Steve, I saw a 1:25000 metric only map today (OK, I looked out for it) showing Mount Snowdon which It also came from a reputable publishing house - the ordinance Survey of Great Britain.
OK, it wasn't all metric, there was a note explaining how to convert back to imperial units - but all the contours were at 10m intervals and the peaks were in metric units only. _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen Humphreys Sent: 26 March 2010 22:05 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:46975] RE: International Expeditions to Mt. Everest? Actually I note that most maps are dual. And mountaineers ones too. In fact I cannot remember seeing a metric only one (apart from a website run by two members of the UKMA - which may be, shall we say, slightly biased :-) ). Although please don't send me links to searched websites showing metric only ;-) With regards to dumbing - I noticed that sometime the BBC 'dumb-up' (or whatever) the use of feet to metres. Remember the challenge last year for a load of celebs to climb Mt Kilimanjaro? The individuals spoke of feet but sometimes the ads for the show said metres. What I am saying is - it works both ways. "You win some you lose some" I guess. As per usual though, the UK is mixed. _____ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [USMA:46973] RE: International Expeditions to Mt. Everest? Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:08:37 +0000 Most maps will be in metric (I don't know about the US though), so the mountaineers will use metric units. Of course the press will dumb it down for the benefit of their readers, but that does not means that the mountaineers themselves use feet. _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Remek Kocz Sent: 25 March 2010 23:14 To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:46968] International Expeditions to Mt. Everest? I look at a copy of Krakauer's book, "Into Thin Air" recently. I'm not familiar with the story, but it seems it told of a difficult descent from the summit of Mt. Everest by an international team. All altitudes, at a glance, were in feet. Question is, are feet used as a standard for such undertakings, even when the teams consist of people from the "rest of the world?" Remek _____ Do you want a Hotmail account? Sign-up <http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/197222280/direct/01/> now - Free
