[SUBW-A] Beginners' Navigation weekend, 23-24 May

[Ashley Burke]

Hi all,

The below trip is for people interested and keen to learn how to find their
way through the bush with map and compass.

Trip: Beginners' Navigation Weekend, upper Wollangambe, Blue Mountains.

Depart Sydney: 7am Saturday 23 May 2009
Return Sydney: Sunday afternoon/evening, 24 May 2009

Beginners and new members are welcome.

The aim of the weekend is to provide the opportunity for people to learn and
practise navigation with map and compass. The trip will be run over 2 days
and we will camp out overnight on the Saturday night. 
The overall format of the weekend will be as follows:

Saturday 23 May:

- Travel to Bell by car
- Begin an overnight walk, stopping frequently to learn navigation
principles.
- Stop at various vantage points on the way to identify landscape features
and work out our walking route.
- Learn to take and follow bearings etc.
- Use map and compass to find your way to a designated camp site,
accompanied by an experienced member of the club.
- Upon arrival at the camp site, enjoy an evening around the camp fire.

Sunday 24 May:

- Use your newfound skills to navigate to a designated location.
- Navigate your way back to Bell via a new route.
- Enjoy the scenery on the way
- An experienced member will accompany the group.

I have created an online navigation course on my web page and this is what
you'll be putting into practise on the weekend:

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~aburke/navigation.html

On the above web page you can also review trip reports from previous
navigation weekends. This will give you an idea of what we'll be doing.

No prior experience is necessary, however you will need to bring your own
walking/camping gear, your own map and your own compass.

You'll need to carry your own pack with food and camping gear for the
weekend. For information on what you need to bring, go here:

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~aburke/WhatToBring/EquipmentListNavWeekend.ht
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Finally, if you'd like to come, please read the below web page and after
reading it, contact me by email supplying all the requested information:

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~aburke/WhatToBring/TripInformation.htm

Let me know if interested.

Ashley Burke
Email: aburke at ozemail.com.au
Web page: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~aburke