Advanced Land Navigation

If you already know the basics, then our Advanced Land Navigation course will provide you with the rest of the essential skills that you’ll need to confidently use a map and compass. You’ll learn to better understand terrain features, calculate and track distances, develop a route plan, plot UTM/MGRS coordinates, and apply search techniques to hone in on your objective. Even better, while this is a group class with several shared training components, you will spend most of the day moving solo between checkpoints according to your skill and comfort level — with a lot of personalized instruction — so that you can maximize your learning.

Many different types of people take this course. Each class is regularly attended by hikers and hunters, First Responders, military personnel, and others who simply want to learn an invaluable skill.

This course is designed to build on our Basic Land Navigation course. Many clients take our Basic and Advanced Land Navigation courses back-to-back in the same weekend. That’s because it typically takes two days to cover the essentials of using a map and compass.

Highlights

And don’t worry, just like all of our other survival courses, you’ll get the best of military survival training without the hardships! You will learn during a mix of “classroom” time and field training in an easily accessed, central location. You’ll really like our instructors, who each work hard to provide a comfortable learning environment. And you’ll get a chance to work with a diverse mix of other clients, who typically share the same passion for learning.

• Learn how to confidently use a map and compass to navigate in the wild
• Learn how to calculate distances, understand terrain, and plot coordinates
• Learn the land navigation skills taught to our service people in the U.S. Military

This course is geared towards participants of varying skill and experience levels. We only require that you bring the necessary equipment, your sense of adventure, and plenty of Positive Mental Attitude. From there, we will work together to take care of the rest. Please note the “Level of Physical Difficulty” description below so that we can all get the most out of the program.

Course Overview

Description of the Level of Physical Difficulty – Moderate: This course involves walking over varying distances at a steady pace over varying terrain that will include off-trail sections, rough spots, unexpected obstacles, and low to steep inclines and declines. This course is conducted in varying weather conditions, including hot, cold, humid, rain, wind, and snow, or a mixed combination. This course is best suited for those in good physical condition.

Start/End Times: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Minimum Age: Children 15-17 years old are welcome when accompanied by a parent or guardian. In our private courses, there is no set age requirement as it depends on the specific group’s needs and goals.

Required Minimum Skill Level – Prior Land Navigation Training and Recent, Ongoing Practice: This course presumes that, when you arrive for class, you possess basic land navigation skills such as finding your location on a topographic map, setting an appropriate bearing between two points, and having the ability to dead-reckon to your objective. While your instructor will happily refresh certain skills in an effort to fine-tune your ability, this course is not intended to be a dedicated “refresher course.” If it’s been six (6) months or more since you last used a map and compass, or your navigation experience is limited to hiking on trails, we strongly encourage you to first register for our Basic Land Navigation course. If you wish to discuss if this course is the right one for you, don’t hesitate to contact us.