Guide Training and Rescue - All Programs
Guide Training and Rescue - All Programs
A climber learning rock technique on a top-rope. Jason MartinThe 3-day SPI Course is designed to enable capable recreational rock climbers to become effective rock climbing instructors. The 2-day SPI Exam tests students' performance of industry standard practices.
- Location:Washington, California, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado
- Season:Year-round
- Length:Course: 3 days. Exam: 2 days. Refresher: 1 day.
- Cost:Course: from $695, Exam: $495, Refresher: $225
Mountaineering guides must have the ability to take care of people in extreme environments. Alasdair TurnerThis comprehensive training program prepares anyone with a love of the mountains to launch a career in mountain guiding. Experienced climbers can place out of introductory level courses. This program is eligible for federal VA educational benefits.
- Location:Washington - Cascades
- Season:Year-round
- Length:Varies
- Cost:Complete course of study varies, $12,000-$30,000 depending on previous experience.
Many rescues begin by tying off a belay device. Ben TraxlerThe Technical Self-Rescue for Climbers program is an intensive one to two-day seminar on improvised multi-pitch rock rescue techniques. Participants study a series of haul, lower, rappel and rope-climbing systems and then apply them to a variety of practical scenarios. Individuals who complete this rock-rescue program should be able to apply these skills to a wide array of complex high-angle problems.
- Location:BC, WA, CA, NV and UT
- Season:Year-round
- Length:1 - 2 days
- Cost:$575 (min. of 2 participants)
A rescue practitioner operates a line during a lowering operation. Jason MartinThe American Alpine Institute Technical Rope Rescue Level I program is an NFPA compliant rope rescue course. Students will develop the skills to perform rescues and recoveries at the operations level in both steep and high-angle team-rescue scenarios.
- Location:BC, WA, CA and NV
- Season:Year
- Length:4 days
- Cost:Operations Course - $1135, Operations and Technician Combined - $1895
Students set up their rigging as they prepare to conduct a rescue. Jason MartinThe American Alpine Institute Technical Rope Rescue Level II program is an NFPA compliant rope rescue course. Students will develop the skills to perform rescues and recoveries at the technician level in both steep and high-angle team-rescue scenarios.
- Location:BC, WA, CA and NV
- Season:Year-round
- Length:5 days
- Cost:Technician Course - $1325, Operations and Technician Combined - $1895
A patient is loaded into a litter for evacuation. Jason MartinThe Advanced Mountain Rescue course integrates both rope rescue and self-rescue techniques in a high mountain glaciated environment. Students will apply a series of lowland rescue techniques with mountain modifications in order to develop the skills required for mountain rescue. Additionally, participants will spend a significant amount of time developing strategies to solve complex crevasse rescue problems.
- Location:Mt. Baker, WA
- Season:April - October
- Length:5 days
- Cost:$1415
A rescuer places a patient in a litter in a crevasse. Jason MartinThe American Alpine Institute Technical Rope Rescue Comprehensive is the most complete rope rescue course offered in the United States. It is the only course available anywhere that addresses the techniques required for team-rescue as well as those needed for self-rescue.
- Location:Bellingham and Mt. Baker, WA
- Season:April - October
- Length:15 days (14 days of instruction with one rest day)
- Cost:$3395
A series of WFR students putting together an improvised litter.The Wilderness First Responder first aid program was designed for serious outdoor practitioners. The course provides students with the skills required to manage minor backcountry ailments while simultaneously providing them with baseline techniques that they will need in order to respond to more serious incidents. This course is often required for outdoor professionals.
*This course does not count for continuing education hours towards an EMT Certification.
- Location:Various Locations - US and Canada
- Season:Year-Round
- Length:5-9 Days
- Cost:$715 (additional charges for some locations)
Trail-signs often attempt to keep backcountry users on the established trail. Jason MartinThe Leave No Trace Trainer course provides students an opportunity to develop a high level of understanding of the seven principles of Leave No Trace. Those who successfully complete the course will have the skills to provide Leave No Trace educational programming to their own student participants. This is an essential course for outdoor educators, guides and rangers.
- Location:WA, CA, and NV
- Season:Year-round
- Length:2 days
- Cost:$350 - Group Discounts Available
Climbers use an established cairn to stay on trail and minimize impact during their descent. Grayson Ridge.The Leave No Trace Level 2 Instructor Course (formally known as the Master Educator course) provides participants with extensive training in Leave No Trace skills and ethics, through practical application in a field-based setting. A more comprehensive version of the Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor Course (formally known as the Trainer course), the Level 2 Instructor Course is designed for people who are actively teaching backcountry skills or providing recreation information to the public.
- Location:Washington, California & Nevada
- Season:Year-Round
- Length:5 or 6-Days Depending on Program
- Cost:$895
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