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Exploration and Navigation Workshop
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Exploration and Navigation Workshop

πŸ“†   Saturday 29 Mar, 2025
πŸ“   Ramanagara

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 1-2 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

  • πŸ—ΊοΈ Instruction on how to navigate and explore a new area
  • 🧭 Safety and guidance on the trail
  • πŸ—“οΈ Shreshth will help with planning transport/coordinating carpool

Exclusions

  • Breakfast
  • Transport (we carpool and share fuel + toll costs though)

Checklist

What to wear

  • πŸ‘• Comfortable t-shirt
  • πŸ‘– Full-length (hiking) trousers
  • πŸ₯Ύ Good grippy shoes

What to carry

  • πŸ₯› 2-3 liters of water in reusable water bottles
  • 🍲 Dry Snacks/Fruits for the trail
  • πŸ§‚ Electrolytes (ORS/Fast&Up/Salt+Lemon)
  • 🧒 Sunhat
  • πŸ•ΆοΈ Sunglasses
  • πŸ’΅ Cash
  • πŸŽ’ 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!

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