Map & Compass Navigation Skills

This full day course will start from the beginning in identifying all the details in map reading to help you plan a route through the mountains as well as to know where you are at all times. The afternoon will be spent on how to use a compass, take and follow a bearing from the map and from the field, a necessary skill to travel with confidence in the wilderness. 


MAP AND COMPASS

We will start from the beginning in identifying all the details in map reading to help you plan a route through the mountains as well as to know where you are at all times. We will then introduce the use a compass, take and follow a bearing from the map and from the field, a necessary skill to travel with confidence in the wilderness. 

2024 DATES: CONTACT US

PRICE: $150 per person based on group size of 4 or more

ITINERARY: 

  • one day outside understanding and reading Topographical Maps and using a compass with the topographical map

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING: Please be prepared to spend 6 hours outdoors. A handy clothing and equipment list is found here.

 
Photo Jane Whitney

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