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SUMMARY:Map & Compass Navigation Courses
DESCRIPTION:If your phone dies\, would you know how to navigate through the mountains? Do you know how to use a map and compass? Ae you confident in your skills to safely get out of the mountains if something were to turn you around?  Mountain Navigation is not only fun to learn but it is also vital for any of your backcountry adventures!\nThis one-day Wilderness Navigation course provides an essential introduction to using and understanding topographic maps and compasses. The skills learned on this course will improve trip planning processes\, provide a basis for use & navigation by GPS\, and provide fundamental knowledge for those exploring new terrain or areas with poor visibility.\n\n\nCurriculum\n\n\nInterpreting features on topographic maps\nCompass use and features\nScale\, grid reference and UTM\nRelating features on a map to features on the ground\nTaking bearings in the field and on the map\nRe-sectioning to determine location\nTravelling on bearings through terrain\nLearn about pacing\n\n———————————————————————————-\n\nIncluded\n\n\n1-Day of instruction with an ACMG-certified guide\nUse of compass\nStudent work book\n\n\nNot Included\n\n\nTransport to and from the meeting point\nFood\nClothing\nPersonal equipment (including snowshoes if there is snow on the ground at the time of your course)\n\n  \n\n\nTHE IMPORTANT DETAILS:\n\n\n\n\nSession dates: February 11th\, 2024 & March 10th\, 2024 There will be two\, one day sessions offered\, register for whichever session works best for you. Both of these sessions are winter sessions. You must be prepared to learn outside\, in the cold/snow. This class will not be rescheduled unless the weather dips below -15.\n\n\n\n\n  \nDuration: 1 Day (8:30am – 4:30pm) morning on a class room setting & afternoon outside (within city limits) \nLocation: Prince George – indoor/morning location TBD \nMax Ratio: 6 Clients to 1 Guide \nMinimum Age: 16 yrs \nPrerequisites: None \nAdventure Club members receive $10 off this course. When you send through transfer for course please deduct $10 off total amount. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nItinerary:  \n\nPart 1: Map and Compass \n\nGetting familiar with your compass\nReading topographic maps\nMaking a route plan\n\nPart 2: Navigation \n\nTaking and following bearings on the map and in the field\nNavigating with a map and compass in good and poor visibility/off trail\n\nPart 3: Trip Planning and Decision Making \n\nRoute Planning\nContingency planning\nBuilding and following a whiteout navigation plan\n\nWe may cover additional topics as time permits. \n\n  \nRefund policy – Course fee minus $15 processing fee is refundable up until three weeks out from course date. After the three weeks out date the course is non refundable however a credit can be issued for %50 of course amount to be used towards a future event. Course fee is not refunded if date is changed due to weather. Your course fee/registration will be transferred to new date if course is reschedule. If you cannot make new date\, a credit for full amount will be issued. \n 
URL:https://guidedbyadventure.ca/event/map-compass-navigation-courses/
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Education
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