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The NOLS North Coast Wilderness Expedition is a seven-day field-based training for paraprofessionals enrolled through North Coast Adventure Centers (NCAC).
The expedition will be an introduction to backpacking and risk management skills through leadership experiences in the backcountry. Unlike many guided travel adventure programs, our expeditions focus on leadership training—learning and practicing your own travel and camping skills, introducing you to leading an expedition, and taking on increasing levels of personal and team responsibilities for the technical and interpersonal aspects of the course. You will learn to travel competently in coastal terrain using map and compass skills, tide charts, hazard evaluation, and route-finding techniques.
The course will take place on the Lost Coast of California where you’ll be backpacking along miles of road-less Pacific coast and through a mix of Douglas fir, grasslands, and chaparral. Some days you’ll hike along wide sandy beaches, while other days will challenge the group with miles of boulders, drift logs, or rocks covered with slippery seaweed. On the coast the moon will govern the day more than the sun, as the rise and fall of the tides determine when you can travel and where you can camp. At times the route may require leaving the beach and finding a route into the uplands due to the high tides.
While hiking the coast, it is common to observe seals, sea lions, ospreys and bald eagles, and an abundance of sea birds such as loons and cormorants. The cold oxygen-rich water supports some of the most productive tide pools in the world—urchins, anemones and sea stars abound.
North Coast Wilderness Expedition
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| Dates and Tuition: |
September 19, 2011 - September 25, 2011 |
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North Coast Adventure Centers in Arcata, CA. |
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Eureka Airport, Eureka, CA |
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Coastal Backpacking Guide Training |
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| Tuition: |
$1,495 (payable to North Coast Adventure Centers) |
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25% deposit due with registration by July 25 |
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balance due on August 22 |
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| Required Paperwork: |
Application (pdf) |
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Insurance Form (pdf) |
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Medical Form (pdf) |
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Student Agreement (pdf) |
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| Additional Information: |
Program Description (pdf) |
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Travel and Logistics (pdf) |
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Equipment List (pdf) |
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For more information contact:
NOLS Professional Training
Phone: (800)710-6657 ext. 3
North Coast Adventure Centers
Jon O'Connor , (800) 808-2836
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