Course No. 9702. Accompanying PDF contains course workbook in CD-ROM format. The length of each lecture is: ca. 30 min. The entire program consists of 24 lectures. Great Courses Lecturer: Dr. Elizabeth K. Andre, Northland College.
Contents:
The call of the wild -- Backpacking and trip planning -- Canoe or sea-kayak camping -- Campcraft: selecting and organizing gear -- Clothing and footwear for outdoor adventure -- Basics for wilderness safety -- Weather forecasting and moon phases -- Introduction to navigation -- Navigating with topographic maps -- Assessing and managing risk in the outdoors -- How emotions affect your decision making -- Selecting a campsite and pitching shelter -- Outdoor kitchen setup and safely -- Building a campfire -- Safe drinking water in the wilderness -- Outdoor menu planning and cooking -- Minimizing your impact on the wilderness -- Hygiene on a camping trip -- Wilderness first aid: handling emergencies -- Wilderness first aid: nonemergency care -- Navigating with a compass -- What to do when you're lost-- Maintaining and repairing your gear -- Connecting to the wild within you.
Summary:
There's nothing like a trip to the great outdoors. As any avid camper, hiker, backpacker, or paddler knows, stepping out of the civilized "front country" for a few hours, days, or even weeks offers physical, mental, and spiritual regeneration unlike any other experience. But if you're not already an outdoors enthusiast, where would you even start as an outdoor adventure? Why should you even start? Isn't the outdoors an experience of "roughing it" with bugs, bears, and bad weather?
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