Rio Salado Park/7th Avenue Trailhead

Saturday, December 14, 2024

9:00 to 10:30 AM

Beginner's Orienteering Class

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[image:O flag] Pre-register (Deadline Thursday, December 12, 11:59 PM)
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Introduction

On Saturday, December 14, from 9:00 to 10:30 AM, members of the Greater Phoenix Orienteering Club and the City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department present a beginner's clinic teaching basic navigation concepts used in orienteering. The clinic is offered outdoors at the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, on 7th Avenue just south of downtown Phoenix. (see directions). Participants will learn important techniques to navigate with a map and compass. While GPS receivers provide an easy way for people to navigate, conditions sometimes make the GPS units unreliable or unusable (navigating in deep canyons, dead batteries, etc.) Navigation techniques used in orienteering are an invaluable complement to navigating with a GPS receiver.

Additional information concerning our Beginner's Orienteering Training is found here.

NOTE1: The clinic takes place at 2801 S 7th Ave, Phoenix, AZ.

NOTE2: PRE-REGISTRATION is REQUIRED.
( [image:O flag] Pre-register (Deadline: Thursday, December 12, 11:59 PM) )

Due to limitations on group sizes, we require those planning to attend to pre-register using the link above. We require an accurate number of participants in order to properly plan for the event.

Schedule

9:00 AM Clinic begins. Please be on time for the class. We'll do our best to make our way through as much of the course material as possible. (Click here for general course information.)
10:30 AM Clinic ends. You're welcome to join us at one of our many orienteering events listed at gphxo.org.

Cost

The cost of the clinic is $5 per participant. There is a limit of 10 participants.

What to bring:

Compass We prefer that participants bring their own compass. This will allow them to learn techniques during the training, then practice the techniques further at home. We will provide compasses to those who are not able to bring their own. See our classroom training summary here for additional details.