News and Info

RIVER MADNESS
So it has been a little while since I have been able to post information, but I wanted to pass along a few highlights of the recent. Over spring break, a group of 16 students and 2 instructors took a trip down to the San Juan River in southern UT. The River Guide Skills course spent 4 days on the river learning about rafting, river dynamics, multi-day river programming, and more. It was a great trip, combining a little bit of everything from sun and warm weather to cold and rowing through the snow. There will be photos posted on www.northwestcollege.edu/outdoor soon, check them out!

Wilderness and Remote First Aid
We are also currently in the process of creating a new course: Wilderness and Remote First Aid and CPR. This course will replace the standard first aid and CPR course that is currently required for Outdoor Education students, and be offered to anyone that will be travelling in the backcountry as an option to learn more about handling emergency situation that arrise when you are not close to advanced medical help. Upon successful completion, students will receive certification through the American Red Cross. The course was developed in conjunction with the new Boy Scouts of America wilderness protocols, which were developed working with the Wilderness Medicine Instute of NOLS in Lander, WY. This will be a big step for out students as the wilderness certification is a requirement for employment in the outdoor field.

We are anticipating this course to be taught during a three-day weekend at our mountain field station campus where students will be immersed in the "wilderness" for a variety of practical hands-on scenarios.

Advising Day
Advising day will be Tuesday, April 20th. If you are not scheduled, please stop by your advisors office to schedule a time to register for classes. This summer we will be offering beginning kayaking and rock climbing again, as well as Introduction to Mountaineering. The mountaineering course is in the spring schedule for the end of July, but has changed to meet in June. We will also be offering a three day Standard First Aid and CPR class that will be offered at the Cody Center in June.

Please contact the Outdoor Office if you have any questions regarding upcoming courses or interest in information pertaining to the DELTA Challenge Course program or upcoming DELTA facilitator trainings.

NWC River Guide Skills San Juan River Trip

We took a rafting trip on the San Juan River in Southern Utah starting at Mexican Hat and ending at Clay Hills. It was especially awesome for me as it was my first rafting trip and Im not experienced on water. Here are several epic pics from the trip. Enjoy.