Wondering what all the functions and features are and how to make them work? We're here to show you how.

In addition to providing a ground-breaking way of following a real, live expedition as they tackle the demands and challenges of climbing Canada's highest peak, our interactive Live Search Map application also shows the precise geographical positions of all of Canada's high-points in many unique and incredible ways. From the comfort of your school, home or office, you can:

-	see Route details in a map overlay feature for the climb up Mount Logan.
-	view high resolution images of the mountain, and even take a 3D Tour!
-	see where Base Camps and High Camps will be located along the way each day (Check out the "Expedition Route" section.
-	you can "mouse-over" each Camp to view descriptions of the Camps where the team will be staying at, as well as a tentative time-table of when they expect to be at each camp. You can even listen to Audio Clips prepared by James describing what they expect to encounter at each camp as they move higher.
-	under the Follow The Climb: By Day section, you will be able to view Photos, Audio (& maybe Video) Clips and Daily Journals uploaded from the Team to the site each day.
-	track the Team Live on the mountain when they start the climb with a GPS carried by James
-	get latitude, longitude and elevation readings as well as distance covered and rate of travel
-	tune in to watch Video and Audio Broadcasts from the Team ... Live from the Mountain to your Class!
-	be one of the lucky Schools/Classes who also get to take part in the Broadcast in an Interactive, One-On-One session. See and talk with James and the Team Live, ask questions, learn what it's like to be in freezing temperatures at altitude! (Please keep in mind that the quality of these broadcasts will be dependent to a large extent upon the strength of satellite connection they have at any given moment.)
-	register your School or Class and join the Expedition to take part in Lesson Plans and Higher Education projects
-	view locations of other schools from across the country and around the world who have also "joined the Team"

Using The Menu/Navigation System
Simply expand and collapse the left-hand menu system to view the many great options and features available. If you see a "+" sign next to a topic, that means there are sub-menu items under that category. Simply click the item or the "+" sign to expand and view more items. Click a "-" sign to collapse and close a category and shrink the menu.

For some menu items, new content will also appear on the right side of the screen as well as in the middle. This additional information is context sensitive and will provide links to interesting blogs, daily audio clips, and great photos sent in by the team each day.

If a map comes up in the main screen when you choose a menu item, you will often see a PIN in the middle of the map. You can "mouse-over" these pins to produce a "bubble" which holds additional information about that PIN location on the map.


Using The Maps
Please note, if you click on a menu item that is supposed to bring up a map in the middle screen, depending on the computer system you have this can often take a few moments. Please be patient while the map loads, especially if loading a "Collection" such as the list of Schools or Canadian Parks.

While in the Live Maps environment, you have the ability to Zoom In and Zoom Out. To do this, you can use the Map Control Panel (top left corner of the map) by clicking on the "+" or "-" buttons at the top and bottom of the control panel. You can also click on a point in between the "+" and "-" to do a quicker/larger scale zoom. Another option is to use the scroll wheel on your mouse (if you have one). Rolling forward zooms in, rolling backward (towards you) zooms the map out.

Note: the map may take a few seconds to respond and refresh to zooming commands, especially if you have a slower computer system.

While viewing maps such as the Mount Logan map and the Planned Route in the Expedition section, you also have the ability/option to switch from 2D to 3D mode. This function is also found at the top of the Map Control Panel. To view 3D, your computer system must meet minimum requirements. These will pop up in a separate window if you need to install the necessary software to view the maps in 3D, which, by the way, is a Very Cool feature!