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Pacific Northwest Trip Leader
 

Washington’s wilderness areas are ideal training grounds for learning how to lead backpacking trips. Here you’ll join a diverse group of trip leaders for a packed overview of the NOLS curriculum.

The length and cost of this course are designed for potential outdoor leaders and educators who don’t have a lot of time or a huge budget but are motivated to learn the ABCs of leading groups in the backcountry.

You’ll learn common leadership strategies through dynamic, on-the-trail teaching methods including scenarios, real-time problem solving, and experiential learning.

You’ll learn the intricacies of planning a trip that’s not based out of an outfitted facility and how to organize expeditions of your own. Our students leave the Pacific Northwest with a higher level of competence and an inspiration to lead.

Pacific Northwest Trip Leader
Duration: 9 days
Age: 18 and Over (Average age: 31)
Eligibility: Practicing trip leaders
Tuition:

2009 - $1,065
2010 - $1,085

Dates:

August 15-August 23, 2009

June 12-June 20, 2010
August 7-August 15, 2010
August 21-August 29, 2010

College Credit: (Optional) 2 Semester Credit Hours
2 hours Leadership Technique
Course start/end: Seattle, Washington
Equipment Deposit: $100
Fly in/out: Seattle, Washington
Downloads: Course Description (pdf)
Equipment List (pdf)

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