Lecture: Wilderness Skills
RETIRED Wilderness Skills Jan 30 - St. John’s Episcopal Church, Olympia
The second of two consecutive Saturdays required to graduate from the Wilderness Skills course includes: one-to-one gear review, backcountry hazards presentation, hands-on with shelter-fire-stoves-first aid kits-animal protection-sanitation, navigation exercises and challenge course.
Contacts
- Sat, Feb 2, 2019
- Olympia Wilderness Skills Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- For Beginners (Getting Started Series)
- 33 (85 capacity)
- 18 (20 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
We meet at St. John's main Parish Hall. Setup and check in are at 7:00 a.m. Class begins AT 7:30.
Second Saturday EXPANDED VIEW Wilderness Skills
Outdoor Workshop and Challenge Course
Exact content and details may vary.
| Day 2 check-in and setup (Class starts AT 7:30) | 7:00 AM |
| 10 Essentials+ Daypack gear check-in discussions in animal groups | 7:30 AM |
| Intro and Overview for Day 2 | 8:00 AM |
| Safe water alternatives framed including chems/uv briefly described | 8:15 AM |
| Essential Backcountry Skills: (1.a - Animal Protection 15m, 1.b - Safe Water 15m), 2. Cook stoves & equipment 30m, 3. - First Aid Kits 30m, 4. - Shelter 30m | 8:45 AM |
| Break | 9:30 AM |
| Essential Backcountry Skills (continued) | 9:45 AM |
| EBS debrief and review for afternoon activities | 10:45 AM |
| Navigation Refresher - in classroom | 11:00 AM |
| Navigation Refresher - orientation course activity | 11:30 AM |
| Carpool to Trailhead | 12:00 PM |
| Challenge course - lunch on trail, scenarios, nav exercises | 12:15 PM |
| Carpool to classroom | 2:15 PM |
| Backcountry Foods/Nutrition | 2:30 PM |
| Announcements/Info about courses and activities | 3:30 PM |
| Course evaluation and closing | 3:45 PM |
| Final group exercise (putting away tables and chairs | 4:00 PM |
Required Equipment
Students will bring their daypacks with the ten essentials, lunch and other gear for time outside during small group activities and the challenge course. Compasses will also be very helpful although some loaner compasses will be available. Compasses and other gear will be discussed during the first Saturday (the preceding week).