
Lecture: Wilderness Navigation
Wilderness Navigation - Lecture 1 - Mountaineers Tacoma Program Center
This is the navigation course lecture portion. There will be two lectures per session, which are required prior to the navigation field trip.
- Wed, Sep 11, 2019
- Tacoma Navigation Committee
- Navigation
- Adults
- For Beginners (Getting Started Series)
- 5 (36 capacity)
- 2 (8 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Lecture 1: Wednesday September 11, 2019
Lecture 2: Wednesday September 18, 2019
Lectures are 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM at Tacoma Mountaineers Program Center 2302 N 30th St, Tacoma, WA 98403
Please read: Compass Requirements.
Required Equipment
Required compass:
You will need a Mountaineers approved compass. Please read this prior to purchasing a compass: Compass Requirements
Students need a compass with a screw type adjustable declination. Tool-less / key-less models will bring you nothing but grief.
Every student must have their own compass; sharing won't work in our class structure.
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!