STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Skills

         A.      backpacking

         B.      Campcraft

         C.      mountaineering techniques

         D.      geology

         E.      fundamental ecology

 II.     Survival Application

         A.      application of skills to mountain survival

         B.      selection of alternate possibilities (decision making)

         C.      social and psychological implications

         D.      solo and/or group survival techniques

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Site selection

 II.     Fire building and minimum impact

 III.    Equipment and clothing

         A.      personal

         B.      group

 IV.     Shelter

         A.      tarps set up

         B.      tents

 V.      Food planning

         A.      meal planning

 VI.     Sanitation and personal hygiene

 VII.    Map features

         A.      margin reference

         B.      man made features

         C.      water symbols

         D.      vegetation features

         E.      elevation features

 VIII.   Orientation of map

 IX.     Map bearing

 X       Compass parts

 XI.     Route selection

 XII.    First aid

 XIII.   Weather condition - current and forecast

 XIV.    Flora and fauna of area

 XV.     Basic and prominent geological features

 XVI.    Leave-no-trace approaches

 XVII.   Survival skills in mountain environments