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Have you already taken our Scrambling Skills Intro course, or have experience with low-commitment scrambles in the Canadian Rockies and seek the next level of adventure? Our scrambling skills series is for you! Join an ACMG-certified guide and hone your skills on one of the classic challenging scrambles in Kananaskis or Banff.

You will develop your fundamental scrambling skills including:
- hazard recognition and management
- navigation, route finding, and trip planning
- communication and rescue techniques
- protection options for difficult moves
- rock climbing and scrambling movement

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Spend a day with us and get inspired to make rock climbing a lifelong passion. You’ll stay safe as you learn skills under the guidance of our enthusiastic ACMG-certified instructors. Rock climbing is one of the best sports to get fit, get social, and get outside. Using excellent local crags, our instructors will get you climbing confidently with the proper gear. You'll be set on the right route to becoming a rock climber in no time. Prerequisite: none. Includes: guide and climbing equipment.

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Do you know the basics of outdoor climbing and want to start leading? Or perhaps you’re already leading indoors? In this 1-day course, our highly-qualified instructors will help you perfect your skills and lead climb with confidence. Learn about guidebook interpretation, route selection and grades, placing protection, clipping and ropework, building belays, climbing movement technique, and rappelling. Prerequisite: Intro to Lead Climbing (indoor) or equivalent experience. Includes: guide and technical climbing equipment (excludes personal climbing equipment).

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This 2-day course introduces fundamental skills for trad climbing including equipment options, gear placement, gear anchors, and leading strategies. You'll have the chance to build up to top-roped and supervised leads, and develop the skills to safely lead single-pitch rock climbs of your own. The skills taught in this course carry over into crack, sport, ice, and alpine climbing. Prerequisite: Lead Climbing Intro (outdoor) or equivalent experience. Includes: guide and technical climbing equipment (excludes personal climbing equipment).

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This 8-hour course is the perfect overview for outdoor recreationalists who don't have a lot of time, and don't require a recognized certificate.
The training introduces potential injuries and emergencies that may arise during your backcountry adventure and focuses on how to manage them effectively.
This is a practical, non-certified course.
Prerequisite: none. Includes: certified instructor, course manual, use of first aid equipment

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A great introduction to wilderness first aid, and suitable training for outdoor recreationalists.
This course is not appropriate or adequate for trip leaders, instructors or those undertaking extended travel in remote areas.
This course is 24 hours long, delivered over 1 evening and 2 days (20 hours), supplemented with online learning.
There is no separate recertification for this course. Register for the same 24-hour course to recertify every three years.
Prerequisite: none. Includes: certified instructor, course manual, use of first aid equipment.
Certification: Remote First Aid Certificate and Basic (Emergency) First Aid with CPR level C (for workplace recognition). Both certifications are valid for 3 years.

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This 40-hour course is the wilderness first aid standard for avid outdoor recreationalists and activity instructors. The minimum standard for outdoor leaders in less remote areas, but not suitable for professionals spending extended periods of time in remote regions. The program focuses on the longer-term implications for care, stabilization, and evacuation of patients from wilderness locations, beyond the initial first aid treatment.
This course is 40 hours, delivered over 4 days (32 hours) including 2 days of practical outdoor scenarios, supplemented with online learning.
Prerequisite: none (minimum age 16). Includes: certified instructor, use of first aid equipment, course manual.
Certification: Wilderness First Aid certificate and Intermediate (Standard) First Aid certificiate with CPR level C.

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Every 3 years, participants must refresh their skills. This 20-hour course is delivered over 2.5 days (16 hours) of instruction, supplemented with online learning. The program blends classroom theory and practice with practical outdoor scenarios to review the material.
Prerequisite: current Wilderness First Aid or equivalent 40-hour Wilderness First Aid certification. Includes: certified instructor, use of first aid equipment, course manual.
Certification: Wilderness Advanced First Aid certificate and Intermediate (Standard) First Aid certificiate with CPR level C.

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This course is those who have recently completed a 40-hour Wilderness First Aid course and would like to raise that certification to the 80-hour professional level. To be eligible, 40-hour certification must have been completed no more than 1 year prior to the start of the bridge course. This is a 4-hour course delivered over 4 days of instruction, supplemented by online self-study.
Prerequisite: 40-hour Wilderness First Aid certificate received within the past 1 year.
Includes: certified instructor, use of first aid equipment, course manual.
Certification: Wilderness First Responder certificate and Intermediate (Standard) First Aid certificate with CPR Level C and AED training. Both certificates are valid for 3 years.

