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Beginning Backpacking

         This class covers the basics and some advanced techniques of hiking and camping. It is for students who want to learn how to plan and safely execute their own backpacking adventures. Every student who is willing to leave previous doubts and fears behind and open themselves up to a greater relationship with nature will finish this class as a competent, or even advanced backpacker.

         I still recall the first trips I took on my own -as a teen- after rekindling the love with nature travel that I learned as a child. I relearned a lot of trail-lessons -fast! Eleven years and 6,000 trail miles later, I truly understand how easy the lessons were, if only I hadn't had to learn them all on my own! Sharing those lessons with new backpackers is the joy of my life. We offer to you the skills and tools that will help maximize your experiences in nature.

Content:

o Trip planning                                     
o Pre-trip conditioning
o Leave No Trace ethics
o Finding and using the right gear
o Lightweight backpacking
o Dressing for conditions
o Using a map & compass
o Creating a low-impact campfire
o Connecting with nature
o Basic first aid
o Food
o Water
o When nature calls!
o Staying healthy and having fun in wildnerness