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Educational Videos

LAND NAVIGATION VIDEOS

Land Navigation – the art of finding yourself by Diane Purkey Wilson and CeCe Canton.

LandNav 01 CONTOUR LINES
LandNav 02 PATTERNS MADE BY CONTOUR LINES
03 UPHILL AND DOWNHILL
LandNav 04 GET YOUR COMPASS READY FOR ADVENTURE!
LandNav 05 WHAT AM I DOING WITH THIS COMPASS?
LandNav 06 SETTING A BEARING
LandNav 07 TAKING A BEARING IN THE FIELD
LandNav 08 ORIENTING YOUR MAP
LandNav 09 TAKING A BEARING OFF YOUR MAP
LandNav 10 TRIANGULATION
LandNav 11, HEY, WHAT MOUNTAIN IS THAT? or TERRAIN ASSOCIATION
LandNav12 GRID ROAMER

HOW TO PACK YOUR BACKPACK VIDEOS

The items you take on your backpacking trip will vary with the number of days that you’ll be out, where you are going, the weather, etc. Here are examples from a few of our leaders as to how they pack their backpacks.

WBC Backpack Demo 1 - Diane Hargrove
WBC Backpack Demo 2 - George Mangual
WBC Backpack Demo 3 - Jen Hyde
WBC Backpack demo 4 - Jim Park
WBC Backpack demo 5 - Stefanie Maio

GAIA GPS Videos

This series of videos is an introduction to the Gaia GPS app. They show how to find your location, orient the map, record a track and plan a route. To print a map use caltopo.com. Columbia River Orienteering Club has an excellent video that introduces CalTopo and if you are experienced with GPS apps there is a more advanced introduction to Gaia GPS.

Sharon Young, Sierra Club Chapter Outing Leader walks you through the fundamentals of the GAIA app in these easy to follow videos

1. GAIA GPS App: Locating Yourself on the Map
2. GAIA GPS App: Orienting the Map
3. GAIA GPS App: Intro to Tracking Your Hike Trip Screen
4. GAIA GPS App: Tracking Your Hike Starting at the Map Screen
5. GAIA GPS App: Downloading Maps
6. GAIA GPS App: Confirming the Map is Downloaded
7. GAIA GPS App: Planning a Route in GAIA GPS
8. GAIA GPS App: Create Routes On Your Phone

Pro Tip Videos

From the items in your first aid kit to how to fold a topo map, here are a few tips from our leaders.

What are the Ten Essentials? Why Do I Need Them? - Stefanie Maio
First Aid on an Outing - Melody Eues
Learning the Mountaineer's Step - A Technique for Climbing Hills Made Easy - Bob Stinton
How to Setup a Guyline When Your Tent is on a Hard Surface - Bob Stinton
How to Make Oatmeal without Creating Dirty Dishes - Veronica Giancola
Water Crossing - Veronica Giancola
How to Find A Leak in Your Sleeping Pad - Veronica Giancola, Melody Eues, Stefanie Maio and Jennifer Beckman
How to Remove Cholla - Jim Jafolla
How to Fold a Topo Map - Jim Geddis
How to Use A Wag Bag