Field trip: Backpacking Building Blocks (B3) Course
BACKPACKING BUILDING BLOCKS (B3) COURSE: Practice "Camp" - Magnuson Park
In this required field trip, students will pack a pack and carry it out into a local park, practice setting up camp, treating water, and preparing a meal, all with an experienced mentor and small mentor group; then walk back for a debrief.
Contacts
- Sun, Apr 25, 2021
- Foothills Backpacking Committee
- Backpacking
- Adults
- For Beginners (Getting Started Series)
- 8 (8 capacity)
- 2 (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
We are meeting at 12:00 (noon) outside of the Mountaineer club house by the outside climbing area on the right side of the building when standing in front of the building.
As the culmination of the series of informational and hands on sessions that have come before, in the required 6-hour "Practice Camp" field trip students will have the opportunity to try out the key skills and approaches with their own gear and/or with those of others in their mentor group in an actual hike that will end with setting up camp, treating water, preparing a backpack meal and then packing up and walking back. The practice day will be with your small mentor group for most of the day, but we'll debrief together at the end of the day. If you don't have your own gear yet or are still missing a few key pieces, that's perfectly OK - we'll focus on sharing and trying out a range of different gear contributed by our mentors, helpers and fellow students.
Required Equipment
TBD