Introduction to Hiking and Camping Class at Ventura College
Name of Event: Introduction to Hiking and Camping
Type of Event: Recreation
Date: Saturday, January 8, 2011
Time: 9:00am - 12pm
Place of Event: Ventura College, 71 Day Road, Community Education Workforce Development (CEWD) Bldg Annex 4. Parking at 71 Day Road is free.
Price: $49.00
Name of Group: Los Padres Sierra Club Wilderness Basic Course Staff
Name of person to contact and phone number to be published: Ventura College Community Education, 805-654-6459 or register online at CommunityED.VenturaCollege.edu.
Event Description: If you've been looking for exercise and camping experience that also allows you to spend time with family and friends, you'll love this new class! Enroll early to learn about the essential equipment you'll need, where to begin hiking and camping, how to keep yourself and your hiking and camping party safe.

Learn to Backpack - Los Padres Wilderness Basics Course
Type of Event: Recreation
Date: February 15 - April 5, 2011.
Time: Meets on one night per week on Tuesdays from 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. and weekends for hiking and camping during the course. See website for details.
Place of Event: The Ventura TowneHouse, 4900 Telegraph Road, Ventura, 93003.
Price: Sierra Club Member ($155/Single or $279/Couple) or Non-Member ($170/Single or $306/Couple)
Name of Group: Los Padres Sierra Club Wilderness Basics Course
Name of person to contact and phone number to be published: For more information about gear and conditioning requirements, check our website www.lospadres.sierraclub.org/wbc, or for questions call 805-524-7170 or send an email to lospadresWBC@gmail.com.
Event Description:
The Los Padres Sierra Club is offering comprehensive training for people at all levels of fitness who want to enjoy and explore the wilderness.
A dedicated staff of experienced leaders will demonstrate and teach students the skills to enjoy the wilderness in eight classroom sessions and conduct several exciting outings over the course of the class.
The lecture part of the eight-week Wilderness Basics Course will be held each week from 7-9:30 p.m. in Ventura. The hiking, car camping and backpacking will be conducted on the weekends in the local backcountry to help you practice what you learned during the lectures.
The subject matter will include demonstrations and hands-on practice with the gear used by the staff and guest speakers. Examples of the topics presented are backpacking equipment, wilderness ethics, wilderness first aid and safety, weather, water filtration, cooking, map and compass, backcountry clothing.
Outing dates: Day hikes Feb 19 & 20; Car camp with day hikes March 5-6; Backpack 1 March 19-20; Backpack 2 April 2-3; Reunion/rain makeup late April TBA.
Class starts February 15, 2011.
Reserve your space - apply today.