Mountain Navigation Course
This course provides essential navigation skills for mountainous terrain, focusing on safety, precision, and practical application in the western US.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Mountain Navigation Course equips you with practical skills to plan and carry out safe, efficient routes in tricky terrain. You'll get the hang of using maps, compasses, altimeters, and GPS, navigating in bad visibility, reading the lay of the land, handling risks, and putting together 3-day field plans. Learn to log precise location data, check for quality, and reach far-off spots confidently in the western US mountain areas.
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Develop skills
- Mountain risk management: make quick, professional decisions on whether to go or stay put for safety.
- Advanced topo reading: figure out contours, slopes, and dangers to pick safe paths.
- Precision GPS and compass use: record exact waypoints, tracks, and directions.
- Low-visibility navigation: stay on course with steps, timing, and altimeter readings.
- Field data QA/QC: connect notes, photos, and GPS into solid location datasets.
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