October 22, 2017
Intro to Land Navigation--Map and Compass Skills
October 22, 2017 Trout Creek Park • 12550 Morris Bridge Road Thonotosassa, FL 33592 View Map Organized by Endeavor Racing, LLCMedia
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About this event
October 22, 2017
Sunday
Trout Creek Park
12550 Morris Bridge Road Thonotosassa, FL 33592A Great Half-Day Clinic For:
- adventure racers
- hikers/backpackers
- hunters
- mountain bikers
- trail runners
- or anyone who just wants to have a better sense of where they are or where they are going in the woods.
What You Will Learn:
- map reading/terrain recognition
- compass use
- route-planning
- navigating on and off trail
What To Expect:
- outdoor "classroom" time working with maps
- several practical navigation exercises in the field
- a final field navigation "evolution"
- being out in the field (away from your vehicles) for up to three hours
Your Instructor:
- Kip Koelsch was a past second place finisher at the US Rogaine Championships (24-hour navigation race) and the Florida State Orienteering Championships, Kip has taught land navigation to hundreds of people over the last 10 years. A two-time winner of the Florida Coast to Coast Adventure Race, Kip has navigated in places as diverse as the Canadian Yukon, Newfoundland, North Georgia, Tennessee, California, Maine, the British Virgin Islands and Borneo.
Event details and schedule
8am-1pm (or so)
**Be sure to bring snacks and fluids adequate for the time frame involved**