Introduction to Orienteering with hands-on practice, near Verbier
Orienteering would allow you to explore natural areas by yourself. Learn how to use a topographic map and compass with Sarah, an UIMLA certified guide, on this program near Verbier.
Private
Alps
1 Day
All year
Intermediate
Highlights
* Discover a whole new world on this introduction to orienteering.
* Enjoy the pleasure of discovering nature on your own.
* Learn how to navigate using a topographic map and compass.
Description
Would you like to know how to navigate across natural places? This introduction to orienteering is what you are looking for. If you don’t have any previous experience, this program near Verbier is perfect for you!
Live a full day of adventures, from learning how to navigate using a compass, to topographic map reading. So, you can learn how to find your way through mountains and different type of terrains.
Orienteering encompasses all those sports which require navigational skills. Therefore, you’ll learn how to get from one point to another, even through unfamiliar terrain.
Furthermore, the program is available all year round. Thus, you can practice during spring, summer or autumn on trekking paths. Or you can learn how to move around venturing off tracks during the winter. Each season has its own charm and challenges. For example, if you decide to join me during winter, I’ll teach you how to properly use snowshoes. And you’ll practice how to find trails that are not so easy to spot due to the snow.
Every morning we’ll go over the theory of card reading and using a compass on a map. Then, during the afternoon, we’ll put to test all our new skills on the field.
If you wish to join this unique experience, don’t hesitate and send me a request. Let me share with you my passion for nature, so you can later explore on your own.
Are you looking for a longer trip? You can also check this 5-day Val d’Anniviers Hiking Tour that I guide as well.
Price includes
- Guiding fee
Price details
The price includes the guide fee, but it excludes transportation, lifts, and equipment rental. We can provide a compass if necessary.
About the guide
-Sarah
Mountain Leader
Setting off on an adventure on a whim, without a precise plan, walking according to desires and emotions, pushing further to discover what a summit or a ridge reveals. Trained as a business lawyer, then manager of a large sports store, biathlete and trail runner, it was my job as a guide that ultimately allowed me to establish a more structured and secure framework for my wanderings, but without ever losing my wonder and my curiosity. It is with this state of mind that today I like to travel and share the mountains here and elsewhere, preferably roaming, in order to give us time to soak up the landscapes which evolve over time, days and seasons.
I will always be happy to set off on the classic tours, but above all I strive to guide you off the beaten paths.
Languages
French | English
Certificates
UIMLA
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