When you go out, even for only a day hike, please tell someone where you are going and when you expect to return, and leave a note in your car. Click Here for a handy form you can use. It may help us to save your life.
These articles provide information and training that will provide you with the skills you need to safely enjoy the great outdoors.
- Navigation Skills - Finding Your Way
- Personal Locator Beacons - PLBs
- Backpacking Articles at REI - a series of informative articles - some include videos
- MedWild - Wilderness Medicine, Survival, Rescue - A series of 69 short video's about search and rescue, survival techniques, and more. Be sure to scroll down the screen and click on "Load More" to see all of the available video's.
- Be Totally Prepared To Deal With The Elements
- Hypothermia
- Winter Camping - Backpacker Magazine - a series of informative articles
- Going Hiking In The Winter? Here’s What You Need To Know
- Staying Found
- First Aid
- First Aid Certificate - Numerous on-line courses are available to acquire a Basic First Aid Certificate. The better on-line courses require a hands-on in-person session with an instructor after completing the on-line portion. These courses are generally certified by or provided by the American Red Cross or American Heart Association (AHA) with the in-person session available through the on-line provider or your local hospital. More advanced certificates such as Wilderness First Aid (WFA, Wilderness First Responder (WFR) and Emergency Medical Technicion (EMT) are also avalable.
- CPR Certificate - Numerous on-line courses are available to acquire a Basic CPR Certificate. The better on-line courses require a hands-on in-person session with an instructor after completing the on-line portion. These courses are generally certified or provided by the American Red Cross or American Heart Association (AHA) with the in-person session available through the on-line provider or your local hospital. More advanced certificates include Health Care Provider CPR and Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
- Building a Wilderness First Aid Kit - Wilderness Medical Associates
- Building Your Wilderness First Aid Kit - American Alpine Institute
- First-Aid Kits: How to Choose - REI