Adirondack Navigation and Wilderness Survival

Outdoor Education Course

Afraid of getting lost or worried about spending the night in the wild?

Not any longer with our Adirondack backcountry navigation

and wilderness survival workshop!

In This Course You Will Learn

 

Selection of navigation gear

Understanding the topo map

Magnetic north and declination

Using the compass

Navigating with map and compass

Understanding GPS technology

Using the GPS

Navigating with the GPS

Optimizing navigation with map,

compass and GPS

Trip planning

Prioritizing in a survival situation

Remaining calm and controlling fear

Protection from environmental injuries

Improvising survival shelters

Building fires in any weather

Signaling techniques

Treating wilderness injuries

Selection of survival gear

Map and CompassWilderness Survival Shelter