Land Navigation

prerequisites

The PPG WTS - Wilderness Fundamentals Course is the prerequisite for this course.  Students must have earned the "Wilderness Fundamentals course" badge or a CMC equivalent 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.

This course is the second course in the Pikes Peak Group's Wilderness Trekking School (WTS) curriculum. This course may also be a prerequisite for trips or other schools.

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 (1800 - 2100): 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 (1800 - 2100): 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.

Field Session (0730 - 1500): Location will be discussed during classroom sessions

Students will apply what they have learned in the classroom sessions by plotting routes to several control points located within the training area.  Map and compass skills, along with cross-country navigation techniques will be necessary.  GPS mapping apps will be used as a supplement to the traditional map and compass skills.

contact

Course Leader:  Joe Preiss:  zmqjwp@gmail.com