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- Map reading
- Navigation
- Use compass
- Route planning
- Leave no trace
- How to find water
- follow animals to find water in the bush
- Dunes trap rain water
- look for game trails or prints
- Stretching
- Quadriceps
- Standing hip
- Inner thigh
- Hamstring
- Calf
- Shoulder rolls
- Standing chest to back stretch
- How to light a campfire
- fire pit setup
- 10m away from campsite
- check for overhanging branches
- dig a pit of about 10-15cm deep
- surround the fire pit with rocks
- find dry wood : tinder/kindling/fuel wood
- Teepee build
- build a teepee of kindling around a small fist sized bunch of tinder
- add more wood to the downwind side
- keep space between for the wood to breathe
- place big fuel wood around the edge of the teepee
- light the fire by standing upwind
- keep adding tinder as necessary
- keep adding kindling till the fuel wood is ablaze
- Light your fire
- How to lace up hiking boots
- How to load your pack
- Trail etiquette
- How to choose a campsite
- How to keep your energy up
- How to keep yourself warm
- How to spot and treat heat exhaustion
- How to spot and treat hypothermia/dehydration
- mild to moderate symptoms
- severe symptoms
- skin test
- urine check
- Prevention
- Predicting the weather by the clouds
- Hiking in hills
- River crossing techniques
- Hiking on scree
- Boulder hopping
- Trekking at high altitude
- Hiking on sand
- stick to the water-line or just above the water-line
- stick to wet sand
- go slow – every step sinks or slips back
- carefully place each step – slips can be dangerous
- Hiking on snow
- travel on firm snow – reduce risk of avalanches
- look ahead to spot hazardous transition zones
- kick steps in snow
- old footsteps can be icy
- use crampons, ice axes and rope teams
- self-arrest techniques
- How to make your hike more comfortable
- sleep well
- eat well
- pack light
- support your back
- stay connected
- stay hydrated
- have a first aid kit
- take sun protection