Wilderness Navigation Equivalency

Wilderness Navigation Equivalency is an opportunity for Mountaineers club members who are experienced in off trail navigation using the modern navigation tools, popular with Mountaineers climbers and scramblers, to gain the Basic Navigation badge as well as the Basic GPS badge. These are the badges obtained by taking the Wilderness Navigation Course.

If you need to renew your previously earned Basic Navigation badge, which expires after a few years, you can renew it by instructing at the Wilderness Navigation course.  Contact the leader of the Wilderness Navigation course for sign-up instructions.

Equivalency candidates must be a paid member of the Mountaineers and have participated in or registered for at least one course or multiple activities with the Foothills branch.  Highly qualified candidates that are seeking equivalency for Foothills Scrambling or Climbing are also eligible.  If you are taking the Alpine Scrambling or Basic Climbing course through a different Mountaineers Branch, please contact that branch’s navigation committee.

Completing this "Equivalency Course" is functionally equivalent to completing the "Wilderness Navigation Course". 

Before you register for this course, (and pay the 15 dollar fee), please follow the instructions  HERE.