Wilderness Education Association

Wilderness Leadership Education

Sat, 24 May 2008 04:01:20 GMT

Wilderness Leadership Education
Start Date: 12-Jul-09 9:00 AM
End Time: 24-Jul-09 5:30 PM
Location: Denali State Park, Denali Park, AK 99755
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Event Details:

The Denali Education Center is a non-profit educational affiliate of the Wilderness Education Association. We began as an affiliate in 1995, and ran our first WEA affiliated course in 1996. The WLE course will begin on the grounds of the Denali Education Center and move into Denali State Park for the backcountry portion of the course. The trek will take place on Kesugi Ridge, famed for its views of Denali. During approximately 11 days of self-contained wilderness travel, we'll learn and practice WEA's 18-point Curriculum. You'll be asked to demonstrate newly acquired wilderness skills, and will be given the opportunity to refine your own personal wilderness ethic. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be awarded a certification from WEA in their Wilderness Steward Program (WSP), a Leave No Trace Trainer certification, and an American Red Cross Wildernes First Aid Basics certification.

Graduates of WSP courses are able to:
1. Use state-of-the-art travel and minimum impact camping techniques to move through the backcountry with minimal degradation to the environment.
2. Exercise good quality judgment and decision-making to help avoid potential accident and survival situations.
3. Demonstrate a basic standard of outdoor knowledge and experience based on the WEA 18-point Curriculum.
4. Travel efficiently in the wilderness utilizing a number of technical skills such as mountaineering, backpacking, and rock climbing.

Denali State Park

PO Box 212

Denali Park, AK USA 99755

Alaska Kayaking- Leadership & Guide Training Course

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:06:22 GMT

Alaska Kayaking- Leadership & Guide Training Course
Start Date: 10-May-09 8:00 AM
End Time: 1-Jun-09 5:00 PM
Location: Glacier Bay National Park, Gustavus, AK 99827
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Glacier Bay National Park and the Inside Passage offer some of the best sea kayaking found in North America. An abundance of wildlife, tidewater glaciers, and a pristine wilderness setting make these locations perfect for developing backcountry sea kayaking skills.
Imagine paddling placid waters amidst a pod of orcas, navigating through a maze of islands, or watching in awe as a serac of ice plummets into the ocean. Picture seeing a lone wolf exploring the coastline, watching humpback whales bubble feeding at high tide, or developing your group management techniques in rough seas.
This comprehensive sea kayaking course is the perfect setting to achieve your goals whether you are looking to become a professional guide, hone your technical abilities for personal adventures, or expand your leadership skills. It focuses on teaching students to be safe, efficient, knowledgeable and confident outdoor leaders in a coastal environment. TEST

Glacier Bay National Park

Alaska Mountaineering & Sea Kayaking Combination Course- Leadership & Guide Training Course

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:11:10 GMT

Alaska Mountaineering & Sea Kayaking Combination Course- Leadership & Guide Training Course
Start Date: 10-May-09 8:00 AM
End Time: 1-Jun-09 5:30 PM
Location: Glacier Bay National Park, Haines, AK 99827
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Event Details:

Towering glaciated peaks rise above the pristine waters of Glacier Bay National Park. From the dramatic world of snow, rock and ice, to a vibrant marine environment, this combo course explores the best that the Alaska wilderness has to offer.
Imagine paddling placid waters amidst a pod of orcas, navigating through a maze of islands, or watching in awe as a serac of ice plummets into the ocean. Picture yourself leading your group through a crevassed icefall, ascending a rocky ridge with the clouds beneath your feet, or digging a snow pit profile to assess the avalanche danger.
This comprehensive sea kayaking and mountaineering course is the perfect setting to achieve your goals whether you are looking to become a professional guide, hone your technical abilities for personal adventures, or expand your leadership skills. It focuses on teaching students to be safe, efficient, knowledgeable and confident outdoor leaders a variety of environments. TEST

Glacier Bay National Park

Alaska Mountaineering; Leadership & Guide Training Course

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:50:26 GMT

Alaska Mountaineering; Leadership & Guide Training Course
Start Date: 2-May-09 8:00 AM
End Time: 25-May-09 5:00 PM
Location: Chilkat Range, Haines, AK 99827
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Event Details:

