Wilderness Medicine
For people who are serious about mastering the principles and practices of wilderness medicine, we offer a number of extended trips that include extensive backcountry medicine teaching. The settings for these wilderness journey-workshops include Patagonia, the Amazon, the Pacific Northwest, the Southwest and the Rocky Mountains.
Many of these trips include fast-paced, hands-on, 16-hour wilderness first aid courses that cover a wide range of wilderness medicine topics for people who travel and work in the outdoors. We also offer a more advanced, 80-hour wilderness first responder curriculum that is designed specifically to provide participants with the tools to make critical medical and evacuation decisions in remote locations. Topics in this curriculum include but are not limited to: wound management and infection, realigning fractures and dislocations, improvised splinting techniques, patient monitoring and long term management problems, up-to-date information on all environmental emergencies, plus advice on drug therapies. Emphasis is placed on prevention and decision-making, not the memorization of lists. If wilderness medicine training is your goal, we have the classroom for you.
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Discover breathtaking landscapes and elusive wildlife of Patagonia by hiking & sea kayaking through rarely-traveled terrain and fjords, interacting with... [more]
Duration: 75 days
Months offered:
- September
Activity types:
- Mountaineering
- Climbing
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Wilderness Medicine
- Backpacking
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Depending on the season, you might hike, ski, paddle & climb through Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Nevada & S. Dakota while... [more]
Duration: 87 days
Months offered:
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Backpacking
- Climbing
- Mountaineering
- Wilderness Medicine
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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You might hike, cave, climb & paddle the Rio Grande, Gila Wilderness, Carlsbad Caverns & Cochise Stronghold while earning backcountry... [more]
Duration: 88 days
Months offered:
- September
Activity types:
- Climbing
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Wilderness Medicine
- Leadership Training
- Outdoor Skills
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Season depending, you might hike, ski, paddle and climb in Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Nevada & S. Dakota while learning to... [more]
Duration: 86 days
Months offered:
- September
Activity types:
- Backpacking
- Climbing
- Mountaineering
- Wilderness Medicine
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Learning to live, guide, manage risks, foster teamwork & teach while trekking through backcountry Wyoming is the best way to... [more]
Duration: 30 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- September
Activity types:
- Backpacking
- Hiking
- Wilderness Medicine
- Leadership Training
- Outdoor Skills
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Become an expert outdoor educator. After traveling through varied terrain, learning myriad skills, earning backcountry certifications and developing teaching tools,... [more]
Duration: 94 days
Months offered:
- February
- September
Activity types:
- Backpacking
- Climbing
- Wilderness Medicine
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
- Leadership Training
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Enjoy the most comprehensive exploration of the Amazon. You'll hike and canoe through one of the world's most diverse ecosystems... [more]
Duration: 80 days
Months offered:
- September
Activity types:
- Backpacking
- Wilderness Medicine
- Leadership Training
- Outdoor Skills
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
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Enjoy the most comprehensive exploration of the Pacific NW. For 77 days you'll hike, climb and sail your way through... [more]
Duration: 77 days
Months offered:
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Backpacking
- Climbing
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Wilderness Medicine
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Explore the Southwest and Pacific Northwest: you'll hike, kayak, climb & sail the beautiful boundary territory while earning backcountry certifications... [more]
Duration: 86 days
Months offered:
- February
Activity types:
- Backpacking
- Climbing
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Wilderness Medicine
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Discover Patagonia's breathtaking landscapes and wildlife: hike and sea kayak through rarely-traveled terrain & fjords, interacting with locals, earning wilderness... [more]
Duration: 75 days
Months offered:
- January
- February
Activity types:
- Mountaineering
- Climbing
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Wilderness Medicine
- Backpacking
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Enjoy the most comprehensive exploration of the Rockies.You can hike, ski, paddle and climb your way through Wyoming, Utah, Idaho,... [more]
Duration: 87 days
Months offered:
- February
- March
Activity types:
- Backpacking
- Mountaineering
- Climbing
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
- Wilderness Medicine
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You can hike, cave, climb & paddle your way through the Rio Grande, Gila Wilderness, Carlsbad Caverns and Cochise Stronghold... [more]
Duration: 88 days
Months offered:
- January
- February
Activity types:
- Climbing
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Wilderness Medicine
- Leadership Training
- Outdoor Skills
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Enjoy the most comprehensive exploration of the Rockies. Depending on the season, you might hike, ski, paddle & climb your... [more]
Duration: 68 days
Months offered:
- June
Activity types:
- Backpacking
- Climbing
- Mountaineering
- Wilderness Medicine
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
