to go.
Rotate the bezel on
the compass so that the red lines under the needle point to MAGNETIC
NORTH. (Use the declination
diagram to find MN from TN.)
Holding the compass in
your hand, with the big arrow pointing away from you
Turn your body (not
just your hand) so that the magnetic needle is in the red arrow on the
bezel. Put “Red Fred in the Shed.”
You are now facing the
“way to go.”
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