Introduction to Backpacking Skills

This course will introduce you to the core outdoor skills needed to plan your own successful backpacking trip. You will learn how to look after yourself and others in your group while in a wilderness setting from bear safety to emergency response.


INTRODUCTION TO BACKPACKING

Learn the important skills of maps and navigation, effective tarp set up, bear hangs, fire-making skills, camp stove use, meal planning, emergency communication, wildlife safety and low impact techniques. These skills will significantly add to your enjoyment and confidence in planning and following through with your own trips.

2024 DATES: Contact us with your preferred dates!

PRICE: $495 per person based on 3 or more

ITINERARY: 

  • Day 1: Meet and Greet, Gear Check and head into the backcountry. Set up camp, Skills Training

  • Day 2 : Skills Training, return to Trail head

PRICE INCLUDES: Instructor,Tarps, Safety Gear, Repair Gear, Campsite reservations

PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE: Trip Food, personal tent, personal sleeping and. hiking gear

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING: Here is a list of what you need to bring.

 

Introduction to Backpacking Booking

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