Free 2-day hiking, backpacking essentials class for beginners set for April

If you can see yourself going backpacking overnight in the wildest and most beautiful places, then you might be interested in this free two-day free seminar.

The Inter-Mountain Alpine Club is offering its annual two-day Backpacking School.

The course is designed for first-timers with little-to-no outdoors experience.

The first day is indoors on Saturday, April 13, from 8 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., in the SWL 121 Room on the Columbia Basin College in Pasco.

The second day is an outdoor hands-on field demonstration of critical equipment at Leslie Groves Park in Richland on Sunday, April 14, from 9 A.M. to 2 P.M.

The Inter-Mountain Alpine Club in the Tri-Cities is offering its annual two-day backpacking school in April.
The Inter-Mountain Alpine Club in the Tri-Cities is offering its annual two-day backpacking school in April.

Topics include: the essentials, clothing, conditioning, packs, tents, sleeping systems, map and topography basics, compass and route planning, navigation strategy, digital navigation using smart phones, cooking and nutrition, hygiene and water purification, using the Internet, GPS, cell phones, stoves, other gear, first aid, safety, pets, children, and rescue techniques.

The school is free and open to the public and culminates in overnight backpacking trips led by I-MAC trip leaders.

Registration is required. Visit https://imacnw.org/blog/events/backpacking-school-2/ or send an email to backpacking@imacnw.org.

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