Certifications
If you're passionate about the great outdoors and want to take your skills and knowledge to the next level, you've come to the right place. Our program offers comprehensive training and certification in various outdoor disciplines, empowering you to pursue your outdoor adventures with confidence and expertise.
Whether you're an outdoor enthusiast looking to enhance your personal skills or a professional seeking to expand your career opportunities, The Outdoor Experience has you covered. We offer a range of certifications, including wilderness first aid, rock climbing, challenge courses, hiking and backpacking, navigation, and more. Our instructors are industry experts who are dedicated to providing top-quality training and ensuring your success.
Wilderness Medicine
Unlock the power of preparedness with our Wilderness Medicine certification program. Learn essential life-saving skills in the great outdoors, from first aid in remote locations to handling emergencies. Explore safely and confidently with the support of DU's Outdoor Experience.
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Wilderness First Aid
Upcoming Course: COMING SOON
Partnering with Desert Mountain Medicine, our Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course is designed for the outdoor enthusiast, trip leader, raft guide, or field staff who want more than what an urban first aid course provides. The WFA is a great introduction to wilderness medicine and basic life support skills. This training focuses on prevention, assessment, and treatment of environmental illnesses, recognizing and stabilizing life threats caused by trauma, and calling for a rescue in the event of a wilderness emergency. This course consists of 16 hours of hands-on scenarios and lectures and successful completion will result in a 3-year certification, a CPR Certification, and Wilderness Anaphylaxis Training (WAT).
Price: $150
Location: Stapleton Tennis Pavilion - First Floor
Meetings: COMING SOON
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Hybrid Wilderness First Responder
The hybrid Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course format consists of a 30-hour self-paced, online instructional component, followed by a 50-hour in-person, practical component, which takes place over five consecutive days.
The online section is hosted on CANVAS®, a cloud-based classroom and powerful learning management system that allows individual students to work at their own pace. An instructor team assigned to each course supports participants with navigation of the online material and facilitates interactive elements and skill-based learning. The online material consists of reading assignments, case studies, videos, photos, animations, quizzes, and discussions, culminating in a comprehensive midterm exam. The online section is available to course participants approximately 1 month before the practical section is to begin.
The hybrid format works best for self-motivated individuals with good time management skills who have access to a smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop and high-speed internet. This instructional format provides the opportunity for course participants to learn at their own speed, in their own space, at their own schedule.
Participants then apply knowledge and skills learned from their online WFR training to the 50-hour in-person section, which takes place mainly outdoors. This practical section consists of drills, skill stations, scenarios, and discussions with the same instructor team that supports the online section.
American Mountain Guides Association supports our management standards
Desert Mountain Medicine informs our wilderness first aid practice
Outdoor Leadership Lab
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Outdoor Leadership Lab
Modality: In-Person / Online Options (2, 8-hour days at KMC or Lectures at Denver Campus)
Areas of Focus:
- Problem Solving and Decision Making in Risky Situations
- Understanding Group Dynamics
- Emotional Intelligence for Leaders
- Reflection and Mindfulness
- Situational Leadership
- Facilitation & Mentorship
- Outdoor Exp. Resume (portfolio)
Leave No Trace
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Awareness Class
A 2-hour class on Leave No Trace Ethics and applicable environments.
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Trainer Course
A 16-hour course designed to give facilitators the tools and teaching techniques to instruct their own Awareness Classes and become a leader for leaving no trace.