Advanced Land Navigation

This class takes the Land Navigation class to the next level... Night. Use all the same skills from Land Navigation but without the advantage of sunlight. This class is usually taught the same night of the Land Navigation class.

Required Equipment:

Compass, Headlamp, Gear required for hiking for several hours at night no matter what the weather.

Recommended Equipment:

Flashlight, Red marking light, Unit Radio, FRS/GMRS radio


Photos


The 2007 training was held in the Lovell Gulch area.







Teams getting ready for their courses.



A beautiful sunset to kick off the training.



The not so elaborate command station for this training.



Team 2 using a compass to navigate in the dark.



Team 3 plotting their course to the next waypoint.



Team 1 scaling a 200 foot cliff to reach their next objective.



Team 4 performing life saving CPR on an injured deer they found in the woods.



Team 8 setting up a tyrolean traverse to cross a raging river.



John Slaughter upon returning from his training.