Upcoming Navigation Skills for Backcountry Touring Clinics

Navigation Skills for Backcountry Touring Clinics Offered Nov. 25th & Dec. 1st

An introductory clinic covering the basics of mountain navigation with local and established ACMG Guide, Dave Sarkany. This full-day clinic is being held at Callaghan Country and will provide participants with classroom theoretical review and on-the-snow practical skills:

-printed topographic map layout to form an understanding of projection, datum, scale, distance, and contour lines
-referencing location through Lat/Long and the UTM grid
-understanding components of standard handheld compasses
-adjusting to the local magnetic declination to be able to follow a bearing off a map
-use of resection/triangulation

These skills will be brought together for modern navigation using digital maps stored on personal phones for the purpose of navigating with the units GPS/electronic compass and altimeter. 

$126.50 per person (includes Snowshuttle Seat & Ski Callaghan trail pass)  More Info >>
 
Instructor Bio:  Dave Sarkany has lived in Whistler for 27 years.  He has been very active in the mountains and on the ocean throughout the region since the early 1980’s., and has specialized in guiding for the last 20 years.  In the mountains, Dave is recognized as an ACMG Ski Guide and Hiking Guide(Association of Canadian Mountain Guide) and a CAA Professional Member (Canadian Avalanche Association).