The Why and How of Natural Navigation – TEDx
A fast introduction to my journey into natural navigation, how it works and why we need it, from a TEDx talk I gave in Calgary.
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Moon Phase Navigation
I’m going to be brave and briefly discuss one of the trickier natural navigation techniques: the moon phase method or moon phase compass. If you…
The Snow Shadow Compass
There are two main types of snow compass: those formed by wind and those formed by sun. Here we will look at snow compasses created…
Ascend Interview
I’m always keen to try new ways of sharing the joys of natural navigation and outdoor clues and signs. I’ve done loads of long audio…
Navigation Naturelle
Congratulations to Alban Cambe on the publication of his French book on natural navigation – “Navigation Naturelle’. Regular readers may recognise the name – Alban…
Back from Crete
Just back from a natural navigation expedition in Crete. In summary: a sweaty success. More to follow in email newsletter etc.
The Difference Between Mist and Fog
Thank you to everyone who has come to my talks on How to Read Water recently. The morning after the Dartmoor talk, I took the…
Joshua Slocum and the Birds
My thanks to Pertti Pesonen for reminding me of these passages in Joshua Slocum’s classic, ‘Sailing Alone Around the World’: On the 12th, some hundred…