ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NAISMITH'S RULE
Named after W. W. Naismith (1856–1935), Scottish climber, who formulated it.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NAISMITH'S RULE»
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Naismith's rule in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Naismith's rule and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Navigation Anyplace Wild
ESTIMATING TIME Naismith's rule The founder of the Scottish Mountain Club,
William Naismith, devised a rule of thumb for estimating the time it would take to
walk a certain distance. According to this method, an average adult walker
carrying ...
Andrew R. Friedemann, 2006
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Walking on the West Pennine Moors: 30 routes in gritstone ...
This combination of distance and ascent should permit each walker to calculate
roughly how long eachwalk will take, usingwhatever method– Naismith's Rule (
see below) or another that you find works for you. On the West Pennine Moors, ...
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A Lake District Miscellany
Want to estimate how longa walk in the Lake District fells will take you? A popular
wayof working it out isto use Naismith's Rule, devised by Scottish mountaineer
William Naismith in the 1890s. Allow 1hourforevery 3 miles (5 km), plus1 hour for
...
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Navigation: Using your map and compass
Remember that Naismith's Rule is only a guide. If you've got 2km to walk with
60m of ascent, the chances of arriving at your destination exactly on 36min is
very unlikely. Instead, as the clock ticks closer to 36min, you should begin to look
for ...
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The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-sufficient Living in ...
Naismith's Rule Hikers use something called Naismith's Rule to figure out how
long it will take to go somewhere on foot. Naismith estimates that the average
person can walk a mile in 20 minutes (you add a half hour for each 1,000 feet of ...
Kelly Coyne, Erik Knutzen, 2010
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Map and Compass: Cicerone Press
Ok, if Naismith's Rule lived up to its name we wouldn't have room for such
approximations. Everyone walks at different speeds, so the assumption that wee
Naismith makes about walking at 4km an hour is wrong. Correct! However, 4km
an ...
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The Yorkshire Dales: North and East: Swaledale, Wensleydale, ...
The times given in this guidebook for each walk are based on Naismith's Rule,
and are provided merely as a guide. They make no allowance for stops along the
way, and in practice your time may be significantly greater, since it will depend on
...
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The Hillwalker's Guide to Mountaineering: Essential Skills ...
The best and most widely known formula used is Naismith's rule. Originally
expressed as 3 miles per hour plus 30 minutes per 1,000ft of ascent, this
approach can be applied flexibly to allow for different walking speeds and ascent/
descent ...
Terry Adby, Stuart Johnston, 2013
Naismith's rule is a travel time estimation technique based on distance, degree of
travel difficulty, elevation, and load. Some of the rules regarding travel speed
over terrain type include: • Easy going — 5 kilometres per hour; • Easy. 44 David
...
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Long and Ultra Distance Off-Road Running
A typical route card fora100kmrun may looklikethis. Start –0 km. Milestone 1–
15km Milestone2–30km. Milestone 3–25 km. Finish – 30 km. Total Distance=
100km. To aid in changing distance to time Naismith's Rule has been amended ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NAISMITH'S RULE»
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Naismith's rule is used in the context of the following news items.
Ordnance Survey Launches iOS App
We are investigating the inclusion of height data in the next version so that we can calculate estimated durations using Naismith's Rule. We are ... «OUTDOORSmagic, Jan 13»
Pack your torch – experts' advice as clocks go back
Many digital route-planning systems, such as our own grough route will give you an estimated time, based on Naismith's rule, which dictates ... «Grough, Oct 10»
