Beginner’s Clinic Outline

• Introduction
• Scope, land navigation, basic concepts.

• Map Features
• Magnetic North lines, orienting the map.
• Contour lines, intervals.
• Waterways, streams, etc. (blue)
• Roads, vehicle tracks, footpaths, etc.
• Fences
• Legend (find feature symbols listed in legend)

• Contours/Land Features (demo w/ whiteboard and map)
• Hills, saddles, bowls, depressions, etc.
• Ridges, cliffs.
• Spurs, re-entrants
• Use fist to demo features (knuckles = hilltops, ridgeline: between knuckles = saddle: 1^st joints = spurs: between 1^st joints = re-entrants)

• Navigation
• Orient yourself: get your direction/bearing from point A to point B.
• Use land features, trails, etc.
• Handrails, catching features, check point/check line, etc.
• Pace count, scale, etc.
• Trick: mark scale on edge of control card and use to find distance on map.

• The Course
• Control points on map, order of visitation.
• Control codes on card.
• Control bags and punches.
• Navigate examples.

• Safety
• Obstacles and hazards.
• Safety bearing
• Whistle, calling for help.