June 12--Intro to Map and Compass Navigation

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Introduction to Map and Compass Navgation June 12th, 2010
Join us for this comprehensive introduction to the basics of land navigation with map and compass with Bill Jackson’s own Kip Koelsch. This course will cover map reading, compass use, route-planning and navigating on and off trail. Time will be spent in the classroom and outdoors doing a variety of practical navigation exercises. The class is appropriate for hikers, backpackers, hunters and adventure racers.

Location: Bill Jackson's Shop for Adventure, Pinellas Park

Time: 10:00am-1pm

Fee: $35.00 per person

Pre-registration is required. Please call (727-576-4169) or stop by Bill Jackson's Shop for adventure for more information or to register.

Kip Koelsch: A second place finisher at the US Rogaine Championships (24-hour navigation race) and the Florida State Orienteering Championships, Kip has taught land navigation to hundreds of people over the last six years. A two-time winner of the Florida Coast to Coast Adventure Race, Kip has navigated in places as varied as the Canadian Yukon, Newfoundland, North Georgia, Tennessee, California, Maine, the British Virgin Islands and Borneo.