Exercise and Sport Studies 940 - OUTDOOR SKILLS:WILDRNSS CAMP

Sectioned course. This course teaches students the fundamentals of wilderness camping, outdoor living and travel. This includes, but is not limited to, principles of orienteering and navigation, backcountry camp craft, shelter building, backcountry camp craft, use of tents and tarp shelters, travel techniques in different regions and conditions, low-impact camping theories and fire building. It emphasizes traveling light-weight while practicing leave no trace (LNT) principles. Enrollment limit of 11.