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Alpine Hiking 1E – Survey of India Maps

November 20, 2021 Peter Van Geit

The most detailed and freely available maps of the Himalayas are those published by the Survey of India (SOI). Initially…

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Alpine Hiking 1D – Traverse Planning

November 19, 2021 Peter Van Geit

There are many Open Street Map viewers, both web based (planning on laptop) and mobile (offline navigation in mountains) based.…

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Alpine Hiking 1C – Open Street Maps

November 18, 2021 Peter Van Geit 1 Comment

In this third module we’ll get familiar with one of the most commonly used maps for hiking – Open Street…

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Alpine Hiking 1B – Topography & Contours

November 17, 2021 Peter Van Geit

In this second module let’s get familiar with one of the most important concepts: topography. Topographic maps use contour lines…

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Alpine Hiking 1A – Geography of Western Himalayas

November 16, 2021 Peter Van Geit

In this first module we will familiarize ourselves with the geography of the Indian Western Himalayas spanning the states of…

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Posted in: 1 Maps & Route Planning, Alpine Bootcamp DIY, Topography, Ultra Journeys Filed under: Topography

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