REI Clinics - October

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Upcoming events & programs at your local REI:

First Aid 101
Whether you're day hiking or undertaking an extended backcountry adventure always equip yourself with a first-aid kit. Minor scrapes, cuts, a bee sting or a headache can happen anywhere, anytime. It pays to be prepared. Find out everything that you need to know about first aid from a nationally certified EMT and backcountry wilderness first aid responder.
* October 14 - Paradise Valley
* October 15 - Tempe
* 7:00pm

Rock Climbing 101
If you are ready to learn the ropes about one of the fastest growing sports, then this is the evening for you! REI climbing gurus offer this primer on rock climbing. Topics will include an overview of climbing locations, equipment, safety, and training.
* October 21 - Paradise Valley
* October 22 - Tempe
* 7:00pm

Advanced Map & Compass
Sign up for this exciting hands-on course filled with practical land navigation skills. The class includes a refresher of basic map and compass skills, followed by a short session on an orienteering course. Participants will then learn advanced navigation techniques including map navigation, GPS with map and compass, altimeter use, clinometer use, and route planning. The course will conclude with an opportunity to apply all the skills in a practice exercise in the field.
* Saturday, November 1
* 7am-Noon
* Class Fee - $60 REI members
$80 non-members

The Arizona Trail Needs You
REI is seeking volunteers to help rebuild a section of the Arizona Trail in the Four Peaks region, west of Roosevelt Lake, on November 15 & 16, 2003.

Volunteers are needed to clear brush, remove debris, cut new trail, and install trail signage, set up campsites and cook food. This work will help repair the Arizona Trail - a 790 mile long trail that will stretch from the US/Mexican border at the Coronado National Memorial to the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument on the Utah border.

Trail work will begin at 8:30am and finish by 3:30pm on Saturday and start once again at 8:00am and finish by 12:30pm on Sunday. Dinner, campsites, entertainment, and gear raffles will be provided Saturday night.

Interested people may sign up for the project at customer service desk at the Paradise Valley or Tempe REI locations. Participants are asked to bring a lunch, work clothes, gloves and sturdy boots. A letter with more details will be sent to volunteers who have signed up two weeks prior to the project. Stewards from the Arizona Trail Association and the Volunteers of Outdoor Arizona will provide equipment, training and direction for the volunteers.
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-Colin

"The Journey is the Destination"