Mountain Navigation Course
This course equips participants with essential navigation skills for mountainous terrain, focusing on map and compass techniques, GPS usage, risk assessment, and data management to ensure safe and accurate route planning in challenging environments.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Mountain Navigation Course provides practical skills to plan and execute safe, efficient routes in complex terrain. You will master map, compass, altimeter, and GPS use, navigate in poor visibility, analyze topography, manage risk, and design 3-day field itineraries. Learn to record accurate spatial data, ensure quality control, and confidently reach remote targets in western US mountain ranges.
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Develop skills
- Mountain risk management: apply fast, professional go/no-go and safety calls.
- Advanced topo reading: interpret contours, slopes, and hazards for safe routes.
- Precision GPS and compass use: capture accurate waypoints, tracks, and bearings.
- Low-visibility navigation: hold line using pacing, timing, and altimeter checks.
- Field data QA/QC: link notes, photos, and GPS into reliable spatial datasets.
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