WFA & WFR Tune Up Scenario Drills
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Your certification didn't expire. But your muscle memory might have.
You did the tough part- you got certified. Now let's make sure you're ready. . .
Here's the reality: wilderness medicine skills get rusty if you don't use them. The patient assessment system, the decision trees, the treatment protocols — they're in there somewhere. But you don't want to try to dig through the mental cobwebs when someone's on the ground and looking at you for answers.
This class exists to close that gap. Whether you got certified last year and haven't practiced since, or you've got a big trip coming up and want to go in sharp, this is where you shake the rust off and rebuild the kind of confidence that only comes from actually doing the thing — under pressure, with the clock running.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐈𝐬
This isn't a recertification course. It's a focused, hands-on training day built for people who already have their WFA or WFR and want to keep those skills functional between certifications.
We'll start with a deep dive into seasonal medical issues — the emergencies that are most likely to happen based on when and where you're adventuring. Then we put you in the field, running realistic emergency scenarios where you'll lead full patient assessments, make treatment decisions in real time, and get immediate, direct feedback.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐞'𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫
̲𝚂̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚊̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚘̲̲𝚗̲̲𝚊̲̲𝚕̲ ̲𝙼̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚍̲̲𝚒̲̲𝚌̲̲𝚊̲̲𝚕̲ ̲𝙸̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚞̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚜̲- The backcountry emergencies you're most likely to face change depending on the time of year. We go deep on what's most relevant right now — whether that's heat illness and envenomation in summer, hypothermia and frost-nip heading into fall, or the specific risk profiles of the terrain you're adventuring in. This isn't a surface-level overview. We get into recognition, treatment decisions, and the nuances that textbooks gloss over.
̲𝙿̲̲𝚊̲̲𝚝̲̲𝚒̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚗̲̲𝚝̲ ̲𝙰̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚖̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚗̲̲𝚝̲ ̲𝙳̲̲𝚛̲̲𝚒̲̲𝚕̲̲𝚕̲̲𝚜̲- The NOLS patient assessment system is only useful if it's automatic. We drill it the same way we always do: over and over until it stops being something you have to think about and starts being something you just do. You'll run full head-to-toe assessments on simulated patients in real field conditions — not in a clean classroom, but out in the mess where it actually happens.
̲𝚁̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚊̲̲𝚕̲̲𝚒̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚝̲̲𝚒̲̲𝚌̲ ̲𝙴̲̲𝚖̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚛̲̲𝚐̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚗̲̲𝚌̲̲𝚢̲ ̲𝚂̲̲𝚌̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚗̲̲𝚊̲̲𝚛̲̲𝚒̲̲𝚘̲̲𝚜̲ -This is the heart of the class. You'll work through multiple scenarios built on real incidents — the kind of emergencies Ali and her teammates have actually dealt with in over a decade of leading backcountry expeditions. Each scenario is designed to be messy, ambiguous, and urgent — because that's what real emergencies are. You'll make the calls, lead the response, and debrief on what worked and what didn't.
̲𝙳̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚌̲̲𝚒̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚒̲̲𝚘̲̲𝚗̲-̲𝙼̲̲𝚊̲̲𝚔̲̲𝚒̲̲𝚗̲̲𝚐̲ ̲𝚄̲̲𝚗̲̲𝚍̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚛̲ ̲𝙿̲̲𝚛̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚞̲̲𝚛̲̲𝚎̲- Knowing the protocols is step one. Executing them when you're stressed, your patient is scared, and your teammates are looking to you for direction is a completely different skill. We train that too.
𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫
✦︎ You should have a current or lapsed WFA or WFR certification to attend. This class is ideal if you:
✦︎Got certified but haven't practiced since
✦︎ Are heading into a big wilderness trip and want your skills fresh
✦︎ Work or guide in outdoor settings and want to stay sharp between full recerts
✦︎ Just want more scenario reps — because one weekend of certification training is never really enough
To sign up, and for more info on gear you need, rain dates, cancellations and about your instructor, click the link for tickets.
