Exercise and Sport Studies 940 - INTRO TO WILDERNESS SKILLS

Sectioned course. The objective of this course is to teach students the fundamentals of wilderness skills, outdoor living and travel. This will include, but not be limited to principles of orienteering and navigation, backcountry camp craft, shelter building, travel travel techniques in different regions and conditions, low-impact camping theories, fire building and various primitive skills. An emphasis is placed on traveling lightweight while following leave no trace (LNT) principles. (E)