Worldwide Smartphone Navigation Course
Your smartphone is a powerful tool. Lean in on the technology that's been tested and proven to work for more than a decade. This concise course covers several GPS app and tools that will help you anywhere in the world.
Ready To Explore?
- Travel where few dare
- See new places with confidence
- Get yourself deep, and back again, with confidence
If Yes, Then This Mini Course Is Built For You:
- Use Gaia GPS app and Google Earth to plan
- Travel with any map, satellite images, and route lines - all without cell service
- So quick and easy this instruction is less than an hour!
120+ entertaining video lessons
Searching for 'avalanche courses near me'? Look no further! Our bite-sized, engaging videos bring the lessons to your home.
Forever Access
MTN Sense offers no subscriptions, no time limits, and avalanche certification. Reference this course forever.
Join 1300+ students
Lots of skiers and splitboarders have happily completed this avalanche online training course.
What sets this course apart?
- Get educated on your schedule.
- Access future updates for free.
- Ask direct questions to Mark Smiley throughout.
- Safe learning environment. Be bold with your questions.
Smartphone Navigation Course
- Welcome To The Course Preview
- Gaia GPS, FatMap, CalTopo, Google Earth and More
- But Wait, There's More
- App Comparison & Getting Goole Earth on Gaia GPS
- Route Finding: Field Examples
- Pop Quiz Time
GAIA GPS APP DISCOUNT: Buy the subscription (needed to download maps for offline use) here and save $! gaiagps.com/smileys_project/
Pro Tip: Add Google Earth satellite layer on Gaia GPS app
1. On your computer, create account, and log on to gaiagps.com
2. Click your user name (top right of screen), from the drop down box select "Map Sources"
3. Click "Import an External Map Source"
4. Name the layer "google earth" or whatever you prefer.
5. Scroll lower, locate "Paste your modified link here"
6. Paste this non-active link in that box: https://mt0.google.com/vt/lyrs=s&hl=en&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}&s=Ga
(this link will not open a page in your browser, it has a different purpose, fyi)
7. Scroll to the bottom, click "add this map source"
8. Make sure you are signed in to your account on your phone. [>Menu icon >Account >Login]
9. Restart the app
10. >Layers Icon >More Layers (top right) >Imported >Select Google Layer
Enroll Here
- Complete the video course on your schedule. Reference lessons in the future.
- Ask Mark Smiley direct questions.
- Complete the video course on your schedule. Reference lessons in the future.
- Ask Mark Smiley direct questions.
- Complete the video course on your schedule. Reference lessons in the future.
- Ask Mark Smiley direct questions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Who is Mark Smiley?
Mark Smiley's passion for adventure has taken him on 30+ expeditions on five continents. He and his wife, Janelle, are the only people that have attempted to climb all 50 Classic Climbs of North America (48 successfully). He was part of a team to set a world record skiing across the entire Alps Mountain Range (1100 miles and 292,000 vertical feet) in a mere 36 days.
His avalanche safety training style is fun, mellow, and easy to understand. As an IFMGA Certified Mountain Guide, Mark Smiley is among the world's elite guides to have reached this status. More important than this certification is his candid style of conveying the best avalanche skills training techniques that will benefit you the most.
Victor Caldua was a friend and mountain guide and father who died in an avalanche while climbing Alpamayo, Peru. He left behind a wonderful wife, Alicia, and two amazing and talented daughters, Vanessa and Estefani. 10% of the profit from this course will be gifted to Victor's family for their education expenses. Vanesse wants to be an engineer and Estefani wants to be a mountain guide.
Sept 1, 2023 Update: $10,000+ sent to Victor's family, to help with school expenses. We are committed to supporting their needs indefinitely. As more people enroll, his kids' education prospects increase.
