Again, in mountainous terrain, compass use was rarely required, but a good topo map was essential.
Agreed. I'd like to rephrase that into that in such terrain the compass primarily is a backup for when you find yourself in a state of geographical confusion, either because you've made a map reading mistake or there's limited visibility.
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