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# 🧭 Training & Classes Registration

### Hiking • Navigation • Conditioning • Survival • And More

This listing is a registration and interest hub for a list of hiking and outdoor training classes available at no cost to registered members.
There is no class taking place on this date this is a club Announcement.
We use this post to gather interest and schedule training based on:
• Verified participation
• Readiness and prerequisites
• Safety and group size
• Seasonal conditions
We do not operate on open RSVPs or first-come placement.
Training is shaped around the members who complete the full intake process.

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## 📚 Classes Available for Registration

Members may request one or multiple classes.

### Navigation & Terrain

• Land Navigation — Basic to Advanced (multi-part series)
• Compass Navigation
• Topographic Map Reading
• Using Navigation Apps **(**AllTrails, Gaia GPS, etc.) — Advantages & Disadvantages
• Reading Blazes — Planning Hikes & Routes (Bailouts)
• Topo Map Quads & Official Trail Maps — How to Get and Use Them
• Navigation in Different Terrain
• Hiking Pace Count & Pacing Basics
• Breaks & Stops (Timing & Purpose)
• Avoiding Muscle Cramps — Before, During & After a Hike
• Preventing Cramps: Warm-Ups, Stretching, Cool Down and Recovery
• Hiking Nutrition — Before, During & After
• Backpack Setup for Day Hikes, Long Hikes, and Variable Terrain
• Night Navigation
• Mountain Terrain Identification
• Mountain Terrain & Hazard Awareness
• Backpack Setup & Load Management

### Cold Weather & Seasonal Skills

• Cold Weather Skills — Pre-Winter Training
• Winter Navigation Drill — Map & Compass
• Cold Weather Survival II — Fire & Shelter Focus

### Conditioning & Performance

• Ruck Conditioning & Heart Rate Zones
• Lactic Threshold & Pace Training
• Distance Estimation & Trail Timing
• Mountain Acclimatization & Conditioning (Parts 1 & 2)

### Survival, Safety & SAR

• Survival Skills & Awareness
• Survival / Camping / Long Hike / Food & Water Training
• Wilderness Survival Training
• Search & Rescue (SAR) Awareness

### 🌲 Why It’s Important to Learn How to Hike

  • Hiking safely goes beyond fitness
  • Terrain, weather, and land management all shape how trails should be used
  • Knowing when not to hike a trail matters just as much as knowing when to go

Learning how to hike protects:

  • the trail
  • the land
  • other users
  • and future access

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### 🥾 How to Hike on Mud Trails (and When Not To)

  • Why muddy trails are vulnerable to damage
  • How widening trails causes long-term erosion
  • When to turn back instead of pushing through
  • Seasonal closures and soft-ground considerations

Good trail use preserves access for everyone.

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### 📜 Permit & Special Use Permit Awareness

  • Why some areas require permits
  • Differences between public, private, and protected land
  • Group size limits and seasonal restrictions
  • Why ignoring permit rules puts access at risk for everyone

Understanding permits helps keep trails open and relationships intact.

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### 🧭 How Trails Are Marked and Maintained

  • Blaze systems and trail markings
  • Who maintains trails (often volunteers, not agencies)
  • How maintenance standards vary by land owner
  • Why staying on marked trails matters

Trail systems exist because people care for them.

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### 🤝How To Get Involved in Trail Stewardship

For those interested, there are many ways to give back:

  • trail maintenance days
  • working with local, state, and federal park systems
  • supporting land trusts and conservancies
  • volunteering with recognized trail organizations

Stewardship builds trust between hikers and land managers.

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### 🌿 Why This Matters To Our Club

This hiking circle values:

  • presence
  • preparation
  • respect for land and access

Learning these topics helps ensure our winter and future coordination remains safe, ethical, and welcome across different trail systems.
This discussion is informational and open — questions and shared experiences are welcome.
🛡️ Awareness. Respect. Verified.

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## 🎓 Fee Disclosure (Read Carefully)

⚠️ Just one class carries a fee if pursuing certification:
• Day Hiking Certification — Class I–IV Terrain (Non-Winter Environment)
All other classes listed here are non-fee, skills-based training.
Verified Registered Members may attend training-only sessions when offered without pursuing certification.

### 🎓 Certification Prerequisites (Required One Class )

Just one class Day Hiking Certification — Class I–IV Terrain (Non-Winter Environment) requires prerequisites if you are pursuing certification.
You may attend training sessions without certification.
To be certified, you must already hold or demonstrate:
✅ CPR / AED certification
✅ Wilderness First Aid (WFA) certification
✅ Competency in map and compass navigation
✅ Wilderness survival experience (fire, shelter, water, food)
✅ Leave No Trace awareness certification
All other classes listed have no prerequisites and are skills-based training.

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## 🧩 How to Register (Required Process)

We do not use Meetup RSVPs to register for classes.
All requests move through one structured intake path.

### ✅ Required Steps

Registration (Important)

  1. Complete the Two Required Forms

🛡 Hiking Club Verification Form
🥾 Trail Energy + Travel Intake — Member Check-In
(Printable versions available — just ask.)
2. Schedule a Brief Zoom Check-In
This helps us align pace, goals, and trail circles based on your form responses.
3. Fill Out the Universal Request Form
👉 https://forms.gle/quqELunKvDgaCUWg7
🔁 Already completed Steps 1 & 2?
Skip straight to Step 3 — just use the Universal Request Form to request or coordinate your next hike, event, or session.
We don’t build around RSVPs — we build around you.
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### We’ll coordinate tailored to your vibe, not the crowd.

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We do not use public RSVPs.
Every walk, hike, training session, or adventure, event , etc., is:

  • Pre-arranged
  • Intentionally shaped
  • Coordinated through the Universal Request Form

👉 Universal Request Form
https://forms.gle/quqELunKvDgaCUWg7
Use the form to request or offer:
🔗 Universal Request Form (required for all class requests):
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## 🔐 Participation & Safety Notes

⚠️ Hiking Club Disclaimer
This club is a protected, private circle. Participation is based on alignment, presence, and screening — not name, experience, or visibility.
Inclusion in this listing does not imply verification, placement, or approval.
🛡️ Verified members will have a shield badge when mentioned.

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## 📌 Important Clarifications

• Meetup listings are informational only
• Class placement happens after screening
• Training schedules are built around verified members
• Group sizes remain as decided and controlled
• Not all classes run at the same frequency
This structure keeps training safe, paced, and aligned.

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### Questions?

If you’re unsure which class fits you, complete the forms and note that in the Universal Request Form. We’ll guide you from there.

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