Wilderness Travel Course (WTC)
Ten Wednesdays plus Four field trips
1/20/2010 through 3/24/2010
(South Bay dates)
7:30 PM
Sierra Club, Angeles Chapter
For over 20 years, this very popular Sierra Club course has been teaching basic wilderness travel skills including mountain, desert and snow hiking/camping. The Wilderness Travel Course (WTC) includes navigation instruction using topographical maps and compass, 3rd class rock scrambling techniques, how to choose equipment, backpacking food and nutrition, snow travel, wilderness safety and lots more. The course includes ten evening classes, two full day and two weekend outings. Following the ten sessions and four outings, WTC instructors offer course participants a choice of dozens of backpack experience trips in the Sierra Nevada and local mountains. Registration opens September 15, 2009. Enroll early to assure a place as each year the course has a waiting list.
See the Wilderness Travel Course website for more information. Classes are located in the South Bay, San Gabriel Valley, West Los Angeles, and Orange County.
South Bay Location: Carson Center, 801 East Carson Street, Carson, CA 90745
Contact: WTC Hotline: (310) 967-2029
Registration Required: www.wildernesstravelcourse.org
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