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Trip Planning

Trip Planning. Planning Your Route. Map (make copies: You, companions, friends/family at home) Plot your course: -Think about terrain, difficulties (river crossings, ascent/descent, possible risks) Pick a Route best suited to your physical and mental preparedness.

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Trip Planning

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  1. Trip Planning

  2. Planning Your Route • Map (make copies: You, companions, friends/family at home) • Plot your course: -Think about terrain, difficulties (river crossings, ascent/descent, possible risks) • Pick a Route best suited to your physical and mental preparedness.

  3. Mental Preparedness: Literature/Skills • Before you think about going into the Backcountry think about what skills you need and learn them. Books can help but nothing will replace instruction from a Pro. • MEC, ACC, International Association of Mountain Guides, etc.

  4. Research Methods • Internet (Parks, Associations, Guiding Organizations, the Government) • Guide Books • Phone (best method!)

  5. International Trips • Insurance • Access/Political Instability • Local Customs/Laws • Communication and Transportation • Currency • Fees • Your conditioning and ability to attempt the trip • Is it worth it?

  6. Domestic Trips • Access • Park Fees/Local Fees • Communication and Transportation • Your conditioning and ability to attempt the trip • Is it worth it?

  7. Planning Your Route

  8. Itinerary • Obtain a trip plan (www.adventuresmart.ca/trip_safety/planning.php)

  9. Itinerary • Obtain a trip plan (www.adventuresmart.ca/trip_safety/planning.php) • Make a copy of your map with your proposed trail indicated and leave with the Trip Plan

  10. Itinerary • Obtain a trip plan(www.adventuresmart.ca/trip_safety/planning.php) • Make a copy of your map with your proposed route indicated and leave with the Trip Plan • If a multi-day trip, indicate on the Plan your proposed itinerary, and leave with a friend

  11. Itinerary • Obtain a trip plan(www.adventuresmart.ca/trip_safety/planning.php) • Make a copy of your map with your proposed route indicated and leave with the Trip Plan • If a multi-day trip, indicate on the Plan your proposed itinerary, and leave with a friend • Try and stick to the itinerary, route, and plan. If you deviate, this may effect rescuers ability to locate you if you are overdue

  12. Environmental Issues • Always take the Environment into Account: • If you need to, only go with the most up to date Avalanche, Tidal, Weather, Rain, information (MEC has a complete listing of links for all of these things) • Take the worst-case as the probable case and pack/prepare for that eventuality.

  13. Camping 101 – Remember: • Be Prepared • Plan Your Trip (Gear, Itinerary, Safety, Everything) • Think! • Have Fun!!!!

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