The mountains of Alaska have captivated the imagination of the world’s alpinists for decades. The extensive glaciation, vast wilderness setting, and extreme rugged nature of Alaskan peaks, are unmatched anywhere in the world. Our expedition center in Haines, Alaska is the perfect gateway to access these unparalleled peaks.
Imagine leading your group through a crevassed icefall, ascending a rocky ridge with the clouds beneath your feet, or digging a snow pit profile to assess the avalanche danger.
This comprehensive mountaineering course is the perfect setting to achieve your goals whether you are looking to become a professional guide, hone your technical abilities for personal adventures, or expand your leadership skills. It focuses on teaching students to be safe, efficient, knowledgeable and confident outdoor leaders in a glaciated alpine environment. TEST

Chilkat Range

WEA LNT Master Eductor Course

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:53:33 GMT

WEA LNT Master Eductor Course
Start Date: 25-Mar-09 10:00 AM
End Time: 29-Mar-09 5:00 PM
Location: Red River Gorge, Daniel Boone National Forest
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Join us for a Leave No Trace Master Educator Course in the scenic foothills of the Appalachians during the first week of spring!

Click here to access the application for this Leave No Trace Master Educator Course

Red River Gorge, Daniel Boone National Forest

Buffalo National River - WSP Course

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:57:18 GMT

Buffalo National River - WSP Course
Start Date: 7-Mar-09 5:00 PM
End Time: 15-Mar-09 5:30 PM
Location: Buffalo National River
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Event Details:

Join us for a spring trip on the Buffalo National River as part of a WEA Wilderness Stewardship Course. The course is designed to help participants learn fundamental outdoor living skills, develop an appreciation for personal strengths & limitations and core attributes in leadership, judgment and decision making. This trip is geared towards new outdoor leaders not seeking certification. The trip will utilize canoeing as specialized travel. The course will also offer ACA River Canoeing (Level 3) as part of this course. This is a great trip in a great location! Cost is $575 for the general public. Please contact Ivan Bartha for more information regarding this course.

Buffalo National River

IWLS Ski/Snowboard Mountaineering Course

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:03:26 GMT

IWLS Ski/Snowboard Mountaineering Course
Start Date: 21-Feb-09 8:00 AM
End Time: 16-Mar-09 5:30 PM
Location: North Cascades
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The North Cascades form an extremely rugged, remote, and exciting range of glaciated alpine peaks and offer world class skiing and mountaineering. The climate of the Pacific Northwest with its strong westerly flow and the large vertical relief of the Cascades produce annual snow depths averaging 700 inches.
Picture yourself leading your group through a crevassed icefall, skiing a treed slope with three feet of powder, or digging a snow pit to assess the avalanche danger in the dramatic peaks of the North Cascades. The variety of terrain and substantial snow coverage make this course ideal for people looking to develop their backcountry skills.
This comprehensive ski & snowboard mountaineering course is the perfect setting to achieve your goals whether you are looking to become a professional guide, hone your technical abilities for personal adventures, or expand your leadership skills. It focuses on teaching students to be safe, efficient, knowledgeable and confident outdoor leaders in a winter mountain environment. TEST

North Cascades

Wilderness in the Desert

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:41:24 GMT

Wilderness in the Desert
Start Date: 11-Feb-09 8:00 AM
End Time: 13-Feb-09 5:30 PM
Location: Israel/Elem
Speaker: Drs. Dene and Jennifer Berman

Israel/Elem

2009 National Conference on Outdoor Leadership Conference Full Registration

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:18:41 GMT

2009 National Conference on Outdoor Leadership Conference Full Registration
Start Date: 5-Feb-09 4:00 PM
End Time: 5-Feb-09 5:30 PM
Location: Indiana Memorial Union, Bloomington, IN 47405
Speaker: Karsten Heuer

Event Details:

The 2009 National Conference on Outdoor Leadership is being brought to you by the Wilderness Education Association and the Professional Ropes Course Association. We are excited to be working together to create a world class conference. We can't wait to see you in Bloomington - Register early - December 15th is fast approaching!

Click here for the tentative schedule for the 2009 National Conference on Outdoor Leadership

Please call the WEA National Office if you:

need the WEA National Office to send you an invoice
have questions about registering multiple people
would prefer to register over the phone
your membership has expired and you have gone beyond your 3 month renewal period (cannot log in)

PRCA members - please click here to access the PRCA registration form. If you proceed to register online you will not recieve the appropriate membership discounts for being a PRCA member. PRCA registrations can be mailed, faxed or phoned in to the WEA National Office. Mailed and/or faxed registrations for non-PRCA members will not be processed.

