Apr 30, 2026  
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2026-2027 Catalog
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   OUT 1230 - Backcountry Expeditions

4.0 Credits
Covers fundamental camp, travel, and preparatory skills required for successfully leading remote, multi-week backpacking activities. This course introduces and implements expedition planning and packing concepts with a field excursion during which core skills of self-care, navigation, thermoregulation, nutrition, and campsite selection are honed through the lens of the Leave No Trace (LNT) ethic. Outdoor leadership curriculum introduces expedition behavior, communication, judgment and decision-making, and hazard evaluation.
LEC 15 Contact hrs LAB 90 Contact hrs



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