OUT1230 — Backcountry Expeditions
OUT 1230 - Backcountry Expeditions OUT 1230 - Backcountry Expeditions 4.0 Credits Covers fundamental camp, travel, and preparatory skills required for successfully leading remote, multi-week backpacking activities. This course introduces and implements expedition planning and packing concepts with a field excursion during which core skills of self-care, navigation, thermoregulation, nutrition, and campsite selection are honed through the lens of the Leave No Trace (LNT) ethic. Outdoor leadership curriculum introduces expedition behavior, communication, judgment and decision-making, and hazard evaluation. LEC 15 Contact hrs LAB 90 Contact hrs