Sierra Club Wilderness Travel Course

The Wilderness Travel Course teaches basic mountaineering skills for mountain and desert travel. Class includes navigation instruction using topo maps and compass, rock scrambling techniques, how to choose equipment, backpacking food and nutrition, snow travel, wilderness first aid and lots more. Includes ten evening classes, 2 full-day, and 2 weekend outings with bus transportation provided. Offered in 4 SoCal areas, West Los Angeles classes are on Wednesday evenings at Charnock School (near Sepulveda and Venice Blvd) in Palms. Enrollment opens September 7th. Classes begin Jan 2009. See WTC ! website for more information and exact locations in! WLA, San Gabriel Valley, Long Beach and Orange County.