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Wilderness Navigation Mountain SessionHands-on advanced wilderness navigation |
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"You don't know how much you don't know about navigation until you take a course like this one." — WNMS Graduate
The Wilderness Navigation Mountain Session (WNMS) is world class wilderness navigation course that allows participants to experience hands-on wilderness route finding, during the day and night in a mountain environment. Emphasis is on practical wilderness route finding, compass use, map reading, topographical interpretation, use of a GPS Receiver, mountain navigation, and night navigation.
"Very practical and hands on."— WNMS Graduate
"Excellent location – extreme terrain really put the skills to the test." — WNMS Graduate
The WNMS reviews and strengthens existing navigation skills while adding specific advanced route planning, safe wilderness travel skills, and advanced uses of the GPS Receiver. During this course several route planning exercises will be completed in which you will then have the ability to “Walk the Ground” and see the area for yourself. In the WNMS you will use various navigational tools including Altimeters, Clinometers, and advanced functions within a GPS. This course is the 3rd and final course in our Navigation Certificate.
"…the lessons are based on real practical scenarios and varied."— WNMS Graduate
"…we had alot of fun while learning. It made it less intimidating." — WNMS Graduate
This professionally taught weekend wilderness navigation course is a series of are progressive training session. It allows participants to experience hands on route finding during the day and night. This wilderness navigation course will give you the confidence and practical experience needed to travel off of marked trails or in rough terrain without getting lost. Don't miss out on this excellent learning opportunity to complete your Navigation Certificate.
"Wouldn't change anything. Specific skills were good but the overall context they happened in was perhaps the best." — WNMS Graduate
"Definitely worth your time to take." — WNMS Graduate