Wilderness Navigation Courses
located in Crowsnest Pass, near Lethbridge and Fernie
Open up a world of opportunity for you to adventure!
We guarantee your world of adventuring will become deeper and stronger when you have mastered this fundamental outdoor skill.
Helping you get outside to explore the mountains is our passion. We love seeing adventurers enhancing their skills to explore the beautiful natural world and we want to help you enhance your outdoor skills beyond following a blue dot on an app. How cool would that be?
These small group, hands on courses include in class instruction with outdoor practice. Read each course in detail, but our goal is for you to be able to:
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- Navigate on and off trail in the mountains by selecting your own routes
- Use a compass and map read
- Make trip plans and be able to predict your adventure time by looking at a topographic map
- Translate two dimensional maps into your adventure lifestyle
- Create your own maps
- And much more
Wilderness Navigation Courses
You can pick from two navigation courses:
- Beginner Navigation Course (Friday night and Saturday)
- Tech Navigation Course (Sunday)
You can take these courses together in the same weekend or you can just take one. We highly recommend taking the Beginner Navigation Course first as it will give you a solid base knowledge.
Book your navigation course now!
Select a date from the calendar to select from our current courses.
For more information and tentative itinerary, click on the 'Details' tab below.
Navigation courses can be offered to private groups with a minimum of six people. Please contact us for a private booking.

"I signed up for the Navigation course with Uplift so that I would feel comfortable using a map and compass in the backcountry. I learned how to read topographic maps, navigate by compass, and how to check my work to confirm I'm on the right path. Heather is an extremely knowledgeable, patient, and fun teacher! I feel confident planning my multi-day hikes now!"
Our Wilderness Courses
Uplift Adventures wants to be your go-to outdoor center in the South Canadian Rockies. We are expanding our offerings as we find the right people to join our team to provide you with a high-quality learning experience.
Want to try, but don't have the gear?
We rent gear for all our activities, look for the gear rental add-ons in your checkout, or find out more about rental gear here!