You did the tough part- you got certified. Now let's make sure you're ready. . .
Here's the reality: wilderness medicine skills get rusty if you don't use them. The patient assessment system, the decision trees, the treatment protocols — they're in there somewhere. But you don't want to try to dig through the mental cobwebs when someone's on the ground and looking at you for answers.
This class exists to close that gap. Whether you got certified last year and haven't practiced since, or you've got a big trip coming up and want to go in sharp, this is where you shake the rust off and rebuild the kind of confidence that only comes from actually doing the thing — under pressure, with the clock running.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐈𝐬
This isn't a recertification course. It's a focused, hands-on training day built for people who already have their WFA or WFR and want to keep those skills functional between certifications.
We'll start with a deep dive into seasonal medical issues — the emergencies that are most likely to happen based on when and where you're adventuring. Then we put you in the field, running realistic emergency scenarios where you'll lead full patient assessments, make treatment decisions in real time, and get immediate, direct feedback.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐞'𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫
̲𝚂̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚊̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚘̲̲𝚗̲̲𝚊̲̲𝚕̲ ̲𝙼̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚍̲̲𝚒̲̲𝚌̲̲𝚊̲̲𝚕̲ ̲𝙸̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚞̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚜̲- The backcountry emergencies you're most likely to face change depending on the time of year. We go deep on what's most relevant right now — whether that's heat illness and envenomation in summer, hypothermia and frost-nip heading into fall, or the specific risk profiles of the terrain you're adventuring in. This isn't a surface-level overview. We get into recognition, treatment decisions, and the nuances that textbooks gloss over.
̲𝙿̲̲𝚊̲̲𝚝̲̲𝚒̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚗̲̲𝚝̲ ̲𝙰̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚖̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚗̲̲𝚝̲ ̲𝙳̲̲𝚛̲̲𝚒̲̲𝚕̲̲𝚕̲̲𝚜̲- The NOLS patient assessment system is only useful if it's automatic. We drill it the same way we always do: over and over until it stops being something you have to think about and starts being something you just do. You'll run full head-to-toe assessments on simulated patients in real field conditions — not in a clean classroom, but out in the mess where it actually happens.
̲𝚁̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚊̲̲𝚕̲̲𝚒̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚝̲̲𝚒̲̲𝚌̲ ̲𝙴̲̲𝚖̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚛̲̲𝚐̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚗̲̲𝚌̲̲𝚢̲ ̲𝚂̲̲𝚌̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚗̲̲𝚊̲̲𝚛̲̲𝚒̲̲𝚘̲̲𝚜̲ -This is the heart of the class. You'll work through multiple scenarios built on real incidents — the kind of emergencies Ali and her teammates have actually dealt with in over a decade of leading backcountry expeditions. Each scenario is designed to be messy, ambiguous, and urgent — because that's what real emergencies are. You'll make the calls, lead the response, and debrief on what worked and what didn't.
̲𝙳̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚌̲̲𝚒̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚒̲̲𝚘̲̲𝚗̲-̲𝙼̲̲𝚊̲̲𝚔̲̲𝚒̲̲𝚗̲̲𝚐̲ ̲𝚄̲̲𝚗̲̲𝚍̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚛̲ ̲𝙿̲̲𝚛̲̲𝚎̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚜̲̲𝚞̲̲𝚛̲̲𝚎̲- Knowing the protocols is step one. Executing them when you're stressed, your patient is scared, and your teammates are looking to you for direction is a completely different skill. We train that too.
𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫
✦︎ You should have a current or lapsed WFA or WFR certification to attend. This class is ideal if you:
✦︎Got certified but haven't practiced since
✦︎ Are heading into a big wilderness trip and want your skills fresh
✦︎ Work or guide in outdoor settings and want to stay sharp between full recerts
✦︎ Just want more scenario reps — because one weekend of certification training is never really enough
To sign up, and for more info on gear you need, rain dates, cancellations and about your instructor, click the link for tickets.
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