As of 2019, why do mountaineering courses still teach how to use a paper map?

A GPS can tell you with reasonable precision where you are. So far as I am aware, they don't tell you if you are about t …

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Many excellent answers have detailed how you need to learn reading paper maps for various practical reasons involving yo …

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The most important reasons have already been given in other highly upvoted answers. Planning, coverage, resolution, etc …

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There have already been quite some answers but I have the feeling that these answers are a bit one-sided towards paper m …

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I can't believe the convoluted answers. The answer is simple. A Map and compass WILL always work. The electronic device …

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Have you ever heard of the Uyuni salt flat? 10,000 km2 of almost perfectly flat surface, 3 km above sea level. 0 GPS s …

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A massive advantage of paper maps over electronic is the combination of area and resolution. You can take a bearing to a …

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The default expedition map in the UK is Ordnance Survey. The apparent most popular GPS map app for walking in the mounta …

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Maps and compasses are independent of any power source, so it is usually recommended to take them with you. GPS devices …

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Paper map screens are more flexible and they handle drops better. A paper map keeps power for longer, stays on for longe …

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Probably the simplest answer to my mind is that if you're going to have redundant methods for just about anything, they …

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Digital content is no substitute for skill Here. Describe to me how to fly the go-around on a Runway 13L approach to Mi …

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Among the great answers above, some touched on the price of electronic maps and their inadequacy for hiking (e.g. lack o …

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I have a very practical example of the value of paper maps: I found a waterproof, tear resistant map of my usual mounta …

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Paper maps do not run out of power. In an emergency situation you may only have that as an option

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Jonathan. I think the other answers miss the fundamental point. The GPS course just tells about GPS devices and how to …

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Ultimately a map is a map is a map. Regardless of the media it's presented on, whether that be digital or paper. You s …

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Aren't there now amazingly reliable devices that have capabilities far exceeding anything you can do with a paper map …

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I'll answer both as a geomatician who makes maps (both paper and digital) and deals with GIS data for a living. I'm also …

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The Map is not the Terrain Doubtless you've heard this aphorism, and perhaps it seems out of place for your question bu …

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The reason is that it is irrelevant if the map is on an electronic device or on paper - if you misinterpret the informat …

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