HAT Basic Backpacking Awareness 2015 (Session 1 of 2)

HAT Basic Backpacking Awareness 2015 (Session 1 of 2)

Date

3/14/2015 - 3/15/2015

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Registration Begins

1/7/2014

Last Day To Register

3/9/2015

Location

2253 Fifth Street
Livermore, CA 94550, US

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HAT: Basic Backpack Awareness

Indoor session: March 14-15, 2015 - Del Valle High School, 2253 Fifth Street, Livermore, CA 94550
Outdoor session: March 27-29, 2015 - Rancho Los Mochos in Livermore 94550

Subject matter covers such items as:

- Trek Planning
- Leadership and Risk Management
- Wilderness First Aid
- Evacuation
- Food Planning and Preparation
- Wilderness Navigation
- No Trace Camping
- Equipment (Personal and Group)
- Weather
- Stoves and Fuels
- and several other specialty classes.

The Indoor Session will consist of classroom instruction with some hands on work. The Outdoor Session simulates a backpacking experience with exercises keyed to learn by doing. The exam is a “Take-Home” test and is given out at the end of the Indoor Session and collected at the beginning of the Outdoor Session.

For the indoor session participants are asked to bring a bag lunch for both Saturday and Sunday as there is limited time for the lunch break. Also, participants are asked to bring their backpacks (fully loaded) for the Sunday Indoor session.

The Indoor Session will be held at Del Valle High School, 2253 Fifth Street, Livermore, CA 94550. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. with the course beginning at 8:00 a.m.

The Outdoor Session begins Friday evening and ends Sunday afternoon at Rancho Los Mochos in Livermore.

A current Annual Health and Medical Record parts A,B&C are required for this course.

Cost: Early registration: $60.

For more information contact Dick Smith

Contact E-mail

joanns@sfbac.org

Cost

$60.00 per Participant

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