Wilderness Navigation 2

Sat, 29 Mar, 2025 at 09:00 am to Sun, 30 Mar, 2025 at 04:00 pm UTC-07:00

East Sooke Regional Park | Sooke

MB Guiding
Publisher/HostMB Guiding
Wilderness Navigation 2
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Wilderness Navigation 2 focuses on the basic-to-advanced skills and tools required to plan successful trips and navigate in the backcountry.
This 2-day workshop is suitable for novice to advanced hikers.
Route Planning
• Objectives
• Resources
• Hazards
• Alternative plans
Map Basics
• Types of maps
• Scale
• Legends
• Colour codes
• Contour lines
• Terrain features
• Grid references
Compass Basics
• Parts
• Declination
• Bearings
Route Finding
• Terrain management
• Macro-terrain vs micro-terrain
• On-trail vs off-trail
• Avoiding hazards
Navigation with Map and Compass
• Using a map in the field
• Recognizing terrain features
• Determining position
• Operating a compass
• Taking a bearing from a map
• Taking a bearing in the field
Digital Trip Planning
• Online mapping tools
• Plotting markers and lines
• Plotting routes
• Creating custom maps
• Printing custom maps
• Transferring data
Satellite Navigation
• Satellite navigation systems
• Accuracy issues and solutions
• Power issues and solutions
• Smartphone apps
• Setting waypoints
• Recording tracks
• Navigating to a location
Visit our website for more information:
mbguiding.ca/browse/wilderness-navigation-2/
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East Sooke Regional Park, East Sooke Regional Park, Capital, BC V9Z, Canada,Metchosin, British Columbia, Sooke

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