Indiana Memorial Union

900 E 7th St

Bloomington, IN USA 47405

Service Learning- Local Cave Clean-Up

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:35:40 GMT

Service Learning- Local Cave Clean-Up
Start Date: 5-Feb-09 9:00 AM
End Time: 5-Feb-09 5:00 PM
Location: Indiana Memorial Union, Bloomington, IN 47405
Speaker: Ben Speicher & Lindsay Doucette

Event Details:

Get down and dirty with this hands-on presentation in cave-restoration. Not only serving the community and environment warm your heart, you'll also get warm as you’re tucked underground and beneath the snow in a 52 degree cave. Many of the local caves near Bloomington are heavily used and, unfortunately, abused. In an effort to give back to the community and the environment, we'll be traveling to a local cave to help restore it to it’s more natural state. Come prepared to get dirty as we’ll be walking and crawling through mud and water.

Indiana Memorial Union

900 East 7th Street

Bloomington, IN 47405

Climbing Gyms: From the Ground Up

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:42:48 GMT

Climbing Gyms: From the Ground Up
Start Date: 4-Feb-09 12:00 PM
End Time: 5-Feb-09 4:30 PM
Location: Hoosier Heights Indoor Rock Climbing Facility, Bloomington, IN 47403
Speaker: Josh Thurston

Event Details:

Want to know what does it take to open a climbing gym, from the ground up? Learn the key concepts from Bloomington’s own highly successfully Hoosier Heights Climbing Gym. You will learn skills and engage in practical application and discussion ranging from building options, route setting, training volunteers, marketing concepts, organizing climbing competitions and how to operate an inclusive climbing gym. Climbing gyms have changed in the last 10 years and will continue to be a viable option for entrepreneurs looking to make outdoor adventure activities available and accessible year round.

About Hoosier Heights:

12,000 sf of climbing surface; 35 ft tall; over 50 tr, 7 leadable walls, repell deck for rapelling and multipitch instruction, climbing for all skill levels - beginner to seasoned veterans. Separate bouldering room, classroom, gear shop.

Hoosier Heights Indoor Rock Climbing Facility

5100 South Rodgers Street

Bloomington, IN 47403

Vertical Caving

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:11:08 GMT

Vertical Caving
Start Date: 4-Feb-09 8:30 AM
End Time: 5-Feb-09 5:30 PM
Location: Indiana Memorial Union, Bloomington, IN 47405
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Here's your chance to see Southern Indiana's most beautiful topography. Thing is: it's all underground. In this two-day pre-conference workshop you will have the opportunity to take an up-close and personal look at some of the amazing wonders of this region. The caves you will be exploring are among the most difficult to access in the region - you will be covering the basic techniques that are needed to safely explore these natural enviornments. You will be spending time on rope rappeling and ascending out of local pit caves.

Indiana Memorial Union

900 East 7th Street

Bloomington, IN 47405

Ropes Course Certification Test Out (PRCA)

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:21:14 GMT

Ropes Course Certification Test Out (PRCA)
Start Date: 4-Feb-09 8:30 AM
End Time: 4-Feb-09 5:30 PM
Location: TBD - Will be off site - participants responsible for own transportation, Bloomington, IN 47405
Speaker: Steve Gustafson

Event Details:

Experienced ropes course professionals can attend this pre-conference workshop and 'test-out' on their technical skills. This pre-conference workshop will meet the annual requirement for training and certification that many insurance companies require. Be prepared to tie knots, climb, fit harnesses and helmets, inspect equipment, set up and take down belay systems, belay, and discuss! This is a hands-on workshop for seasoned professionals ready to acquire their certification status as a ropes course operator. Certificate letter included.

TBD - Will be off site - participants responsible for own transportation

Teaching Tools: SPEC and WEA Philosophy

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:11:43 GMT

Teaching Tools: SPEC and WEA Philosophy
Start Date: 4-Feb-09 8:30 AM
End Time: 5-Feb-09 4:00 PM
Location: Indiana Memorial Union, Bloomington, IN 47405
Speaker: Bruce Bonney

Event Details:

This two-day session will provide a variety of tools and techniques to assist professionals in their teaching and staff training and is designed to increase learning of knowledge, skills and workplace attitudes. The clinic uses a constructivist philosophy and features the SPECTM approach as featured in the text The Backcountry Classroom.

