Advanced Navigation - 3 Day Course

Ready to leave the trail behind?

Whether you're an experienced tramper drawn to the freedom of New Zealand's remote wilderness or an outdoor enthusiast ready to take your navigation skills into truly off-track terrain, this immersive multi-day experience builds your backcountry confidence from the ground up. You'll master off-track route selection, terrain reading, and precision compass and map work in complex environments, before developing the risk assessment and decision-making skills needed to travel safely across varied backcountry terrain over multiple days. We keep the focus on guided off-track travel throughout, building your expedition planning, contingency thinking, and outdoor leadership through real time in the field. By the end of the experience, you'll have the skills, judgement, and backcountry mindset to navigate New Zealand's remote wilderness with greater confidence, moving beyond marked trails and into the landscapes most trampers never reach.

Secure your spot now to take your first confident steps onto the track—a minimum of three participants is required for the course to proceed.

Risk Disclosure

We offer a range of outdoor experiences, each of which involves inherent risks that we take all practicable steps to manage. To help you make an informed decision about participation, we provide details of the specific serious risks associated with each activity. Please take a moment to review the Serious Risk Disclosure for your chosen activity, as understanding these risks helps keep both you and the group safe.