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Courses

Bridge (WAFA to WFR)

Course Details

This course takes places 15 minutes outside of Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Accommodation options: A) Onsite private room for $39/night. Includes access to a fully equipped kitchen where you can cook your meals. B) Book a hotel / Airbnb, C) Commute from home or elsewhere.

Full Course Description
Licensed Training Company: Boreal River Rescue
Date
2/18/27 - 2/21/27
Cost
CA$799.00
Location
Antigonish, Nova Scotia Canada

WFR Recertification

Course Details

This course takes places 15 minutes outside of Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Accommodation options: A) Onsite private room for $39/night. Includes access to a fully equipped kitchen where you can cook your meals. B) Book a hotel / Airbnb, C) Commute from home or elsewhere.

Full Course Description
Licensed Training Company: Boreal River Rescue
Date
2/18/27 - 2/21/27
Cost
CA$579.00
Location
Antigonish, Nova Scotia Canada

WFR Recertification

Course Details

This is our full in-person 3-Day Recertification. Students will receive online resources but there is no required pre-course work for WMA graduates. Lodging is available at the course site in heated yurts, cabins or camp on site depending on the season. Our property is on a private ranch that borders National Forest, but is only ten minutes from town. Bus service from Denver and available shuttle to the course site.

Full Course Description
Instructor: Darren Stokes
Host: Backcountry Lifeline
Licensed Training Company: Colorado Outside
Date
2/19/27 - 2/21/27
Cost
$400.00
Location
Buena Vista, Colorado United States

Hybrid Wilderness First Responder

This course requires pre-course work.
Course Details

Take your WFR in Costa Rica!

Course in English — Grow your skills in an incredible learning environment: a remote and gorgeous riverside eco-camp.

The 7-day program (5-day course) includes instruction, lodging, all meals, guided rafting on days 1 and 7, and transport to and from the course from San Jose, Costa Rica.

The rafting is beginner-friendly. You don’t need experience.

$1795 USD: Includes lodging, meals, in-country transport and rafting. See all of the details on the Boreal River Rescue website.

Full Course Description
Instructor: Danny Peled
Licensed Training Company: Boreal River Rescue
Date
2/28/27 - 3/6/27
Cost
$1,795.00
Location
Pacuare River, Limón Costa Rica

Wilderness Advanced First Aid

Course Details
Instructor: Tim Graham
Host: Blackwood Educational Land Institute
Licensed Training Company: Wilderness and Disaster Medicine LLC
Date
3/6/27 - 3/9/27
Cost
$495.00
Location
Hempstead, Texas United States

WFR Recertification

Course Details

This is our full in-person 3-Day Recertification. Students will receive online resources but there is no required pre-course work for WMA graduates. Lodging is available at the course site in heated yurts, cabins or camp on site depending on the season. Our property is on a private ranch that borders National Forest, but is only ten minutes from town. Bus service from Denver and available shuttle to the course site.

Full Course Description
Instructor: Darren Stokes
Host: Backcountry Lifeline
Licensed Training Company: Colorado Outside
Date
3/26/27 - 3/28/27
Cost
$400.00
Location
Buena Vista, Colorado United States

Wilderness First Responder

Course Details

This is our full in-person 7-Day course format. There are no pre-requisites or pre-course work. Students will have access to the online textbook in advance and will be sent a hardcopy of the textbook upon request. Lodging is available at the course site in heated yurts or camp on site with access to showers and kitchen. Our property is on a private ranch that borders National Forest, but is only ten minutes from town. Bus service from Denver and available shuttle to the course site.

Full Course Description
Instructor: Darren Stokes
Host: Backcountry Lifeline
Licensed Training Company: Colorado Outside
Date
4/3/27 - 4/9/27
Cost
$850.00
Location
Buena Vista, Colorado United States

Take your wilderness medicine skills to the next level. Find the Wilderness Medical Associates International course that will empower you to handle a medical emergency in a remote or under-resourced area. Our full course descriptions highlight key details like title, duration, and cost, so you can quickly identify the right fit for your professional or personal travel (or training) needs and register for a course near you.

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Wilderness rescue students utilizing skills learned throughout courses.

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