Description

Land Navigation with Prival 

Keynote speaker, guide, and wilderness instructor Tony Pavlantos to inform students on Land Navigation practices with minimal environmental impact and current land use practices. Learn the detailed off-trail maps and compass techniques used by backcountry enthusiasts worldwide.

Additional keynote speakers will be provided in effort to provide awareness to land travel technique specifically related to traveling in winter avalanche terrain. This course will provide visual clue to observe terrain features that traditionally cause weak snowpack structure in the Wasatch Mountains.

Clinic Description:  With one classroom session and one in-field practice session, students will become proficient with using maps and compasses to navigate safely through the backcountry.

Gear List: Compass, First Aid Kit, Day Hiking Pack

Schedule:

(Day 1 is a PM course: 1730-2100; Day 2 is a full day in the field: 0830-1630)

Clinic Breakdown:

• Day 1 (3 hour)

  • Introduction to orienteering, forecasts and terrain overview

  • Introduction to backcountry medical kits

  • Why we take the gear we take

  • How to use maps and compasses

  • Big picture concepts:  on-trail vs. off-trail, route finding, and land navigation

• Day 2 (8 hour)

  • Trip plan

  • Field day on orienteering including route finding, contour lines, orienting maps, taking bearings off maps to navigate on land.