PPG WTS - Basic Land Navigation - 2023

Navigation Course

Land Navigation

This course is the second course in the Pikes Peak Group's Wilderness Trekking School (WTS) curriculum.

prerequisites

The PPG WTS - Wilderness Fundamentals Course is the prerequisite for this course.  Students must have earned the "Wilderness Trekking School Student" badge or have been granted a course waiver to be able to register for this course.

The prerequisite course covers concepts that will be expected knowledge for this course and will reference the textbook (Freedom of the Hills, 9th ed.) provided from the PPG WTS - Wilderness Fundamentals Course.

If you have any questions or if you have issues registering for this course, please contact Joe Preiss (zmqjwp@gmail.com) to request assistance.

schedule / content

First Classroom Session (6-9pm): Lecture via Zoom

Discussions include maps, compass, orienteering, estimating distance, interpreting map symbols, properly reading topo contour lines, learning about declination, sighting, taking a bearing, and technologies such as GPS. You’ll also participate in class exercises using a map and compass.

Second Classroom Session (6-9pm): Lecture via Zoom

Discussions include maps, compass, orienteering, estimating distance, interpreting map symbols, properly reading topo contour lines, learning about declination, sighting, taking a bearing, and technologies such as GPS. You’ll also participate in class exercises using a map and compass.

Students must then participate in the scheduled field session where they will be afforded the opportunity to practice and demonstrate their land navigation skills.

contact

Course Leader:  Joe Preiss:  zmqjwp@gmail.com

Badges you will earn:

Course Requirements

This course has no scheduled activities.

Roster
Required Equipment

- Ten Essentials, to include an acceptable orienteering type compass.

- Freedom of the Hills textbook from the PPG WTS - Wilderness Fundamentals course.  If the student was granted a waiver for Wilderness Fundaments, a copy of Freedom of the Hills will be provided during this course.

Course Materials

You must register for this course to see course materials.