The ability to navigate accurately is the most important skill for anyone heading into the mountains. If you are an aspiring mountaineer, backcountry skier or just love to recreate outdoors, knowing how to use a map and compass is an essential skill.

This land navigation course is great for people of all experience levels. It is designed for those who have never used a map and compass to navigate in the wilderness as well as for folks that just want to brush up on their skillset. 

On the course we’ll discuss the basics of land navigation utilizing an “Old School” map and compass.

You'll learn:

• Basic Route Planning
• Map Scales
• Grid System and Grid References
• Map Symbols
• Contour Lines and basic interpretation
• Use of the compass to take bearings from a map
• Walking on general compass bearings
• Identifying large features on a map and then finding them in the surrounding area
• Hand Railing large features
• Macro or large area navigation techniques
• How to re-orientate yourself if you do get lost

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this program.