Hikin_Jim
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Registered: 10/12/07
Posts: 1804
Loc: Southern California
Originally Posted By: hikermor
Scale is critical. Years ago, we attempted a summit for which the only available map was an aeronautical chart. I can guarantee that a lot of critical features are not depicted at that scale...
Ooooh, yeah.
And hiking in Alaska with only a 1:100,000 map, well, there's a bit of fun for ya.
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