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This 80-hour course is a comprehensive, professional-level training program suitable for those who work in a non-standard environment, as well as recreationalists planning extended and remote expeditions and outdoor leaders. This is the industry standard for professionals including guides, ski patrol, and search and rescue teams.
Training focuses on detailed assessment and medical care, particularly in emergency situations where equipment and resources may be limited, and includes CPR training to BLS standard.
This course requires a high level of commitment, and includes self-study and homework assignments. Delivery format includes both classroom time and 4 days of practical outdoor scenarios. The course is delivered over 9 days (72 hours), supplemented with online learning.
Prerequisite: none. Includes: certified instructor, use of first aid equipment, course manual.
Certification: Wilderness First Responder certificate and Intermediate (Standard) First Aid certificate with CPR C and AED training (for workplace use).

Participants who require an Advanced First Aid (or OFA 3) certification for the workplace should take our WFR & AFA course instead.
Please contact us if you have any questions about choosing the correct certification.

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Every 3 years, participants must refresh their skills. This 40-hour program is delivered over 4 days (32 hours), supplemented with online learning. This course requires a high level of commitment from participants, and requires the completion of pre-reading and online learning assignments prior to the first classroom session. The WFR recertification program focuses on practical skills, scenarios, and simulations, with most theoretical concepts reviewed through online learning.

Prerequisite: current Wilderness First Responder or equivalent 80-hour wilderness first aid certificate. Includes: certified instructor, use of first aid equipment, course manual.
Certification: Wilderness First Responder certificate and Intermediate (Standard) First Aid certificate with CPR Level C and AED training. Both certificates are valid for 3 years.

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This technical course is a comprehensive, professional-level training program suitable for those who require advanced workplace first aid certification as well as an 80-hour Wilderness First Responder cert. This course is suitable for industry professionals who require the AFA/OFA3 level of certification for professional use. Recreationalists planning remote expeditions and outdoor leaders not requiring the advanced workplace certification may prefer to take the 80-hour WFR & IFA course instead.
This course is run as a 7-day Advanced First Aid course, plus 2 days providing the supplementary wilderness content for the Wilderness First Responder certification.
This course requires a high level of commitment, and includes self-study and homework assignments. In-person portion includes both classroom time and practical outdoor scenarios. The course is delivered over a total of 9 days of instrutional time, supplemented with additional online learning. 

Prerequisite: none. Includes: certified instructor, use of first aid equipment, course manual.
Certification: Wilderness First Responder certificate and Advanced First Aid (Blended) certificate with CPR C and AED training (for workplace use). This course is recognized as OFA 3 equivalent for those working in BC.

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Every 3 years, participants must refresh their skills. This program is delivered over 6 days of instruction, supplemented with additional online learning. Instructional time includes both practical scenarios in both workplace and wilderness settings. This course requires a high level of commitment from participants, and requires the completion of pre-reading and online learning assignments prior to the first classroom session. The WFR recertification program focuses on practical skills, scenarios, and simulations, with most theoretical concepts reviewed through online learning.

This course is suitable for industry professionals who require the AFA/OFA3 level of certification for professional use. Recreationalists planning remote expeditions and outdoor leaders not requiring the advanced workplace certification may prefer to switch to the 80-hour WFR & IFA stream instead.

This course is run as an 5-day Advanced First Aid recert, with the final day providing the supplementary wilderness content for the Wilderness First Responder re-certification.
This course requires a high level of commitment, and includes self-study and homework assignments. Delivery format includes both classroom time and practical outdoor scenarios.

Prerequisite: current Wilderness First Responder & Advanced First Aid or equivalent 80-hour wilderness first aid & AFA certificate. Includes: certified instructor, use of first aid equipment, course manual.
Certification: Wilderness First Responder certificate and Advanced First Aid certificate with CPR C and AED training (for workplace use). This course is recognized as OFA 3 equivalent for those working in BC.

Please note that a current Wilderness First Responder & Intermediate First Aid certification is not sufficient prerequisite for this recert. Please contact us with any questions about your eligibility before registering.

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