What
Navigation and Exploration workshop
We will go for an easy hike while learning the basics of navigation and exploration.
- Getting your bearings.
- How not to get lost. Or how you find your way back when lost.
- Mental snapshots, Looking back
- Retracing
- Marking waypoints
- Taking photos (with geotagging enabled)
- Recording the trail for future use and sharing.
Eligibility
This is for you if you:
- have basic fitness with the ability to walk 3-4 kms. We will choose a hiking area with easy terrain.
- want to learn how to navigate a previously marked trail using GPX
- want to learn how to explore a new place using digital tools.
Itinerary
- 6:00 am - Start from Bangalore
- 7:00 am - Breakfast en route
- 8:30 am - Reach trailhead and kickoff the workshop with a briefing
- 11:30 am - Explore till 11:30 and come back to the starting point.
- Lunch on the way back to the city.
- Reach the city around 3:00 pm
Transport
- We carpool so we share fuel + toll costs with the people getting their vehicle(s)
Inclusions
- 🗺️ Instruction on how to navigate and explore a new area
- 🧭 Safety and guidance on the trail
- 🗓️ Shreshth will help with planning transport/coordinating carpool
Exclusions
- Breakfast
- Transport (we carpool and share fuel + toll costs though)
Checklist
What to wear
- 👕 Comfortable t-shirt
- 👖 Full-length (hiking) trousers
- 🥾 Good grippy shoes
What to carry
- 🥛 2-3 liters of water in reusable water bottles
- 🍲 Dry Snacks/Fruits for the trail
- 🧂 Electrolytes (ORS/Fast&Up/Salt+Lemon)
- 🧢 Sunhat
- 🕶️ Sunglasses
- 💵 Cash
- 🎒 All of the above should fit in one backpack
Communication and coordination
You'll receive the link to a WhatsApp group to coordinate logistics after signing up for this hike!