Beginner Backpacking

Catalog description

Explore the forests with your home in your pack. Sleep in tents or lean-tos, cook on camp stoves, and hike the trail as you learn about the lush history of the area. Class will focus on the essentials of backcountry camping: planning, communication, and execution. Learn to read the weather, a compass, and map; start fires using new and old tools; as well as interpret the flora and fauna of the trail. This class will follow Leave No Trace principles. All food will be provided. Hike requires the ability to walk for at least five hours with breaks. Participants should possess boots/shoes for hiking as well as clothing appropriate for the wilderness. Proof of health insurance is required to take this course. *Note: See Course Notes for additional details on class meeting times.* **Fee: A course fee applied via SFS bill. See Course Notes for course fee information.**