What happens if your navigation app or GPS becomes lost or damaged while you are in the wilderness? Do you know how to use a map or a compass? Get peace-of-mind by taking the same map and compass training class provided to search and rescue personnel throughout the state.

 

This fast-paced, yet comprehensive one-day program will teach you how to navigate in the backcountry. Put your classroom knowledge to the test on our outdoor training course with hands-on activities.

 

You will learn how to:

• Read a topographic map

• Orient a map to your surroundings

• Find your location on a map

• Confidently determine your route and direction of travel 

• Differentiate True North, Magnetic North, and Grid North

• Compensate for magnetic declination and deviations

• Calculate your pace count

 

...and many other potentially life-saving skills!

 

Tuition includes: 

• Compass suitable for land navigation

• Map tool for plotting coordinates and measuring distance

• Pace beads for determining your distance traveled

 

Please Bring:

• Pen and paper for notes during classroom session

• At least one fine-line permanent marker for marking on maps (maps are provided)

• Clothing appropriate for expected weather conditions

• Small backpack with hydration, snacks, and any other items you might want with you while outside

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PLEASE NOTE: You must have the physical capacity to walk off-trail, through varied terrain in a desert environment over a distance of approximately 2 miles for the field activities. Military personnel: while the fundamental skills taught in this class will apply to any land-based map and compass navigation, this class will not cover MGRS or lensatic compasses.

 

Location:

North Mountain Visitor Center
12950 N 7th St

Phoenix, Arizona 85022

8:00 am to 5:00 pm

 

If you have further questions regarding the Map and Compass Navigation Class provided by CAMRA, on-line registration difficulties, or general questions regarding this training, you can email us.

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