Re: GPS Vs COMPASS

The message <13bde19etrh7t5si6d899k52idiukjojmi@xxxxxxx>
from Norman <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> contains these words:

> I would think that in another 10 years no-one will be using the
> magnetic compass and it will go the same way as the slide rule and
> logarithms when the pocket calculator became available.

Think again. If I am still walking in 10 years time I will still be
using my compass to orient my map and to take bearings when it is not
immediately obvious from the lie of the land which way to go. Why?
Because I find it much simpler and much more flexible than faffing
around with routes and waypoints for every possible eventuality. A GPS
(I am on my second) is a wonderful instrument for showing where you have
been and, in extremis, where you are, but they are a waste of effort for
fair weather navigation and only of marginally greater assistance in the
clag.

--
Roger Chapman so far this year 50 summits
New - 27 (Marilyns 13, Nuttalls 5, Outlying Fells 10)
Repeats - 23 (Marilyns 7, Nuttalls 14, Wainwrights 12, Outlying Fells 0)
.