Training Listings

SOLO’s Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course is the recognized industry standard for those who work as backcountry trip leaders, camp counselors, mountain guides, river guides, and ski patrollers.

The WFR is 72-80 hours long (10 days), and is a comprehensive and in-depth look at the standards and skills of dealing with: Response and Assessment, Musculoskeletal Injuries, Environmental Emergencies and Survival Skills, Soft Tissue Injuries, and Medical Emergencies. Although these appear to be the same basic topics covered in our two-day WFA course, they are covered...

Risk management planning is critical for any organization taking students or participants into remote environments or outdoor settings. This 2-day training will help you build a targeted action plan to improve the quality of your risk management practices and help you quantify where your program is strong on risk management and identify the potential areas for growth.


OUTCOMES AND BENEFITS TO YOUR PROGRAM
    •    Learn a structured approach to designing a risk management plan.
    •    Analyze your approach to risk oversight, curriculum, staff hiring and training,...

This standard, 3-day Wilderness First Aid course is sponsored by the Northwest Outward Bound School. While a great course for those seeking basic instruction in effectively assessing, and treating injuries in a wilderness context, it may also be used by outdoor professionals to renew a Wilderness First Responder or Wilderness EMT certification with successful completion of our online WFR or WEMT recertification test. Includes Adult, Child CPR & AED certification. Contact the Wilderness Medicine Training Center for questions on recertification or to confirm eligibility.

American Red Cross Lifeguarding with Waterfront Module

Purpose: To be a trained waterfront lifeguard with rescue and first aid skills based on the American Red Cross Lifeguard Program (revised Feb 2017). Meets ACA Standards.

Please note that the Lifeguarding training is a full time commitment, including evening class time and coursework. The course hours are designed as a residential training. Room and Board is included in the course fee. We will begin at 9am on the first day of class. We will aim to be finished by 6pm on the final day of class but this will remain at...