Indiana Memorial Union

900 East 7th Street

Bloomington, IN 47405

DIY Custom Equipment

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:46:26 GMT

DIY Custom Equipment
Start Date: 4-Feb-09 8:00 AM
End Time: 5-Feb-09 5:00 PM
Location: Indiana Memorial Union, Bloomington, IN 47405
Speaker: Frank Vernon

Event Details:

Having trouble justifying $200 on a sub-one pound sleeping bag? Join us to learn how to make your own for less than $75 and a couple of hours worth of work! We'll be getting down the basics of homemade outdoor equipment: from stoves to sleeping bags to rain gear, making your own equipment is the best way to customize weight, costs, and use to fit exactly what you need.

During the workshop you will learn how to make (and walk home with) an efficient alcohol stove, summer rain gear, and a stuff sac; while as a group making an ultralight sleeping bag and summit pack that we'll put in the end-of-conference auction.

Materials will be provided, including all fabrics and sewing machines. Learn how to build your next gear project- whether it be a tent, backpack, or bivy sack, and get ready to get on the trail, rock, river, or ocean with your own homemade gear next season.

Indiana Memorial Union

900 East 7th Street

Bloomington, IN 47405

WEA Instructor Training Clinic

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:48:49 GMT

WEA Instructor Training Clinic
Start Date: 4-Feb-09 8:00 AM
End Time: 5-Feb-09 5:00 PM
Location: Indiana Memorial Union, Bloomington, IN 47405
Speaker: Jack Drury & Mark Wagstaff

Event Details:

The WEA Instructor Training Clinic is a required component of becoming a Certifying (NSP/ WSP) Instructor for the WEA. The ITC is designed to give instructors a common background in four areas:

WEA History
Teaching and Learning Philosophy
Course Planning & Management
Liaison with the National Office

Each student must bring a copy of the 2nd Edition of the Backcountry Classroom. Books will be available for purchase on site or you can purchase one ahead of time from the WEA National Office.

Indiana Memorial Union

900 East 7th Street

Bloomington, IN 47405

WFA & WFR Recertification

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:33:43 GMT

WFA & WFR Recertification
Start Date: 4-Feb-09 8:00 AM
End Time: 5-Feb-09 5:00 PM
Location: Indiana Memorial Union, Bloomington, IN 47405
Speaker: Dave Calvin

Event Details:

Accidents happen. People get hurt, sick, or lost. The temperature drops, the wind picks up, and it starts to rain. Would you know what to do? Many backcountry emergencies are preventable, and even when bad things happen, sometimes the wrong care can make things worse. By learning a few basic skills, you can make the difference between a good outcome and a bad one—and maybe even save a life.

Wilderness First Aid (WFA) is SOLO’s most popular course and it creates a solid foundation in the basics of backcountry medical care. Started as the “Mountain/Woods First Aid” course in 1975, this was the first course of its kind in the United States, and it is the curriculum upon which all other backcountry medicine courses are based.

WFA COURSE TOPICS

Introduction
Anatomy of a Wilderness Crisis
Anatomy of the Musculoskeletal System
Asthma
Backcountry Essentials
Cold-Related Injuries
Environmental Emergencies & Survival Skills (including lightning)
Heat-Related Injuries
Medical Emergencies & Critical Care
Orthopedics
Patient Assessment System
Patient Lifting & Moving
Principles of Fracture Care
Rescue Plan
Response & Assessment
Soft Tissue Injuries & Medical Emergencies
Spinal Cord Injury Management
Sprains & Strains
Techniques
The Human Animal
Trauma—Musculoskeletal Injuries
Trauma—Soft Tissue Injuries
Universal Precautions
Use of Epinephrine
What is Wilderness First Aid?

WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER: (WFR) WFR certification is good for three years. If you wish to take this WFA course as a WFR Recertification Course, you will need to pass a written exam with a score of 70% or higher and provide proof of current CPR certification.

Indiana Memorial Union

900 East 7th Street

Bloomington, IN 47405