Activity Information

Hikers

Basic Navigation Course - Olympia

06/18/13 (Tue) - 06/23/13 (Sun)

Course
Olympia Navigation


Michael A. Kretzler

6:00 PM

Knox Center, Olympia


Member: $45.00 / Non Member: $45.00
Cancellation and Refund Policy


Olympia's basic navigation course includes instruction in maps, compass, declination adjustment, coordinate systems, terrain recognition, route planning, and navigation in a group setting, using a combination of lectures, exercises, readings, and practical exercises. It is conducted in two evening lectures and a day-long field trip.

The Olympia branch navigation course includes instruction, readings, and indoor and outdoor exercises in maps, compass use, coordinate systems, terrain association, route planning, and navigation in a group setting. The course consists of two evenings of instruction and a day of outdoor exercises. The evening sessions are scheduled for Tuesday, June 18, and Thursday, June 20, and the outdoor session is on Sunday, June 23, 2013. There are no make-up sessions, so be sure of your schedule before re... More

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Wilderness Navigation
Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, 8th ed