Then we'll move into more advanced topics such as packing a packhorse, Leave No Trace camping, and outdoor living skills. Big Western rivers in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah or Idaho will be your teachers. Your instructors will introduce you to basic kayaking, rafting or canoeing skills. You'll move into how to read the water, negotiate rapids and identify hazards. Your education will also include rescue scenarios and techniques.
Winter camping is challenging, yet very rewarding.
In your wilderness classroom, you'll learn things like snow physics and avalanche assessment, cold-weather physiology and winter ecology. You'll learn how to move through canyons and camp in a desert without leaving scars on the land. You'll also study such things as desert ecology, and visit sites where ancient man once lived and worked. The course is the approved certification for the American Camping Association, the United States Forest Service and many other governmental agencies and outdoor programs. Read how Dan Bergin used his Wilderness First Aid education .