This course is being offered in partnership
with Yamnuska Mountain Adventures.
In todays high tech world planning safe and
efficient back country routes using a variety
of digital topographic maps and electronic
devices can be mind boggling. Whether you are
a seasoned mountaineering or first timer
looking to explore the back country, this 1 day
Digital Navigation course will walk you through
a variety of online resources and teach you the
fundamental tools for both trip planning and
use while out in the back country.
Whether you have cell service or not, we’ll
show you how to use your smartphone to plan,
navigate and track your routes, while
conserving battery life. The course will have a
classroom element in the morning followed by a
practical session in the field in the
afternoon.
Goals and Objectives:
- Basic functions of GPS (smartphones) and how
they work
- Limitations of the technology
- App settings
- Map Layers
- Route Planning using Gaia & Google Earth
- Setting waypoints and creating a track on the
smartphone.
- How to find your location
- Follow a route
- Tracking a route
- What to do when the GPS doesn’t work
12:00 pm head to the field
- Use of the GPS in the field
- Locating your position
- Reading the map information on the smartphone
and confirming your position
- Navigation course
- Following a track
- Tracking a route
Cost for the course is $99.75 + 4.99 GST =
$104.74. The ACC Calgary Section has
received a discount for this course.
To sign up for this event:
1 - Register through the normal process
2 - Send an-etransfer payment to the Treasurer
at treasurer@accccalgary.ca
3 - When you send your payment, include the
following information: name, full address,
including postal code, phone number, email,
course title and date, Trip Leader/Coordinator,
and the password to accept the payment.
4 - Email the e-transfer evidence to the trip
coordinator, Rick Bennett
rickbennett28@gmail.com
Required Items to Bring:
Smartphone (preferably with the GAIA GPS App
already installed)
To help us with your journeys and adventures,
Yamnuska has partnered with Gaia GPS. As part
of the partnership they have generously given
us a gift to extend to our Guests. Gaia GPS is
a powerful navigation App and with this link,
you’ll be able to get 20% off of a premium
membership which is highly recommended for
offline backcountry travel. It is extensively
used by our guides and is considered the best
in class for mobile navigation Apps. It’s
available for both Android and IOS, as well as
desktop and is a great tool for route planning
and navigation. Enjoy!
https://www.gaiagps.com/discounts/#_r_yamnuska
The afternoon session will be in the field,
plan your clothing accordingly to ensure you
are comfortable and smiling. Day pack,
water, sunscreen, hat, layers, etc
How to Get There:
Event Directions:
Meet at the Yamnuska Office 200-50 Lincoln
Park, Canmore at 8:00am.
Notes:
This trip will be a first-registered-fist
confirmed and payment received.
Cancellation Policy If a participant is unable to attend a paid course or trip, there will be no refund unless the participant finds a suitable replacement that is acceptable to the trip coordinator. Acceptable waiting list candidates will have priority. It will then be the participant's responsibility to recover funds from the replacement. If the coordinator cancels an event, participants get a refund (less any non-recoverable costs). Note that ACC National does not refund hut fees due to weather, delay, closures, or any other reasons. The Calgary Section of the ACC is a not for profit club and we only charge attendees what it costs us to provide courses or trips.
Trip Feedback If you have any feedback, positive or negative, concerning this trip or any other, we want to hear from you! You can send any feedback you may have to the Section Chair.
Waiver Requirement
Participation in this activity is subject to the participant having signed the
ACC Release of Liability, Waiver of Claims, Assumption of Risks Agreement (the “Waiver”). The Waiver is a legal document in which you waive or give up the right to sue or claim compensation following an accident. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY!
Members participating in this activity do not require a separate Waiver.
Your membership Waiver in place at the time of the activity will apply to your participation in this activity. If your membership renews prior to the activity taking place, you will be required to agree to a new Waiver upon renewal, this new Waiver
will apply to your participation in this activity. By proceeding with the booking, you agree with the forgoing waiver terms. You can review your completed waiver by logging onto your profile at alpineclubofcanada.ca.
Non-members participating in this activity will be required to review and agree to the Waiver prior to participating in the activity. The current version of the Waiver can be viewed here alpineclubofcanada.ca/acc-waivers/. The Waiver will be
presented for completion at the start of the Activity.
Registration for this event closed on Friday, July 05, 2019 at 04:00 PM.