This expanded Wilderness First Aid (WFA) training is a great start towards preparing yourself for traveling in the Colorado backcountry. Many backcountry emergencies can be easily managed, and often prevented, with knowledge and basic backcountry medicine skills.

For a more comprehensive Wilderness Medicine offering, see our Wilderness First Responder and WFR Recertification pages for more wilderness medicine courses.

Seasoned backcountry enthusiasts, land managers, guides, and athletes agree – wilderness medicine is a key ingredient in increasing preparedness and self-sufficiency in the wilderness. This WFA training takes place over 2 eight hour days, and focuses on:

• Response and Assessment
• Musculoskeletal Injuries
• Environmental Emergencies
• Survival Skills
• Soft Tissue Injuries
• Medical Emergencies
• CPR training and certification (available at your request)

Course days are split between classroom lectures, presentations and mock scenarios.