HOW TO GET UN-LOST: Navigation Course
WAIT...WHERE AM I??? MOM!!!!!
Learn how to be independent! No need to follow your partner, they're just pretending they know where they are going anyway!
Join us outside for a day of getting un-lost. Learn how to orientate a map to the terrain around you, how to use a compass for something other than putting in your contacts, and tricks to figuring out your location on a map without a GPS.
By the end of the day you'll be able to find north without a compass (or GPS), match the terrain around you to the map, use a compass to orientate the map to north, and tell your friends what the squiggly lines on a topo map mean!!! Phew, that is a lot to cover, but are we ever going to have fun!
Join us outside for a day of getting un-lost. Learn how to orientate a map to the terrain around you, how to use a compass for something other than putting in your contacts, and tricks to figuring out your location on a map without a GPS.
By the end of the day you'll be able to find north without a compass (or GPS), match the terrain around you to the map, use a compass to orientate the map to north, and tell your friends what the squiggly lines on a topo map mean!!! Phew, that is a lot to cover, but are we ever going to have fun!
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Planned Itinerary
- Meet the group inside Elevation Place in Canmore, AB at 8:30am. Closer to the date, carpools may be coordinated if needed!
- We will meet the group, fill out waivers, and head out to the trailhead. Here we will spend some time learning the basics of a map and compass before heading on the trail.
- As we hike along the trail we will stop to learn new navigation skills and put them to the test. Trail intersections will challenge you as the group determines which way to do. Using the mountains around you you'll learn how to determine where you are on the map. Get ready for a day of doing and seeing!
Level of Difficulty
All fitness levels are welcome on this trip. The focus of the course will be on brain power and not physical endurance. One will need to be able to walk 8km at a "stop and go" pace over fairly level terrain with two sustained uphill sections.
