
Lecture: Wilderness Navigation
Wilderness Navigation - Lecture 2 - Mountaineers Tacoma Program Center
Lecture / workshop at the program center
- Info
- COVID-19: Learn about our most up-to-date guidance for participants and leaders on our COVID-19 Response page. All participants and leaders must agree to the COVID-19 Code of Conduct before participating in this Mountaineers activity.
- Thu, May 14, 2020
- Tacoma Navigation Committee
- Navigation
- Adults
- Easy
- 36 (36 capacity)
- 7 (7 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Lectures are 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM at Tacoma Mountaineers Program Center 2302 N 30th St, Tacoma, WA 98403
Required Equipment
Compass:
Students will need a Mountaineers approved compass with adjustable declination.
Every student must have their own compass; sharing won't work in our class structure.
Link to recommended compasses can be found in the Navigation Course Manual.
Workshop materials:
- A Mountaineers approved compass.
- A Textbook:
Wilderness Navigation, Burns & Burns (eBooks are acceptable!)
- or -
Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills
(Actually read the book prior to attending the workshop.) - Complete the Pre-workshop Assignment prior to the first lecture (link is in Navigation Course Manual).
- Sharp pencil.
- (optional) Paper to take notes with.
- (optional) Ruler.
- Map will be provided to students at the workshop,USGS Chikamin Peak. Yours to keep!