Lecture: Wilderness Skills
RETIRED Wilderness Skills Jan 16 - St. John’s Episcopal Church, Olympia
7:30 a.m. to 4:30 pm. Typically, the first of two consecutive Saturdays required to graduate from the Wilderness Skills course includes: presentation about the 10 essentials and other day hike gear, demonstration of setup done on an actual unplanned overnight, four day packs small group show & tell, injury prevention & illness response, nutrition, wilderness ethics, safe water hands-on small group practice, and basic navigation (some loaner compasses available).
Contacts
- Sat, Jan 25, 2020
- Olympia Wilderness Skills Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Easy
- 9 (70 capacity)
- 9 (30 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Parking is available on the streets surrounding the church. Limited parking is also available in the church parking lot on the North side of the building. Please note that some of the spaces in the lot are reserved for church members with limited mobility.
THIS IS a SAMPLE AGENDA for this 7:30-4:30 Saturday 1 of 2. The final agenda times will be the same, but Content Adjustments are made each year to improve the course and for instructor availability.
Instructors setup and student registration
Welcome and overview
Getting started with the right compass
Day hike equipment: the 10 essentials and more
“What’s in your daypack?” introduction
An unplanned overnight with what was in his daypack
Break/setup for small-group table presenters
Four daypacks - winter, summer, lightweight, & scramble/climb
Staying Safe and Healthy in the Backcountry - Injury Prevention and Response to Illness
Nutrition – Foods for healthy meals on the trail
Working Lunch – about nutrition of course (bring a lunch to eat at our tables)
Wilderness Ethics
Break
Safe water – Learn about and use chemicals, UV & filters
Back-country Navigation – Maps and Compass
Preparing for the Outdoor Workshop - Things needed, questions and comments
End of day
Required Equipment
Be prepared to spend time outside regardless of weather. Most activities during the first Saturday will be inside or under cover. It may however not be warm or dry outside.
Students are encouraged to bring a compass if they have one, but some loaner compasses are available.