ATC is offering Wilderness First Aid Course in Smokies

ATC is offering Wilderness First Aid Course in Smokies

Saturday, February 5, 2011

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The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) is accepting applications for their Wilderness First Aid Course at the Twin Creeks Science and Education Center in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

This two-day course will be held over March 2nd and 3rd, and is open to the public at a cost of $120 per person. Overnight accommodations are available at no charge. If you are a day-hiker, backpacker or outdoorsman, this is a great way to be prepared and stay safe. Fast paced and hands-on, the agenda covers a wide range of wilderness medicine topics for people who travel and work in the outdoors.

This course is pre-approved by such organizations as: the American Camping Association, the United States Forest Service and other governmental agencies.

Recommended for: avid hikers, teachers leading school trips, backcountry guides, canoe trip leaders, private expedition groups, college/university outdoor education programs, hiking club trip leaders, wilderness therapeutic programs, and adventure race safety personnel

To enroll or for more information, please contact Andrew Downs with the ATC at 828-254-3708 or adowns@appalachiantrail.org.


Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com

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Wilderness First Aid Course Offered

Wilderness First Aid Course Offered

Friday, October 29, 2010

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In conjunction with the Carolina Mountain Club, the Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) will be offering a Wilderness First Aid Course at the Asheville School Campus on November 13-14, 2010.

The two-day, hands-on introductory course covers a wide range of wilderness medicine topics for people who travel and work in the outdoors.

The cost for the course is $150, however, if you're a member of the CMC, you will be reimbursed for 50% of the cost after completion of the course.

If you're interested in attending you will need to complete an application packet by November 1, 2010.

For more information click here or contact Nan Needs at Nanspath@aol.com.


Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com

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Wilderness First Aid Course

Wilderness First Aid Course

Monday, October 13, 2008

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A Wilderness First Aid Course will be offered through the Carolina Mountain Club on November 15-16 at the Blue Ridge Parkway's Destination Center. This hands-on, sixteen-hour course covers a wide range of wilderness medicine topics for people who travel in the outdoors. Whether you're a hiker, maintainer, or leader, you need to be prepared for the unexpected. The Wilderness Medicine Institute of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) has a unique curriculum with topics that haven't been covered in classes previously offered through the club. After completing the two-day course, students will have the knowledge, skills and ability to make confident decisions in emergency situations.

Cost for the course is $55. If you're a member of the Carolina Mountain Club as of August 7, 2008, the club will be covering half of your tuition. Please contact Cindy McJunkin at mcjfive@aol.com or 828-712-9646 for more details and to enroll.


Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com Detailed information on trails in the Smoky Mountains; includes trail descriptions, key features, pictures, video, maps, elevation profiles, news, hiking gear store, and more.

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