Wilderness Leadership Skills 2008
Do you love being in the mountains? Ever consider leading a trip but want to feel confident in organizing trips of your own? If you answered yes to both of these questions, this course is for you! In this newly offered course you will learn the fundamental concepts and skills needed to effectively plan, organize and lead an outing in the mountains.
The course will cover: Basic concepts and styles of leadership, trip planning, team building, team dynamics, wilderness navigation, preparing travel agendas, decision making, conflict resolution, communication, risk assessment, handling of emergency situations and more! Students will develop travel agendas as well as spend time leading the class during the field sessions.
Course Requirements
Applicants must have completed the BWCC glacier climbing course or equivalent & be comfortable in the skills of snow travel, map and compass, ice axe belay and arrest, and snow camping. The field sessions are non-technical in nature but are very strenuous. Students must be in very good physical condition in regards to scrambling, snowshoeing and backpacking. Sign up preference will be given to graduates of the Bushwhackers Basic Glacier Climbing Course.
Schedule
The course will consist of four lectures and two outings, with the second outing being an overnighter. Both outings are in the Cascade Mountains. Classroom sessions are from 7:30 to 9:45pm, and will be held at a west side location to be announced.
| Lectures: | Tuesdays, 2/26, 3/04, 3/11 and 3/18/08 |
| Day Outing: | Saturday 3/08/08 or Sunday 3/09/08 |
| Overnighter: | Saturday and Sunday 3/15 and 3/16/08 |
Cost
The cost of this course is $225 which includes the course book and USGS maps for the outings. Cancelations one week before the first class will receive a full refund. If you cancel after that, there will be no refund at all.
Registration
The 2008 Wilderness Leadership Class is underway so the registration has closed.
The class size limit is 10 students consisting of 2 sections of five students. The instructor will e-mail confirmation of enrollment in the class and will provide a brief questionnaire for students to complete and return at their earliest convenience.
About the Instructor
Mario Moreno is a 1998 graduate of the Bellevue Community College Glacier Climbing Course and subsequently assisted with many of the Wilderness courses taught there at the time. He most enjoyed assisting with the leadership course. He has crawled all over the Cascades and has spent much time focusing on the Pickets Range leading eight trips to the region in seven years. His diplomatic and friendly style, concern for his fellow climbers and for the success of the outings he has led, makes him a natural to teach this course.
Contact Information
If you have any further questions about this course please email: bwcc_leadershipcourse@bushwhackerclimbingclub.org.
